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nr. 44
din 10 Decembrie 2003
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ROMANIA
01.>>>>Program de stimulare a folosirii internetului
de 51,5 mil. euro
02.>>>>DSP Iasi are pagina pe internet
03.>>>>Government Gateway - Proiect prezent la Conferinta
Mondiala privind Societatea Informationala
WSIS
04.>>>>VIDEO CONFERENCE SUPPORT: Operationalizing
the Recommendations of WSIS
E-VOTE
05.>>>>Geneva in e-vote battle
06.>>>>Researcher says e-voting can’t be counted
on yet
07.>>>>Voting-Machine Makers To Fight Security Criticism
DIGITAL DIVIDE
08.>>>>Digital divide between rich and poor narrowing-UN
09.>>>>Rifts mar digital divide summit
E-GOVERNMENT
10.>>>>Washington, D.C.'s Web Site Offers Innovative
Citizen Services
11.>>>>E-GOV: A year in review
12.>>>>Public procurement: Commission welcomes conciliation
agreement on simplified and modernised legislation 13.>>>>New
report highlights ways of maximising revenues and reducing costs
through e-government 14.>>>>Citizens and business
welcome eGovernment services
POLICY
15.>>>>Macedonian Government Signs Strategic Partnership
Deal With Microsoft
ROMANIA
01.>>>>Program de stimulare a folosirii internetului
de 51,5 mil. euro
...(BizCity.ro: 08/12/2003)
O noua cerere de propuneri de proiecte finantate de programul
european eContent de stimulare a folosirii internetului se lanseaza
luna aceasta, suma prevazuta pentru finantarea proiectelor romanesti
fiind de 51,5 milioane de euro. Dupa initierea programului,
cei interesati pot depune cererile de finantare a proiectelor
intr-un termen de 3 - 4 luni. Proiectele depuse pot beneficia
de finantare din partea Comisiei Europene pentru 50% din costuri,
fara ca aceasta suma sa depaseasca 2,5 milioane euro. http://www.bizcity.ro/?x=artnews&zid=4&resursa=stire&sid=11122
02.>>>>DSP Iasi are pagina pe internet
...(Amos News: 05/12/2003)
Directia de Sanatate Publica Iasi are, de cateva zile, pagina
pe internet. Aceasta poate fi accesata la adresa www.hih.ro
si, momentan, este g?zduita de Casa Jude?ean? a Asigurarilor
de Sanatate. Pentru inceput, curiosii pot afla mai multe despre
organigrama institutiei in care sunt incluse departamentele
si persoanele care le coordoneaza. http://www.informatia.ro/modules.php?op=modload&name=
News&file=article&sid=40319&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
03.>>>> Government Gateway - Proiect prezent la
Conferinta Mondiala privind Societatea Informationala ...(Microsoft
Romania: 09/12/2003) Microsoft Romania si SOFTWIN, dezvoltatorii
solutiei e-Government realizata pentru Sistemul Electronic National,
anunta selectarea acesteia pentru Premiul Conferintei Mondiale
(World Summit Award), oferit in cadrul Conferintei Mondiale
privind Societatea Informationala (World Summit for Information
Society - WSIS). Prima faza a Conferintei se desfasoara la Geneva
in perioada 9-12 decembrie, avand ca ca scop principal reducerea
diferentelor de ordin tehnologic dintre tarile lumii aflate
in diferite stadii de dezvoltare si intensificarea cooperarii
internationale in legatura cu aspecte legate de societatea informationala.
http://www.microsoft.com/Romania/Comunicate/2003/pres0912.mspx
WSIS
04.>>>>VIDEO CONFERENCE SUPPORT: Operationalizing
the Recommendations of WSIS
In order to facilitate a multi-stakeholder discussion on the
WSIS's outcomes and next steps, the Development Gateway, in
partnership with the World Bank's e-Development Services Thematic
Group, Computer Professionals for Social Responsability (CPSR)
and others are organizing a videoconference on December 11 on
the theme "GENEVA AND BEYOND: OPERATIONALIZING RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY." Speakers in
Geneva will be linked to participants in India, Lebanon, Mexico,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sri Lanka and the United States.
http://www.ictwhoiswho.net/index.cfm?module=Forums&page=Forum&ForumID=14
E-VOTE
05.>>>>Geneva in e-vote battle
...(KableNET.com: 28/11/2003)
Internet voting in Switzerland is attracting resistance from
unexpected sources. Geneva's e-voting programme is coming under
attack from unlikely resisters – in the form of the local IT
community. As Geneva's citizens went online on 28 November 2003
to cast their votes in the latest local referendum, open source
IT groups were continuing a simmering row over the online systems.
