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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]
UN-SCAN-IT gel
Downloads From the developer: "The UN-SCAN-IT gel software turns your scanner into a high speed digitizer/densitometer system that converts scanned graphs and gels into digital data. UN-SCAN-IT gel works with any full page or hand scanner to automatically...
[July 6, 2009, 23:44]
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 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]
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 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 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 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 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]
Keep Internet out of UN control, says US
Talkback Look at their record, it is much worst then the UN, and at best criminal. The only reason the US wants control of the internet is to TAX and control it. They have proposed 'censorship' over domain names, and even have gone as far as proposing...
[October 20, 2005, 5:19]
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]
MP welcomes UN indecision on Internet policy
News The Internet, which grew up in a state of anarchy, looks set to continue on its unconstrained path after a UN working group failed to agree on a strategy to move the Internet forward. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has long pressed industry...
[July 18, 2005, 15:30]
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]
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]
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]
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]
UN agency plans database of tech devices
News The standards-making body, which is a UN agency, hopes the programme will help consumers make more informed purchasing decisions, while increasing competition and decreasing prices. The International Telecommunication Union has announced it is...
[November 3, 2009, 15:59]
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]
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]
