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nr. 18
din 11 Iunie 2003
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ROMANIA
01.>>>>Alternativa open source: o solutie gratuita
si legala
02.>>>>Plata prin mijloace electronice a impozitelor
si a taxelor locale
TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
03.>>>>German government to develop open source
guidelines
04.>>>>Finland: European Union Intranet for officials
05.>>>>Austria's A1 citizen card able to facilitate
document signature via mobile phone
EVENTS, OPINIONS, ANALYSES
06.>>>>New Council of Europe response to the regulatory
challenges posed by the Internet
07.>>>>Commission surveys e-government services
08.>>>>Siemens Business Services stays number one
in e-government in Western Europe
ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
09.>>>>China jails web dissidents
10.>>>>Advancing ICT is Crucial to Africa's Development
11.>>>>Six million overseas Americans get e-vote
for next presidential elections
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
12.>>>>Ministers approve plans for European Network
and Information Security Agency
13.>>>>Irish Government threatened by Data Protection
Commissioner
LEGISLATION AND POLICY MAKING
14.>>>>E-government service suppliers
ROMANIA
01.>>>>Alternativa open source: o solutie gratuita
si legala
..(Agora News: 09/06/2003)
Industria software a fost revolutionata de conceptul open source
(programe gratuite, cu surse disponibile). Producatorii de software
proprietar sunt fortati sa se adapteze, sa ofere mai multe servicii
si sa scada preturile, toate in avantajul consumatorului. In
prezentarea organizata de Wave2Network s-a expus o istorie a
software-ul open-source, precum si stadiul in care se afla azi
si implicatiile sale.
http://news.agora.ro/articol.shtml?id=62857
02.>>>>Plata prin mijloace electronice a impozitelor
si a taxelor locale
..(eFinance: mai 2003)
Conferintele Piata Financiara au realizat, īn cadrul manifestarii
e-Business Romānia, o masa rotunda care a adunat reprezentanti
ai ministerelor, ai institutiilor guvernamentale, financiar-bancare,
precum si principalii furnizori de solutii informatice, firme
de consultanta si avocatura, operatori de telecomunicatii, firme
de hardware si software, directori de companii si societati
comerciale. Materialul realizat īn urma acestor discutii prezinta
principalele probleme ridicate si propuneri avansate de participantii
la masa rotunda.
http://www.efinance.ro
TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
03.>>>>German government to develop open source
guidelines
..(Computerworld: 04/06/2003)
Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior is developing a list
of guidelines for federal, state and local governments as well
as other public sector agencies interested in migrating their
computer systems to open source software, including the Linux
operating system.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=623489330&fp=16&fpid=0
04.>>>>Finland: European Union Intranet for officials
..(eFinland: 06/06/2003) - In Finland, the Prime Minister's
Office is creating an Intranet for European Union issues that
will handle the distribution and preparation work of European
Union documents of all the Ministries. The system is already
in use in the European Union's Secretariat and representation
as well as in six Ministries and the National Board of Customs.
http://e.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=15148
05.>>>>Austria's A1 citizen card able to facilitate
document signature via mobile phone
..(eGovernment News:06/06/2003)
Austrian telecom company mobilkom austria unveiled at an e-government
conference in Graz on 05/06/03 a pilot project that would enable
citizens to sign official documents using their mobile phone
with its proposed national A1 Bürgerkarte (A1 citizen card).
The model card could already be available for public use by
2004, as soon as the law on administration signature has been
passed. http://www.europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1362&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
EVENTS, OPINIONS, ANALYSES
06.>>>>New Council of Europe response to the regulatory
challenges posed by the Internet
..(Council of Europe: 30/05/2003)
On 28 May 2003, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of
Europe adopted a Declaration on freedom of communication on
the Internet. The main objective is to strike a balance between
freedom of expression and information on the Internet and other
rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights,
such as the protection of children against unsuitable online
content.
http://press.coe.int/cp/2003/291a(2003).htm
07.>>>>Commission surveys e-government services
..(Europemedia.net: 04/06/2003)
Benchmarking of e-government services goes into a new - interactive
- phase this summer with the European Commission's "Top of the
Web" survey. Over 4000 webmasters across Europe are being asked
to put a user-questionnaire on their site. These web sites deliver
one or more of the 20 key public e-services that the Commission
is benchmarking, as part of the eEurope strategy.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=16588
08.>>>>Siemens Business Services stays number one
in e-government in Western Europe
..(Siemens.com: 14/05/2003)
The IT service provider Siemens Business Services remains the
leading solution provider for e-government in Western Europe.
That's the conclusion reached by the IT analysts of the Gartner
Group in a recent study, and it's the second time in succession
that the Siemens Group has emerged from the study as the market
leader with regard to national governments and pan-European
agencies. http://www.siemens.com/index.jsp?sdc_p=cs4uo1074287pnflm&sdc_sid=13247532926&sdc_bcpath=1026937%2C&
ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AND E-DEMOCRACY
09.>>>>China jails web dissidents
..(BBC NEWS: 29/05/2003)
Four Chinese internet writers have been sentenced to long prison
terms for subversion. The men, who have already been in custody
for 20 months, had set up an internet-based group, the New Youth
Society, which was dedicated to exploring democracy and social
reform. They had posted articles on the internet critical of
the Chinese Government.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2946526.stm
10.>>>>Advancing ICT is Crucial to Africa's Development
..(allAfrica.com: 02/05/2003)
Telecommunication services such as such as cellphones and computers
must be rolled out countrywide especially to the most remote
areas to give impetus to Africa's economic rejuvenation.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200306020849.html
11.>>>>Six million overseas Americans get e-vote
for next presidential elections
..(eGovernment News: 06/06/2003)
In 2004, 6 million US citizens living abroad will be given the
opportunity to vote online to elect their new president. E-voting
trials have already been run in the US during the presidential
elections of 2000. The same exercise will be carried out in
the 2004 elections but this time on a far grander scale, giving
millions of Americans resident abroad the chance to vote electronically
too.
http://www.europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=1361&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
12.>>>>Ministers approve plans for European Network
and Information Security Agency
.(EurActiv.com: 06/06/2003)
The EU's telecommunications ministers endorsed in principle
on 5 June plans to create the European Network and Information
Security Agency. The UK and Germany abstained in the voting.
The new body would function as an advisory body on how to combat
hacking, virus attacks and threats to information networks,
and it would also formulate pan-EU guidelines.
http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/1?204&OIDN=1505652
13.>>>>Irish Government threatened by Data Protection
Commissioner
..(out-law.com: 06/06/2003)
Irish Data Protection Commissioner Joe Meade is so concerned
over his Government's use of a secret Ministerial Direction
requiring the retention of data by ISPs and telcos that he has
threatened legal action on two occasions, according to a recent
article in the Irish Times.
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=irishgovernmentthr1054900444&area=news
LEGISLATION AND POLICY MAKING
14.>>>>E-government service suppliers
..(UKauthorITy.com: 02/06/2003)
The Office of the e-Envoy has published a draft policy framework
on the role of the mixed economy in the supply of e-government
services. The framework outlines the Government vision for supplementing
direct government channels to citizens with e-enabled intermediaries
who offer services built around the needs of citizens.
http://www.ukauthority.com/articles/story791.asp
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