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16.06.2004 The European Commission (EU) has charged France with failing to reform its national legislation which hinders French cable operators from expanding their business.

16.06.2004 Certain recommendations by UK communications regulator Ofcom, on the state of public service television, have been criticised for posing a threat to the future of international programming in UK.

16.06.2004 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has strongly advocated the need to build e-governance services to enable knowledge sharing and taking government services to the people.

15.06.2004 The Economic and Social Commission in Western Asia (ESCWA) will hold a round table for framing national level action plans for building information societies. This meeting, arranged within the WSIS framework, will take place in Beirut, Lebanon from June 21 to 22, 2004.

14.06.2004 Indian ICT organisation, Digital Partners, has announced the winners of its 2004 Digital Opportunity Competition, which aims to stimulate creative uses of technology among school children in India.

14.06.2004 The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held a meeting of decision makers, business executives and experts to create a framework for deploying ICTs for development in the region. The outcome of this dialogue will be put for the upcoming WSIS meetings.

14.06.2004 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to boost co-operation between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal over connectivity, especially setting up of community information centres, capacity building and content.