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UN and Microsoft agree on e-trade standard
News The UN body responsible for developing worldwide policy and technical standards for e-business said today it will integrate Microsoft's SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) into its own efforts to create a global standard for businesses that want...
[February 22, 2001, 16:23]
UN 'bit tax' proposal draws fire
News U.S.taxpayer dollars should not be used to support UN reports pushing this kind of redistribution policy. They do not need a tax as proposed by the UN," she said. While critics said the report may be well-intentioned, they maintained it would have...
[July 16, 1999, 9:09]
UN group asks about airline Y2K readiness
News The International Civil Aviation Organisation, a United Nations-based group that oversees international aviation standards, said Monday it has asked the 185 UN member nations to report on their airports' Year 2000 readiness by the end of this week.
[June 29, 1999, 15:00]
UN examines potential Net regulation role
News The master "root servers" that serve up addresses for country codes and all other top-level domains, for instance, are operated in part by volunteers instead of through a UN-style apparatus. At a summit at the UN this week, delegates from around...
[March 26, 2004, 13:50]
UN body releases desktop Linux guide
News A Linux desktop manual for novice PC users has been produced by a UN-funded organisation, the International Open Source Network (IOSN). The manual has been produced to encourage developing countries to use open-source software.
[August 24, 2004, 17:45]
UN not in the dark on Y2K
News The UN ordered staff in Geneva to switch off all computers Saturday, and kick started emergency power supplies in order to be sure that diplomats and other international dignities won't be left in the dark on January 1, 2000.
[September 27, 1999, 14:48]
A Year Ago: UN 'bit tax' proposal draws fire
News US taxpayer dollars should not be used to support UN reports pushing this kind of redistribution policy. They do not need a tax as proposed by the UN," she said. United Nations proposal for a 'bit tax' to pay for Internet access in developing...
[July 18, 2000, 7:01]
Video blog: UN ICT survival training exercise
Blog Last week I was lucky enough to get invited on a training course run by the UN Foundation and the World Food Programme (WFP) aimed to train UN ICT staff to become field managers in some of the most hostile conflict zones and disaster areas in the...
[May 30, 2008, 9:39]
UN body promotes open source in education
News A UN-funded body has produced a guide that encourages the use of Linux in educational institutions. The International Open Source Network (IOSN), which is part of the UN's development programme, published the guide to free and open source software...
[January 21, 2005, 10:55]
Cybercrime treaty may conflict with UN declaration
News Akdeniz says that the treaty should be developed according to the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights and believes that the consultation process has not included the concerns of many civil liberties groups.
[December 12, 2000, 13:30]
Keep Internet out of UN control, says US
Talkback Notwithstanding that the UN is probably not competent to manage the Internet, I'm surprised that Oldater is not speaking out against the control of the Internet by a single global power which does not appear to hold itself accountable to the rest...
[October 19, 2005, 14:00]
Turkish Internet phenomenon considers UN role
News Mahir Cagri, Turkish bachelor and the man behind of one of the Web's strangest success stories, spoke exclusively to ZDNet to confirm that, in response to popular demand, he is considering becoming a UN Goodwill Ambassador.
[November 12, 1999, 14:34]
Oasis and UN approve ebXML specification
News The group, dubbed Oasis, which includes IBM, Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems, Hewlett-Packard and others, has worked with UN technology group CEFACT for the last 18 months to create a blueprint for businesses to use XML (Extensible Markup Language...
[May 15, 2001, 8:38]
Keep Internet out of UN control, says US
Talkback Programs under UN control have rarely faired so well. The UN wants control so they tax common internet activities and make it generally less appealing. The internet has thrived under US control with a relatively few number of incidents.
[October 20, 2005, 0:19]
Should the UN administer the Internet?
Talkback No, the internet should administer the UN.
[April 2, 2005, 15:57]
UN proposes net governance changes
News Speaking during opening ceremonies at a four-day UN summit in Athens, Greece, Yoshio Utsumi criticised the current rules for overseeing domain names and internet addresses, stressing that poorer nations are dissatisfied and are hoping that this...
[October 31, 2006, 11:12]
Keep Internet out of UN control, says US
Talkback The only reason the UN wants in on the control of the internet is to TAX and control it. Many sites could lose there domains because of the proposed UN standards which calls for inclusion of all, and exclusion of any form of discrimination, (as...
[October 19, 2005, 13:53]
Keep Internet out of UN control, says US
Talkback But, the UN? Hand it to the UN, and we won't even have that. Well, I would agree that making the domain database (what they really mean by 'control of the Internet') an international effort is a good thing.
[October 19, 2005, 16:14]
Chatroom Danger: Britain breaks UN pledge to protect kids online
News The UN Convention declares children should have access to all forms of mass media including the Internet, but demands that governments provide appropriate protection to all children accessing this material.
[March 15, 2001, 12:40]
Keep Internet out of UN control, says US
Talkback The thought of a UN council is even worse. Really, what concerns me is having regressive countries such as China or North Korea have their say. We'd likely see more censorship and political grandstanding.
[October 20, 2005, 22:47]
