Information Policy

Google pledges €150m and 'more collaboration' for European publishers

Google has pledged to invest €150 million into innovation around digital journalism over the next three years, and to develop new products in collaboration with publishers aimed specifically at increasing revenue, traffic and audience engagement.

Malawi: Govt to Overhaul E-Government Department

By James Mwale

Lilongwe — Malawi's electronic government (E-Government) department is currently reforming its operations to enhance government's electronic interaction with its citizens and tourists' ease of entry into the country.

Kazakhstan: Government Innovation Expert Says E-Government Advancing

By Gulyaim Tulesheva

Improving public services online in Kazakhstan and making sure that they are freely accessible has become one of the most important strategic objectives set bythe country’s President, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Senate deputy, member of the Committee on Economic Policy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development, Ashat Kuzekov answered our questions on how these tasks are carried out by the legislature and described the benefits of “Mobile Government” programmes.

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by Jennifer Schlesinger

Cybercrime costs the global economy $445 billion a year, according to Center for Strategic and International Studies. The face behind those costly attacks is changing.

by Anthony Grieco

As Cisco’s products and services evolve to new models, we find ourselves coming in contact with our customer’s data more regularly. We approach this role as stewards of this data with our customers interest foremost in our mind. One area of widespread interest as it relates to this data is how we interact with Global Law Enforcement regarding this data.   To that end, today Cisco is launching its first global Transparency Report on Law Enforcement Requests for Customer Data. In this report, Cisco details our principles regarding how we will treat law enforcement requests for customer data if, and when we receive such requests. We also provide specifics regarding how many requests we have received from global law enforcement agencies for our customer’s data.

IBM fights cybercrime with its own social media platform

by Jennifer Schlesinger

Cybercrime costs the global economy $445 billion a year, according to Center for Strategic and International Studies. The face behind those costly attacks is changing.

Cisco’s First Transparency Report on Law Enforcement Requests for Customer Data

by Anthony Grieco

As Cisco’s products and services evolve to new models, we find ourselves coming in contact with our customer’s data more regularly. We approach this role as stewards of this data with our customers interest foremost in our mind. One area of widespread interest as it relates to this data is how we interact with Global Law Enforcement regarding this data.   To that end, today Cisco is launching its first global Transparency Report on Law Enforcement Requests for Customer Data. In this report, Cisco details our principles regarding how we will treat law enforcement requests for customer data if, and when we receive such requests. We also provide specifics regarding how many requests we have received from global law enforcement agencies for our customer’s data.