Newsletter
nr. 30
din 3 Septembrie 2003
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ROMANIA
01.>>>>Primul centru romano-coreean de acces la
Internet
02.>>>>Au mai ramas 6 zile de inscrieri la concursul
E-Idea
TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
03.>>>>Open source in Burma, Cambodia, and China
04.>>>>Brazil: Microsoft, Go Home
05.>>>>Encouraging open source software in public
administrations
EVENTS, OPINIONS, ANALYSES
06.>>>>Danish public sector celebrates its e-Day
07.>>>>Internet Use by Region in the United States
08.>>>>Improving Internet Access in Developing Countries
ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
09.>>>>Danes to experiment with e-vote in EP election
10.>>>>Argentines to Get the E-Vote
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
11.>>>>Web site helps residents find city services
12.>>>>Energis to build £40m secure government broadband
network
13.>>>>Chinese ID cards to carry genetic sample
LEGISLATION AND POLICY MAKING
14.>>>>China blocks foreign software use in gov't
15.>>>>From Russia with IT
ROMANIA
01.>>>>Primul centru romano-coreean de acces la
Internet
.(MCTI: 26/08/2003)
Centrul de Acces la Internet, care va functiona īn cadrul Academiei
de
Studii Economice din luna octombrie 2003, va fi dotat cu peste
100 de
calculatoare conectate la Internet. La acest centru vor avea
acces studenti,
reprezentanti ai agentiilor guvernamentale din Romānia si Coreea,
dar si
membri ai corporatiilor coreene.
http://www.mcti.ro/mcti0.html?page=1559
02.>>>>Au mai ramas 6 zile de inscrieri la concursul E-Idea
.(Agora News: 03/09/2003)
Inscrierile la E-Idea - Competitia Nationala de Idei Software
pentru Tineret
au intrat pe ultima suta de metri. Ultima zi de inscriere anuntata
de
organizatori este 8 septembrie. Inscrierile se fac online, pe
site-ul
evenimentului, www.e-idea.ro
http://www.agora.ro/news/articol.shtml?id=64072
TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
03.>>>>Open source in Burma, Cambodia, and China
...(NewsForge: 02/09/2003)
We continue our country-by-country survey of the availability
of open source
software across Asian countries with a look at developments
in Burma (also
known as Myanmar), Cambodia, and China.
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/20/1648256&mode=thread&tid=11
04.>>>>Brazil: Microsoft, Go Home
.(Brazzil: august 2003)
Brazil believes that free software is an excellent tool for
the
democratization of knowledge, foreign currency savings, and
the optimization
of institutional investments and costs. The model also offers
perspectives
for Brazilian industries to research, create, and develop new
free software
programs.
http://www.brazzil.com/2003/html/news/articles/aug03/p139aug03.htm
05.>>>>Encouraging open source software in public administrations
. (CORDIS News: 19/08/2003)
The European Commission's Enterprise DG has published a call
for tenders to
establish a service to encourage good practice in the area of
open source
software in public administrations.
http://dbs.cordis.lu/cgi-bin/srchidadb?CALLER=NHP_EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=EN_RCN_ID:20739
EVENTS, OPINIONS, ANALYSES
06.>>>>Danish public sector celebrates its e-Day
.(eGovernment News: 01/09/2003)
The e-Day has finally arrived for the Danish public sector:
as of September
01, 2003, all central and local government organisations in
Denmark are
obliged to communicate electronically with each other.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1547&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
07.>>>>Internet Use by Region in the United States
.(Pew Internet Project: 27/08/2003)
The Pew Internet Project released a new report on August 27,
Internet Use by
Region in the United States.
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=98
08.>>>>Improving Internet Access in Developing Countries
.(Development Gateway: 19/08/2003)
This special highlight brings together contributions from several
authors
that look at some of the key issues facing initiatives aimed
at expanding
Internet access in developing countries.
http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/133831/sdm/docview?docid=544980
ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
09.>>>>Danes to experiment with e-vote in EP election
.(EUobserver.com: 21/08/2003)
15,000 Danish voters in the council of Ishoj, near Copenhagen,
are to
participate in an experiment on internet voting for next June's
European
Parliament elections.
http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?sid=9&aid=12406
10.>>>>Argentines to Get the E-Vote
.(Wired News: 18/08/2003)
In a bid to make balloting cheaper and more open, a half-million
Argentines
will try their hand at electronic voting in an upcoming gubernatorial
election. The Sept. 14 pilot test will involve 500,000 voters
distributed
among 20 constituencies in the eastern Argentine province of
Buenos Aires,
the most populous in the country.
http://wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,60032,00.html
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
11.>>>>Web site helps residents find city services
.(Courier Post Online: 02/09/2003)
The site lists more than 400 community organizations and groups
and a
detailed description of the services they provide, including
contact
information and a link to that organization's Web site.
http://www.southjerseynews.com/issues/september/m090203f.htm
12.>>>>Energis to build £40m secure government broadband
network
.(silicon.com: 13/08/2003)
Energis has won a major £40m contract to link Whitehall departments,
local
authorities and government agencies with a new encrypted broadband
network
for secure email and communications.
http://silicon.com/news/164-500001/1/5582.html
13.>>>>Chinese ID cards to carry genetic sample
.(silicon.com: 02/09/2003)
The next generation of chip-carrying Chinese identity cards
will reportedly
include a genetic fingerprint of its holder. As well as name,
place of
birth, current address and nationality, the card will carry
an 18-digit code
representing a citizen's genetic code, based on DNA from a blood,
hair or
cell sample, according to a report from French news service
transfert.net.
http://www.silicon.com/news/500022-500001/1/5834.html
LEGISLATION AND POLICY MAKING
14.>>>>China blocks foreign software use in gov't
.(CNETAsia: 18/08/2003)
A new policy by China's governing body will rule that all ministries
buy
only locally-produced software at the next upgrade cycle.
http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/applications/0,39001094,39146335,00.htm
15.>>>>From Russia with IT
.(KableNET.com: 04/08/2003)
In line with governments across the West, the Russian Government
wants is to
use IT to make official information more accessible and to reduce
the heavy
bureaucratic burden on citizens and businesses.
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/KNBetterSearchView/560574BC6F9FD50980256D780040FC10?OpenDocument
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