What
E-Government Is All About
E-government is about making citizens' lives easier and more convenient. There
is no greater service a civil servant can deliver than to save the time of a citizen.
A while ago I renewed my motor tax online at www.motortax.ie. I had received a
renewal form in the post and on it was a renewal pin number. I went to the website...
Date: 2005-12-20
Newspapers Attack Government PR
Earlier this month I
reported about an editorial in the Contra Costa Times that took the fire department
and board of supervisors to task for spending money on PR agencies during difficult
financial times. Now, a Florida newspaper has...
Date: 2005-11-29
FCC Tightens Security Grip On Colleges And Universities
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said last week in the Federal Register they are laying down the law on colleges and universities, online communications companies and cities to make it easier for the federal government to comb emails and other electronic communications.
Date: 2005-10-25
China Clamps Down On Online News
New restrictions announced by the Chinese government will more closely supervise all online news sources.
Date: 2005-09-26
World Bank Prodded On Open Standards
Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society thinks economic growth won't happen with proprietary products.
Date: 2005-09-12
Yahoo
Responds On China Journalist Issue
Assistance rendered by Hong Kong-based Yahoo Holdings led to the imprisonment
of Shi Tao for passing a "state secret." We had to obey the law, Reuters reports
on Yahoo's public position regarding its role in supplying Chinese investigators
with information that linked an email account to an IP address used by Shi Tao,
who has been jailed for 10 years.
Date: 2005-09-08
Group
Alleges Yahoo Helped Jail Chinese Writer
Reporters Without Borders claims Yahoo acted as a "police informant," leading
to a writer's conviction in Beijing.
Date: 2005-09-07
Massachusetts May Lift Gates For Open Source
The state proposes an open document format initiative where Microsoft Office would be replaced.
Date: 2005-09-01
5
Hours On The MMORPG And China Boots You Off Tonight
Marathon gamer gurus take note. China's putting their gamers on a leash. MMORPGs
are all the rage right for online gaming, whether its World of Warcraft or Lineage
II or something else but in China, anything over five hours a day and you could
be in trouble.
Date: 2005-08-25
Bush Joins The World Of Podcasts
Podcasts have went from grass roots to mainstream to Pennsylvania Avenue, as government
podcasts become available. Did you miss the President's weekly radio address?
Date: 2005-08-23
Defense
Department Buying HP Supercomputer
Weapons design and other projects have been slated for the 1,024 node Linux-based
cluster.
Date: 2005-07-26
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Date: 2005-07-20
US Slips National ID Card Into The REAL ID Deck
The recently passed REAL ID Act provides for uniform standards in state-issued driver licenses, effectively making them a national ID card. A number of proposals have been made in Congress related to immigration and identification documents, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Date: 2005-06-28
Spam's Effect On Developing Nations
Outblaze, a global provider of hosted email services, announced that Suresh Ramasubramanian, the company's Postmaster and Manager of Anti-Spam Operations...
Date: 2005-06-07
Businesses Must Improve Computer Security
Lengthy string of highly publicized breaches could lead to the federal government passing a law requiring better security. At least 500,000 Americans have had personal data exposed to data thieves, and that number could grow.
Date: 2005-05-03
Microsoft: Eight Lawsuits In Seven States
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the filing of eight lawsuits in seven different states aimed at punishing resellers of counterfeit software. Microsoft filed the lawsuits in the states of California, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Alabama, Maryland and Rhode Island.
Date: 2005-04-12
The Dangers Of Peer-to-Peer Systems
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems do not operate on secure lines, thus providing a conduit for hackers to enter a network or computer, access personal and confidential information, as well as deploy viruses or worms. Users of P2P systems are prime targets and/or launching points for malicious hacker attacks simply because it requires downloading and sharing electronic files or programs, not to mention usage on publicly open and interpretable industry standard protocols and industry standard codec.
Date: 2005-03-22
Where Is Our Largest Technological Plan?
The period, more or less one year before September 11, the White House Technology Advisor worked on mankind's largest plan until now, to install a fantastic communications and IT network of 100 Mb/s in 100 million houses in the next 10 years.
Date: 2005-03-01
Computer E-Waste Recycling Now Fueled By Lack Of Australian Legislation
Motivated by the lack of Australian government legislation and limited options available concerning the disposal of computer e-waste, IT Recyclers has initiated a much needed computer recycling service aimed primarily at Sydney business who wish to play an essential part in reducing computer landfill.
Date: 2005-02-10
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