Information Policy

Belarus busy building digital state

Belarus takes serious steps on the way towards building a digital state. Head of the Operations and Analysis Center under the President of Belarus Andrei Pavlyuchenko made the statement during the international forum #GBC in Minsk.

Minsk to host maiden #GBC telecommunications forum on 28-29 April

The first edition of the international forum #GBC (Government. Business. Citizens) will be running in Minsk on 28-29 April, BelTA learned from the National Center for Electronic Cervices of Belarus.

Smart City Innovation Top of the Agenda at Edinburgh Council

The city council has put forward an ambitious project with hopes of becoming a Smart City in the future.

Lithuanian cabinet dropping idea of online voting in elections

The Lithuanian government is abandoning the idea of introducing online voting in elections over security concerns. Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevicius says the government is dropping the plan due to growing cyber-security threats worldwide, cited LETA/BNS.

 

Global 'smart city' network promises enhanced collaboration

A new civic technology-focused network from the magazine and research firm Cities Today is trying to open communication between city officials from more than 170 cities around the world, all of whom are all trying to solve the same problem: how technology can be introduced effectively and ethically into urban communities.