The Parliamentary Development Project for Ukraine has worked with the Division of Computerized Systems of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Institute of Telecommunications and Global Information Space of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine to provide the Ukrainian translation of the original English language World e-Parliament Report 2012.

 

• Orden del día y el orden del día anotado (PDF)

13 de septiembre
08:00 – 09:15	Inscripción de los delegados

La Conferencia Mundial de 2012 sobre el Parlamento electrónico está organizada conjuntamente por las Naciones Unidas y la Unión Interparlamentaria, a través del Centro Mundial para las TIC en el Parlamento, y hospedada por la Cámara de Diputados de Italia en Roma.

• Ordre du jour et ordre du jour annoté (PDF)
  

13 septembre
08h00 – 09h15	Inscription des délégués

La Conférence mondiale 2012 sur l’e-Parlement a eu lieu à la Chambre des députés d'Italie, à Rome, les 13, 14 et 15 Septembre. La clôture de la Conférence a coincidé avec la Journée internationale de la démocratie, établie en 2008 par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies.

• Agenda and Annotated Agenda (PDF)

 

13 September
08:00 am – 09:15 am	Registration of delegates

• Read the Report of the World e-Parliament Conference 2012

The World e-Parliament Conference 2012 was held at the Chamber of Deputies of Italy, in Rome, on 13, 14 and 15 September.

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will hold a Special Event on Cybersecurity and Development, organized jointly by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the International Telecommunication Union, to be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 9 December.

The Obama administration is seeking tougher sentences for people who are found guilty of hacking or other digital offenses, two officials said. Associate Deputy Attorney General James Baker and Secret Service Deputy Special Agent in Charge Pablo Martinez said the maximum sentences for cyber crimes have failed to keep pace with the severity of the threats. Martinez said hackers are often members of sophisticated criminal networks.

IT security firm McAfee claims to have uncovered one of the largest ever series of cyber attacks. It lists 72 different organisations that were targeted over five years, including the International Olympic Committee, the UN and security firms.

There is no such thing as 100 percent security, on- or offline, but we must strive to strengthen our defenses against those who are constantly working to do us harm. There are some in Congress who resist taking action on cyber-threats this year, but we must put partisan politics aside, given the danger of this threat. The alternative could be a digital Pearl Harbor — and another day of infamy.

The International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA) has been set up to fight cybercrime on a global scale. Launched in London, the new body unites governments, international businesses and law enforcement agencies, including Europol.

A cyber attack blocked traffic to the website of the Brazilian presidency and two other government sites, authorities said.

Japan will punish people who create or wilfully spread computer viruses with fines and prison terms of up to three years under a new law enacted by parliament. Under the law, police can seize email communication logs of suspects from Internet service providers, among other information. The action, which has met with opposition from privacy and free speech advocates, brings Japan a step closer to concluding the Convention on Cybercrime, a Europe-led effort.

The Turkish police have detained 32 members of Anonymous, a collective of professed activists, on suspicion of planning attacks on a number of web sites, the Turkish state-run news agency Anatolian reported. The action came in response to a complaint from Turkey’s directorate of telecommunications, whose web site was taken down on Thursday as part of a protest against what Anonymous says is government censorship of the Internet.