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RSS parliament'Bill shock' to come to an end as roaming caps land
News The tariff cuts, which complete a European Union ruling from 2007, were proposed by the EU's executive arm at the end of 2008 and won approval by the European Parliament and member states. Making a telephone call,... [01 Jul 2009]
Is Digital Britain fat pipe plan realistic?
News A parliamentary select committee is to check whether the recommendations proposed in the Digital Britain report are realistic, particularly those regarding broadband speed. The Business and Enterprise Committee inquiry was announced on... [01 Jul 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News The leader of Parliament's IT committee has backed a consortium calling for a £1bn fund to stimulate investment in green tech and shared services. MP Andrew Miller, chairman of the Parliamentary Information Technology... [29 Jun 2009]
'Don't let European telecoms law get axed', says Ofcom
News However, despite prior agreement on the package's contents between the European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers, a last-minute amendment was added that enshrined internet access as a fundamental right. [26 Jun 2009]
A Framework to Workflow Process Web-Based Systems
White Paper The paper is testing a WPA prototype about the Portuguese Parliament legislative processes that shows the laws' workflow processes based on FLoWPASS XPDL Schema. This paper presents the framework named FLoWPASS and the... [25 Jun 2009]
Proposal for an Action Plan for the Implementation of the Legal Framework for Electronic Public Procurement
White Paper The eEurope Action Plan called on the Council and the European Parliament to adopt as quickly as possible the legislative package on procurement Directives and on Member States to carry out a significant part of public... [25 Jun 2009]
South Asia in 2020: Future Strategic Balances and Alliances
White Paper It is also a result of the December 13, 2001, attack on the Indian Parliament by Islamic militants out of Kashmir, and the escalation of tensions that followed between India and Pakistan. The question which has troubled... [25 Jun 2009]
Proventia Content Security Solutions Meet Augsburg District Office's Requirements
White Paper Germany's Augsburg District Office is responsible for the fulfillment of the district Parliament's governmental decisions, as well as those of its committees. They needed to curb the flood of spam clogging their network,... [25 Jun 2009]
assyst Enterprise at the British Library Software Solution & Implementation Excellence
White Paper The British Library was established in 1973 by Act of Parliament as the national centre for reference study, bibliographic and other library and information services for science, technology and the humanities. [25 Jun 2009]
Ericsson Top Scoring for the Danish Parliament
White Paper Within a year, the Danish Parliament put these words into practice by implementing a unique mobile communications solution for their 179 Members. In 2001, in a New Year's speech to the nation, Danish Prime Minister Poul... [25 Jun 2009]
Citizen Contact - Live on the Internet
White Paper The demand for more transparency in the workings of Parliament has become a significant issue in Swiss politics, not only for the public, but also from local governments and the media. The Swiss probably have more... [25 Jun 2009]
Finnish Parliament Extends E-Mail Contact with Constituents via Nokia Devices
White Paper The Finnish Parliament, or Eduskunta, was created in 1906 as an appointed body, but that quickly changed. The elections in the spring of 1907 - the first in the world to include women voters - brought the first elected... [25 Jun 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News Speaking in Parliament, Hunt said a better tactic would be to stimulate investment by changing regulations to encourage providers to spend on fibre development. The satellite revolution happened without a satellite tax,"... [18 Jun 2009]
'Don't sign ID card contracts'
News Former home secretary Jacqui Smith told Parliament in March that to cancel the scheme for two of the contractors would incur £40m in costs for the government. The Conservatives have urged a group of technology suppliers... [18 Jun 2009]
NHS warned: It's time to beat the breaches
News The ICO was granted powers to perform spot checks in 2007 following a data breach by HMRC and the data watchdog is expected to be granted extra powers of investigation of public sector establishments when the Coroners and Justice Bill,... [26 May 2009]
