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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 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 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]
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 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 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]
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 '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]
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]
Civilization IV UN Mod
Downloads Increase the importance of the UN by changing the structure of civics with this mod for Civilization IV.
[December 16, 2005, 17:00]
Should The UN Administer The Internet?
Talkback The biggest problem with the UN is itself. As far as the UN administering the Internet is concerned, I would ask them, why, when there has been so much adverse publicity aboout that organisation, from the Secretary General on down, do they think...
[March 31, 2005, 14:05]
UN Agency Investigates Curbs On Internet Anonymity
News But implementation details are important, and governments participating in the process — organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN agency — may have their own agendas. By itself, of course, the UN has no power to impose...
[September 15, 2008, 13:31]
Should The UN Administer The Internet?
Talkback My opinion is the UN should stay as far away from the internet includig the U.S.government from regulating the internet in any manner. The UN should just leave New York as they can't manage anything as it is.
[March 31, 2005, 16:53]
Should The UN Administer The Internet?
Talkback The UN has consistently demonstrated a lack of ability to manage anything. No - it's insanity. Look at the Oil for Food, look at the Sudan.
[March 31, 2005, 17:46]
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]
British E-government Hailed By UN
News The UK has been ranked third in a global chart measuring the readiness of its e-government strategy, according to a report published by the United Nations (UN) this week. The UN Global E-government Readiness Report 2004 ranking system compares...
[January 12, 2005, 13:40]
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]
Fidélisation De La Clientèle,optimisation De La Rentabilité Et De L'efficacité Sur Un Marché En Pleinecroissance
White Papers S'ils ne tiennent pas compte des nouvelles opportunités qui leur sont offertes pour améliorer les processus d'entreprise, les détaillants sur la voie de la croissance seront maintenus dans les limites d'un statu quo " clic et mortier " - tandis...
[February 21, 2007, 10:06]
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]
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]
