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More countries to join Convention on Cybercrime, says State Dept. official
Among the countries now actively seeking to join the convention are the Philippines, South Africa, Senegal, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic, said Thomas Dukes.
European Parliament approves passenger name record sharing agreement
The European Parliament approved April 19 a long-awaited 7 year agreement to share airplane passenger name record data with the United States.
E-gov should emphasize integrated services, says U.N.
Nations must place greater emphasis in e-government on integrated delivery of services across agencies and tiers of government, the United Nations says in a biennial survey of member countries'...
Spotlight: Gov.uk opens APIs
The application programming interfaces, or APIs, that form the "bedrock on which Gov.uk is built," are now available to the public, according to a Feb. 7 blog post from the U.K. Government Digital
U.K. website consolidation, open gov efforts move forward
The United Kingdom launched Jan. 31 a new site called Gov.uk , which serves as the single, citizen-facing government website for all British-government information, according to an announcement from
British juror sentenced for Googling as courts grapple with mobile devices
A British juror was sentenced Jan. 23 to six months imprisonment in the United Kingdom for researching a defendant's past on the Internet during deliberations--a problem that although still rare, has
Weapons-grade nuclear material at risk of theft, says NTI
Weapons-grade nuclear material located in some countries continues to be at risk of theft or diversion despite global progress over the past two decades to eliminate stocks, says a report from the
Pew poll: Social media usage correlated to GDP, age and education
Social media and use of cell phones for purposes other than talking typically is the province of rich countries and the young, finds a 21-country poll conducted by the Pew Research Center. The polls
Backscatter airport scanners stir up health fears
Airport body scanners that make use of backscatter x-rays won't be permitted in European airports, the European Commission announced earlier this month. The announcement from the executive branch of
Ireland unveils open data and eGovernment plan
The Irish government plans to embrace open government by increasing public access to government information, creating an open-data portal and improving data sharing across government agencies, it
