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ROMANIA
01.>>>>E-tax la Oradea
02.>>>>Solutia Siveco AEL va fi prezentata la
conferinta e-2003 eChallenges
03.>>>>"GIS / Infrastructure Conference"
04.>>>>Kovács Kálmán, Ministrul
Informaticii si Comunicatiilor din Ungaria a vizitat Transindex.ro
05.>>>>Trafic.ro analizeaza schimbarile de trafic
Internet de Sarbatori
TECHNOLOGIES
AND SOLUTIONS
06.>>>>Spaniards Consider Putting on Tux
07.>>>>State and local governments can use IT
Schedule contracts
08.>>>>Big Apple Considers Taking Bite from Open
Source
EVENTS,
OPINIONS, ANALYSES
09.>>>>Five Innovative Programs Win Government
Oscar
10.>>>>A Digital Marshall Plan
11.>>>>New Report Cites the Best IT Projects in
City Government
ACCESS,
DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
12.>>>>Web Antidote for Political Apathy
13.>>>>League of Women Voters, Capitol Advantage
Join Forces
14.>>>>Digital divide destroying rural business
PUBLIC
TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
15.>>>>New version for the Spanish e-government
portal unveiled
16.>>>>Cyber-Security Leadership
17.>>>> Comment: Public sector ponders privacy
LEGISLATION
AND POLICY MAKING
18.>>>>New uses for the Finnish Electronic ID
19.>>>>Call for Expressions of Interest for the
provision of assistance in various tasks occurring in the
IST Programme directorates
ROMANIA
01.>>>>E-tax
la Oradea
. (Oradea.ro: 08/05/2003)
joi 8 mai 2003, orele 9:30 în Sala Mare a Primariei
a avut loc lansarea Sistemului de interogare si consultare
taxe si impozite locale prin telefon si internet si plata
electronica a acestora. Daca plata electronica a fost implementata
si în alte municipii, sistemul de interogare si consultare
taxe si impozite prin telefon constituie o premiera în
România.
http://www.oradea.ro/
02.>>>>Solutia
Siveco AEL va fi prezentata la conferinta e-2003 eChallenges
. (Agora News: 14/05/2003)
Siveco Romania anunta ca AEL, Platforma de eLearning dezvoltata
de SIVECO a fost selectionata pentru a fi prezentata la cea
de-a 13 a editie a traditionalei conferinte eChallenges, desfasurata
sub egida Comisiei Europene în cadrul programului IST
(Information Society Technology)
http://news.agora.ro/articol.shtml?id=62476
03.>>>>"GIS
/ Infrastructure Conference"
.(A&C INTERNATIONAL S.A.: 09/05/2003)
A&C INTERNATIONAL S.A. are deosebita placere de a va invita
la conferinta internationala "GIS/ Infrastructure Conference"
ce îsi propune sa dezbata problematica necesitatii implementarii
unor tehnologii de ultima generatie în aceste domenii.
Conferinta va beneficia de participarea autoritatilor din
administratia centrala, principalilor reprezentanti ai utilitatilor
publice, mediului de afaceri si ai mass media.
http://www2.acintl.ro/conferance/
04.>>>>Kovács
Kálmán, Ministrul Informaticii si Comunicatiilor
din Ungaria a vizitat Transindex.ro
.(Agora News: 12/05/2003)
Kovács Kálmán, Ministrul Informaticii
si Comunicatiilor din Ungaria si-a incheiat turneul de saptamana
trecuta din Romania cu o vizita la Transindex.ro, cel mai
informativ portal in limba maghiara realizat in Romania.
http://news.agora.ro/articol.shtml?id=62439
05.>>>>Trafic.ro
analizeaza schimbarile de trafic Internet de Sarbatori
.(Agora News: 12/05/2003)
Trafic.ro anunta ca in saptamana 28 Aprilie - 04 Mai 2003
sistemul Trafic.ro ce monitorizeaza activitatea pe Internet,
a masurat o scadere semnificativa a traficului pe site-urile
romanesti. Vacanta prelungita si vremea frumoasa a dus la
o scadere a numarului de vizitatori cu aproximativ 30% fata
de perioada imediat premergatoare. Cele mai mari scaderi le-au
inregistrat siturile din domeniile politica, legislatie, locuri
de munca, educatie/invatamant si comert electronic.
http://news.agora.ro/articol.shtml?id=62438
TECHNOLOGIES
AND SOLUTIONS
06.>>>>Spaniards
Consider Putting on Tux
.(Wired News: 09/05/2003)
Spain's Juan Alberto Belloch is running for office on the
"Linux platform" -- betting his political future
on the power and appeal of open-source software.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,58764,00.html
07.>>>>State
and local governments can use IT Schedule contracts
.(GCN.com:07/05/2003)
Starting today, state and local governments can buy IT products
and services through the Federal Supply Service's schedule
contracts. The General Services Administration issued an interim
rule in the Federal Register opening FSS' IT Schedule to all
50 states, 3,139 counties, 19,365 incorporated municipalities,
14,178 school districts, 550 Native American tribal governments
and others.
