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July 05, 2008
6:31
EU Telecoms Regulators Back Cap on SMS Roaming Prices
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European Union (EU) telecoms watchdogs have called for a cap on SMS roaming prices, lending weight to EU plans to clampdown on those charges later this month. Reuters reports that the European Regulators’ Group (ERG), the umbrella body for the 27 national telecoms regulators in the European Union, voiced their support in a submission to Viviane Reding, the EU's Information Society Commissioner. However, the GSM Association, representing mobile operators, countered in its submission, arguing that SMS prices are already falling.
The support of the ERG carries significant weight and could influence the eventual decision. However, it could also encourage mobile operators to voluntarily reduce their prices to avoid a price cap.
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/31482?7649
6:28
ICANN backs custom domains, gives brand-owners nightmares
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The managing body for the internet's domain name system will massively increase the 'real estate' of the internet, letting brands and generic words become top-level domains. A legal expert said that the plans will make brand protection a nightmare.
The board of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, backed the move at a meeting in Paris yesterday. Presently, users have a limited range of 21 top-level domains (TLDs) to choose from, like .com, .org, .info.
Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN's president and CEO, said in a statement: "The Board today accepted a recommendation from its global stakeholders that it is possible to implement many new names to the Internet, paving the way for an expansion of domain name choice and opportunity."
"The potential here is huge," he said. "It represents a whole new way for people to express themselves on the Net. It's a massive increase in the 'real estate' of the Internet."
ICANN authorises the launch of every new TLD, though the launch itself is conducted by an ICANN-approved registry and the domain names are sold by registrars. Under the new proposal, applicants for new TLDs can self-select their domain name and operate as a registry. They can either use the names exclusively for their own purposes or open them for sale to third parties through registrars.
In a statement ICANN said: "It is expected that applicants will apply for targeted community strings such as (the existing) .travel for the travel industry and .cat for the Catalan community (as well as generic strings like .brandname or .yournamehere). There are already interested consortiums wanting to establish city-based top level domain, like .nyc (for New York City), .berlin and .paris."
http://www.out-law.com/page-9214
6:20
AT: eGovernment aims
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Austria has taken the lead in eGovernment, but still needs to boost its use in some fields, the country’s vice-chancellor says.
Austria is leading Europe in the use of eGovernment techniques within the public administration, Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer told the “eGovernment goes Europe” conference. But his country would still need to “step on the gas” for applications in the fields of health, climate protection (CO2 reductions) and education. The potential does exist, he said, for further financial savings through eGovernment in these fields. He announced a 5 % cut in the Austrian federal administration’s ICT costs this year. The saving, which amounts to about €13m, will be achieved through shared services.
Christian Rupp, from the IT department of the Federal Chancellor’s Office, also felt that Austria is leading the field in eGovernment, “but unfortunately that is happening without the population”. The administration could provide the services, but it was up to the citizens to use them. The core task in the coming years will be to take advantage of the “networking opportunities” in Europe, Vice-Chancellor Molterer insisted.
Roland Jabkowski, from Austria’s Federal Computing Centre (BRZ), said cross-border co-operation on eGovernment should be intensified. The EU Services Directive, due to take effect at the end of 2009, would require the standardisation of technologies. The European Commission’s Jean-François Junger agreed that standard-setting at the European level will be important for the future of eGovernment.
[www.epractice.eu]
July 03, 2008
15:06
OECD - Cybercrime risk to the internet economy
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Government ministers from across the world have issued a call for greater vigilance against cybercrime at a meeting on the future of the internet economy. The Seoul Declaration came at the end of a two day ministerial conference on the future of the web in the South Korean capital hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). OECD member countries, the European Community and ministers from Chile, Egypt, Estonia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Latvia, Senegal and Slovenia affirmed the declaration. Participants agreed on the need for governments to work closely with business, civil society and technical experts on policies that promote competition, empower and protect consumers, and expand internet access and use worldwide.
http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2219315/oecd-calls-cybercrime-vigilence
15:03
CoE - Realising the full potential of e-learning for education and
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European governments are being urged to expand the use of so-called "e-learning" tools and technologies in schools and universities to target new groups of students, for instance through distance learning, as well as to enhance classroom teaching by new interactive, collaborative and audiovisual/textual learning content. see Report and Recommendation 1836 (2008) (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe).
http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/AdoptedText/ta08/EREC1836.htm
15:01
How Global Should the Internet Be?
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Lest you think a U.N. meeting to discuss the future of the Internet would be a ponderous, low-key affair, consider this remarkable tale. Back in 2003, when the U.N. held just such an event in Geneva, the delegates unexpectedly decided to close the meeting to nongovernmental officials and to eject a handful of attendees. One of them was Paul Twomey—president of ICANN, a private, nonprofit company that oversees technical aspects of the Internet's address system—who was escorted by guards to the exit.
http://businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jun2008/gb20080623_136988.htm
14:57
UAE: Media censorship policy lacks consistency
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UAE Media censorship policy lacks consistency Skype, Orkut, Twitter, Flickr and the Pirate Bay. This is not simply a list of some of the most popular dot-com sites on the internet; it is also a list of blocked websites within the United Arab Emirates. When a web surfer here visits such a site an apology comes on to the screen explaining that the site has been “blocked due to its content being inconsistent with the religious, cultural, political and moral values of the UAE”.
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080628/OPINION/680395467/-1/NEWS
14:17
Mozilla's Firefox 3 Sets Geeky World Record
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It's official: Mozilla has set possibly the geekiest world record ever with the release of Firefox 3. The open-source company said Wednesday that the browser's 8,002,530 downloads in its first 24 hours of release set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in that period of time.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/147875/mozillas_firefox_3_sets_geeky_world_record.html
14:15
40% of surfers don't bother with browser security updates
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A new collaborative study between Google, IBM, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology suggests that users are slower to move between product updates than they should be—especially those using Internet Explorer. The researchers believe that browsers could learn from the food industry, of all things.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080701-40-of-surfers-dont-bother-with-browser-security-updates.html
14:13
The world's most wired countries
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Sweden may be better known for cars and couches than computers, but when it comes to access to broadband and cellular networks, it's tops. The Scandinavian country leads the world in "technological readiness," according to the World Economic Forum.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/06/25/computers-sweden-wef-tech-bizcountries08-cx_ew_0626wiredcountries.html

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