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Ukrainian translation of the World e-Parliament Report 2012 now available

ludovica — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:38:15 +0000

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

ludovica — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:04:08 +0000

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

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

Conferencia Mundial de 2012 sobre el Parlamento electrónico

ludovica — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:42:46 +0000

Date:

Thu, 13/09/2012 - Sat, 15/09/2012

Organizer

Organization:

Co-organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and hosted by the Chamber of Deputies of Italy

Email:

conference@ictparliament.org

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

ludovica — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:47:40 +0000

Ordre du jour et ordre du jour annoté (PDF)

13 septembre
08h00 – 09h15	Inscription des délégués

Conférence mondiale 2012 sur l’e-Parlement

ludovica — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:11:36 +0000

Date:

Thu, 13/09/2012 - Sat, 15/09/2012

Organizer

Organization:

Co-organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and hosted by the Chamber of Deputies of Italy

Email:

conference@ictparliament.org

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, Presentations and Videos

ludovica — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:45:38 +0000

Agenda and Annotated Agenda (PDF)

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

World e-Parliament Conference 2012

ludovica — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:31:15 +0000

Date:

Thu, 13/09/2012 - Sat, 15/09/2012

Organizer

Organization:

Co-organized by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and hosted by the Chamber of Deputies of Italy

Email:

conference@ictparliament.org

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.

London Conference on Cyberspace concludes

ludovica — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:24:18 +0000

Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the conference succeeded in accelerating debate about some very important issues.
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Kenya releases government data on Internet

serge — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:11:11 +0000

Source:

AFP

Kenya released volumes of government data as it launched a web portal allowing free information access, a system billed as the first of its kind in sub-Sahara Africa. Population statistics, government expenditure, public health, education, parliamentary proceedings and other public information will be available in a digital format.

OECD Declaration on Internet Policy Angers EFF

serge — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:30:32 +0000

Source:

PC World

The OECD issued a communication on developing Internet policy that puts pressure on ISPs to take responsibility for policing their networks. [...] But civil liberties groups, worried that it puts too much emphasis on intellectual property enforcement, have criticized the text.

OECD forum stands by 'light touch' on Internet regulation

serge — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:20:12 +0000

Source:

AFP

Key players in the Internet world stressed that the "light touch" approach to regulation, along with a free flow of information remained vital to life on the web, the OECD said on after a two-day meeting. But governments "should improve their efforts to protect personal data, the freedom of expression, and other fundamental rights online," the meeting of OECD governments, businesses bodies and technical experts agreed.

Freedom of Information Act 2010

ludovica — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:48:43 +0000

Country:

Liberia

Entry into force:

2010

URL:

Download Freedom of Information Act 2010

Freedom of Mass Media and Access to Information

ludovica — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:36:13 +0000

Country:

Ethiopia

Entry into force:

2008

URL:

Download Freedom of Mass Media and Access to Information

Law on Access to Administrative Documents

ludovica — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:22:05 +0000

Country:

Niger

Entry into force:

2011

URL:

Download Law on Access to Administrative Documents

Freedom of Information Act

ludovica — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:17:04 +0000

Country:

Nigeria

Entry into force:

2011

Language:

English

Document:

Nigeria Freedom of Information Act 2011

URL:

Download Freedom of Information Act

An act to make public records and information more freely available, provide for public access to public records and information, protect public records and information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the protection of personal privacy, protect serving public officers from adverse consequences for disclosing certain kinds of official information without authorization and establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes and related purposes thereof.