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/6CB90573FBF6D25480256DEC0045C0FE
?OpenDocument
06.>>>>Researcher says e-voting can’t be counted
on yet
...(GCN.com: 03/12/2003)
Inherent flaws in complex software make electronic voting machines
a risky proposition, a researcher from Johns Hopkins University
said today at a conference in Washington. “I’m not against computers,”
said Avi Rubin, director of Hopkins’ Information Security Institute,
at the Secure Trusted Operating System Consortium Symposium
at George Washington University. “I believe in touch-screen
voting machines,” he said, but he warned that casting and tabulating
votes should be done on separate systems because current levels
of software assurance are not adequate.
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/24327-1.html
07.>>>>Voting-Machine Makers To Fight Security Criticism
...(Washington Post:09/12/2003) Electronic-voting-machine companies
announced yesterday that they are banding together to counter
mounting concerns about whether their machines are secure enough
to withstand tampering by hackers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47436-2003Dec8.html
DIGITAL DIVIDE
08.>>>>Digital divide between rich and poor narrowing-UN
...(Reuters: 04/12/2003)
The digital divide between rich and poor nations, measuring
the gap in access to the Internet and telecommunications, is
narrowing faster than many expected, a United Nations agency
said on Thursday. http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2003/12/04/rtr1169310.html
09.>>>>Rifts mar digital divide summit
...(BBC NEWS: 02/12/2003)
Political wrangling is threatening to derail the first United
Nations summit aimed at bridging the digital divide. The aim
of the World Summit on the Information Society is to come up
with a global plan to ensure everyone has access to information
and communications technologies.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3253870.stm
E-GOVERNMENT
10.>>>>Washington, D.C.'s Web Site Offers Innovative
Citizen Services ...(Government Technology: 02/12/ 2003) The
District of Columbia's Web site offers over 120,000 pages of
information and services for the nearly 60 agency Web sites.
What makes it stand out from other local government Web sites
are some of its unique services, including a PDA Center, a cab-fare
calculator and a brand new citizen atlas that uses GIS technology
to help users find things in the city. Additionally, this information
is provided in seven different languages.
http://www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=79303
11.>>>>E-GOV: A year in review
...(FCW.com: 08/12/2003)
Government officials and observers report on the progress made
under the E-Gov Act of 2002. One year ago this month, President
Bush signed into law the E-Government Act of 2002, which Congress
and administration officials hailed as a turning point for government
operations.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/1208/cov-egov-12-08-03.asp
12.>>>>Public procurement: Commission welcomes conciliation
agreement on simplified and modernised legislation
...(RAPID: 03/12/2003)
The European Commission has welcomed the agreement reached in
Brussels on 2nd December by representatives of the European
Parliament and the EU's Council of Ministers, after a successful
conciliation procedure, on the legislative package simplifying
and modernising the public procurement Directives. The Directives
impose competitive tendering for public contracts, transparency
and equal treatment for all tenderers to ensure that the contract
is awarded to the tender offering best value for money.
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt
=gt&doc=IP/03/1649%7C0%7CRAPID&lg=EN
13.>>>>New report highlights ways of maximising
revenues and reducing costs through e-government ...(eGovernment
News: 03/12/2003) “E-government offers great potential for increasing
the cost-effectiveness of government through cost savings and
revenue maximization. However, cost-effectiveness is two-fold,
with the client served often saving more than the government
agency”. This is one of the main conclusions of a report published
in November 2003 by the US National Electronic Commerce Coordinating
Council (NECCC), is an alliance of local, state and federal
bodies dedicated to promoting e-government through the analysis
of emerging issues and best practices.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument
&doumentID=1852&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
14.>>>>Citizens and business welcome eGovernment
services
...(RAPID: 01/12/2003)
A survey just published on the quality and usage of public electronic
services shows that almost 80% of users approve of the quality
of on-line public services, and more than half are very satisfied
with these services. Almost 80% of users indicate that they
would recommend the services to other people. The most frequently
cited benefits of using on line services are saving time (84%)
and gaining flexibility (65%). The most important factors providing
user satisfaction are ease of use (for citizens) and the speed
of the web site service (for businesses).
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=
gt&docIP/03/1630%7C0%7CRAPID&lg=EN&display=
POLICY
15.>>>>Macedonian Government Signs Strategic Partnership
Deal With Microsoft
...(Metamorphosis: 04/12/2003)
Yesterday in Skopje, the Government of Republic of Macedonia
signed a contract for Strategic Partnership with the Microsoft
Corporation. The deal will last for four years. The signatories
are the Vice-President of the Government Ms. Radmila Shekerinska
and head of Microsoft in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Mr.
Jean-Phillipe Courtois. http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/eng_vesti_detal.asp?id=37
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