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October 14 Meerut hangman Mamu gets the call for Afzal
-- Posted by Baljit Grewal September 26 Major concerns for information security in indian firmsGlobal Continuity reports that "Only half of organizations in India employ the basics such as user passwords, compared with 73 per cent in the rest of the world, according to "Global State of Information Security 2006", a worldwide study by CIO magazine, CSO magazine and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The study says 50 percent admit more than half their users are not in compliance with their information." September 23 GAID Meeting to be charied by Kofi AnnanUN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will open the first-ever meeting at the United Nations of the newly formed Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (GAID) on September 27. Chairing discussion of Alliance strategic goals will be Intel board chairman Craig Barrett.
ICT4D UpdateIndia does well in bridging digital divide.According to LIRNEasia, India was ranked 119 among 180 countries in the global digital opportunity index (DOI). The DOI - which was decided upon by stakeholders participating in the 2nd World Summit on Information Society held in Tunisia last year - identified 11 indicators across three broad categories such as opportunity, infrastructure and utilisation as yardsticks for the ranking exercise. However, based on historical data gathered for 2001-2005, India ranked first in terms of being able to bridge the domestic digital divide. While India did well on this score, the country performed poorly as the lack of competition in the fixed telephony sector impacted the rollout of basic infrastructure and Internet access.
New Zealand's State Services Commission wants to procure new hardware and software for its e-government initiative. The system to replace is just 3 years old.
September 21 Now Digital Cameras promise a slimmer you"With the slimming feature, anyone can appear more slender—instantly."
Hewlett Packard advertises on its site for cameras that flatter. No need to diet, just aim and shoot with the slim filter on. September 20 Indicators as governmentalityWorld Bank launches Governance indicators: As we know the World Bank is more than a bank. It is an powerful instituion which generates a lot of "knowledge" which forms the basis of policy - not only its loan policy but also the policy of the receipients. Indicators are currently in vogue at the Bank. A variety of indices with loft sounding names such as Knowledge Economy Index etc. are being promoted. They are polite stick with which policy visions, ideas and ideologies are imposed on governments in the third world. Indicators from the bank rarely give a correct picture of actual situation. They are only as good as the methodology which informs them.World bank has launched governance indicators for 213 countires covering 1996-2005. This data will be used for forecasting studies, planning and policymaking. The six dimensions are: for six dimensions of governance included are: Voice and Accountability; Political Stability and Absence of Violence; Government Effectiveness; Regulatory Quality; Rule of Law; Control of Corruption. |
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