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/22019-1.html
08.>>>>Big
Apple Considers Taking Bite from Open Source
. (internetnews.com: 01/05/2003)
Tuesday morning, the Select Committee on Technology in Government
for the New York City Council led a meeting on "Oversight
- An Examination
of Municipal Policies on Open Source Software Procurement."
The meeting, chaired by New York City Councilwoman Gale Brewer,
sought to address the question on what, if any, legislation
might be needed regarding the purchase of open-source software
by the city.
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/2199871
EVENTS,
OPINIONS, ANALYSES
09.>>>>Five
Innovative Programs Win Government Oscar
.(The Council for Excellence in Government: 08/05/2003)
The Institute for Government Innovation at Harvard University's
John F. Kennedy School of Government today announced that
five groundbreaking public sector initiatives-ranging from
the federal government's web portal to a program that encourages
Appalachian youth to attend college-have won the "Oscar"
of government award programs.
http://www.excelgov.org/displayContent.asp?keyword=aiHomePage
10.>>>>A
Digital Marshall Plan
. (washingtonpost.com: 09/05/2003)
Memo to: Bill Gates, John Chambers, Scott McNealy. Here's
an irrationally exuberant proposal for you three masters of
the technological universe: Starting today, you should combine
forces with each other and the U.S. government to create a
"Digital Iraq'' -- a new economy built from the ground
up with the latest in networked systems.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32716-2003May8.html
11.>>>>New
Report Cites the Best IT Projects in City Government
.(Center for Digital Government: 08/05/2003)
Eleven cities in the nation have been selected by the Center
for Digital Government as having the best overall information
technology projects. A report issued by the Center highlights
the cities and how their projects vastly improved local government
operations and customer service.
http://www.centerdigitalgov.com/center/highlightstory.phtml?docid=50349
ACCESS,
DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
12.>>>>Web
Antidote for Political Apathy
.(Wired News: 05/05/2003)
In October, the BBC plans to flick the switch on an ambitious
website designed to help Britons organize and run grassroots
political campaigns. The site, dubbed iCan, is designed to
help citizens investigate issues that concern them, find others
who share those concerns and provide advice and tools for
organizing and engaging in the political process.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,58715-2,00.html
13.>>>>League
of Women Voters, Capitol Advantage Join Forces
.(Capitol Advantage News: 07/05/2003)
Partnership Creates One-Stop, Nonpartisan Resource To Be Available
On Major Media Web Sites. The League of Women Voters of the
United States (LWVUS) and Capitol Advantage LLC today joined
forces to bring citizens one of the most comprehensive and
nonpartisan online election and campaign information services.
http://capitoladvantage.com/h2/news/pr05072003.html
14.>>>>Digital
divide destroying rural business
. (Internet Magazine: 08/05/2003)
Only seven per cent of rural villages have access to broadband
Internet, according to a survey by the Countryside Agency.
The 'State of the Countryside' report, published yesterday,
highlights a growing digital divide across the UK.
http://www.internet-magazine.com/news/view.asp?id=3397
PUBLIC
TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
15.>>>>New
version for the Spanish e-government portal unveiled
. (eGovernment news: 06/05/2003)
Javier Arenas, the Spanish Minister of Public Administrations,
launched on 5/5/2003 the new version of the Spanish e-government
portal administracion.es. The content, ergonomics and navigation
of the portal have been reviewed and enriched, taking into
account lessons learned from the previous version and comments
and suggestions from users. The portal now has about 30,000
pages and more than 7,000 links, and aims to provide a better
service to citizens, businesses and civil servants.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1057&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
16.>>>>Cyber-Security
Leadership
. (eWeek: 05/05/2003)
In its national strategy to secure cyberspace, the federal
government says it wants to show us how security should be
done. Now, with a leadership crisis gripping the Bush administration's
primary cyber-security unit, officials may have their best
opportunity yet to provide a positive example.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1054618,00.asp
17.>>>>
Comment: Public sector ponders privacy
. (vnunet.com: 12/05/2003)
Last month a consultation document was produced by the Lord
Chancellor's Department, handily titled: For Your Information:
How Can The Public Sector Provide People With Information
on, and Build Confidence in, the Way it Handles their Personal
Details? The consultation is designed to find out what people
think about data protection issues, and the results will help
to develop future government policy. The deadline for responses
is 27 June.
http://www.vnunet.com/Analysis/1140822
LEGISLATION
AND POLICY MAKING
18.>>>>New
uses for the Finnish Electronic ID
. (eGovernment news: 09/05/2003)
In Finland, the Cooperative Banks Group will introduce the
electronic ID by the population Registration Centre in autumn
2003 in all its smart cards. The operator TeliaSonera will
start test use of the electronic ID in its SIM cards in autumn
2003. Moreover, the electronic ID card and the social security
card will be combined in June 2004.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1061&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
19.>>>>Call
for Expressions of Interest for the provision of assistance
in various tasks occurring in the IST Programme directorates
. (CORDIS FP6: 10/05/2003)
The Directorate General Information Society launched on 10/05/2003
an open Call for expressions of interest (OJ S90 - 10/05/2003)
for the provision of assistance in various technical, administrative
and organisational tasks occurring in the IST Programme.
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/eoi_details.cfm?CALL_ID=72
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