Information Policy

Web inventor says governments stifling net freedom

by Danny Kemp

British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee gives a speech on April 18, 2012 in Lyon, France. The inventor of the World Wide Web warned Friday that government control is limiting the possibilities of the Internet, as dozens of countries and businesses signed a cybersecurity deal at the Davos forum.

Serbia to put e-government project out to tender

The Republic of Serbia plans to invite bids for an e-government development contract worth up to EUR 2 million in June. According to a notice published in the European Union's procurement journal TED, the project will develop e-government services at central and local level, data exchange among state bodies, the upgrade of national registers and improvements to the government's use of the existing ICT structure.

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/serbia-to-put-e-government-project-out-to-tender--921626

Bahrain eGovernment Authority organizes a workshop on cyber law

The eGovernment Authority (eGA) in close collaboration with the Ministry of Finance Kingdom of Bahrain organized a workshop on Cyber Law.

2013 World Press Freedom Index: Dashed Hopes After Arab Spring

Reporters Without Borders, January 30, 2013

After the "Arab springs" and other protest movements that prompted many rises and falls in last year's index, the 2013 Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index marks a return to a more usual configuration. The ranking of most countries is no longer attributable to dramatic political developments. This year's index is a better reflection of the attitudes and intentions of governments towards media freedom in the medium or long term

http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2013,1054.html

Kyrgyz discuss e-government

By Ulan Nazarov

BISHKEK – Kyrgyzstan January 28 held an international conference on various countries' results in implementing e-government.

E-government is one of the priorities in the Kyrgyz 2013-2017 plan for sustainable development. Various state agencies are actively working to apply principles and methods of e-government.

The Asian Development Bank is working with the Kyrgyz government on implementing an integrated e-government tax system.

http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2013/01/29/newsbrief-05