Wednesday, October 18, 2000

Europe's Readiness for E-government (Kable)
21-22 November 2000, Brussels. Sharing the vision, defining your strategy, delivering better services. This inaugral event will give delegates the chance to hear about all the latest initiatives in electronic government from local and national governments from many different countries as well as from the European Commission. This event will combine case study presentations from the most advanced public sector projects in Europe with presentations from the suppliers at the cutting edge of technological developments. Free (open to public sector personnel only).

Survey Finds Support for School Filters (New York Times)
The overwhelming majority of Americans say schools should install filters to block students from accessing pornography and hate speech, according to a new national survey commissioned by the Digital Media Forum.

Slicing Up the Domain Name Pie (Wired)
When new Top Level Domain registries open their doors for business sometime in 2001, not everyone will have the same shot at registering domain names. That's because the proposed initial registration policies have the potential to impact not only who can register new domain names, but also how those domains are used.

Global Internet Liberty Campaign releases letter opposing Cyber-Crime Convention (Press Release)
Twenty-eight GILC member organizations from around the world have urged the Council of Europe to reject the current version of its Convention on Cyber-Crime. The letter from the organizations states that provisions of the treaty runs contrary to internationally accepted human rights norms and would infringe on the free speech and privacy rights of all Internet users.

Web crime agency mooted(FT)
A global internet security agency to fight cyber crime and protect data privacy will be discussed at a meeting of international policymakers and industry. In a speech to delegates at the World E-commerce Forum in London, Risaburo Nezo, head of the OECD's Science, Technology and Industry directorate, will warn of sharp rises in reported security breaches in the US and Japan.

ADL To Devise Online Hate Guide (AP)
The Anti-Defamation League has devised an online guide to hate symbols, logos and tattoos to help parents and teachers identify warning signs in their communities.

Porn, Big Brother Are Good to Surfcontrol (Reuters)
Surfcontrol became the highest gainer among the country's 350 top companies after it reported healthy revenues from its filtering software, which helps firms block employees' access to porn, gambling and other vices or distractions on the Net.

E-Tailers Fuming Over N.Y. Law (Wired)
A new New York State law prohibits the sale or shipment of cigarettes to individual Internet customers. The law - which also prohibits mail order and telephone sales of cigarettes and goes into effect January 2001 - was passed earlier this year by state legislators, who said it was needed to protect public health and the state economy.

Bridging the globe’s digital divide (MSNBC)
Among the headliners for this week’s “Creating Digital Dividends” conference, presented by the Washington-based World Resources Institute, are Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Commerce Secretary Norm Mineta and WorldCom’s Vinton Cerf, the most prominent of the Internet’s founding fathers. see also Internet Top Guns Talk About Haves, Have-Nots (TechWeb).

ED-ICT 2000 (Austrian Computer Society)
7 - 9 December 2000 Vienna, Austria. International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Education. This conference aims to bring experts from industry and academia in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) together with trainers, teachers and lecturers interested in using new technologies to enhance the educational process.

Net police incur BT charges (BBC)
Detectives trying to trace paedophiles on the Internet are being charged for £130 for each search by British Telecom.

Tuesday, October 17, 2000

Court: Anonymous Internet postings not protected (AP)
In a ruling that challenges online anonymity, a Florida appeals court declared that Internet service providers must divulge the identities of people who post defamatory messages on the Internet.

Madonna wins madonna.com (WIPO)
Madonna Ciccone, p/k/a Madonna v. Dan Parisi and "Madonna.com" Domain Name Dispute: Case D2000-0847

Newsletter Volume 1.3 (Bridges.org)
Bridges.org has published a new edition of its monthly newsletter with current news about issues related to the international "digital divide". Showcase: UN Information Technology Service, plus News, Conferences and Links .

2ème Journee Europeenne de la Concurrence (RAPID)
Mario Monti Commissaire européen pour la Concurrence Centre de Conférences Pierre Mendès France - Bercy Paris, 17 octobre 2000

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