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30.11.2004 With the Alberta provincial government having declared the debt eliminated, and large revenue surpluses filling government coffers, Albertans have a unique opportunity to discuss and debate alternatives and priorities for the province's future.

30.11.2004 Deutsche Bahn (DB), which manages the German railway system, is adopting Linux-based servers as a cost-cutting measure. While the company has already transferred half of its servers to Linux systems, it expects to have more than 300 Linux servers in operation by the end of 2004.

30.11.2004 Hace apenas unos días se ha celebrado en Chile el Foro de Cooperación Económica de Asia-Pacífico. Un encuentro que ha significado un paso adelante en el proceso de liberalización de las economías de la región, afectando, entre otros derechos, el de la soberanía alimentaria. En este artículo, el autor analiza el trasfondo de este acontecimiento que no hace nada más que ratificar las directrices de la Organización Mundial del Comercio -OMC en los países de Asia y del Pacífico.

29.11.2004 For Paul Martin, George W. Bush's official visit to Ottawa this week after taking control of the White House for another four years, not only signals a new era in Canada-U.S. relations. It could also be the launching pad of a new political agenda for continental security. Fifteen years after bringing us the Free Trade Agreement, Bay Street is quietly lobbying for a new form of economic union and trade deal with America. The C.D. Howe Institute calls it the "Big Idea" and others the "Grand Bargain."

29.11.2004 Statistics Canada has released revised farm income figures for 2003 which showed Alberta's realized net farm income for that year was an astounding negative $412 million. This was the lowest in the country, exceeding even Saskatchewan's negative $264 million realized net farm income in 2003. “Even Newfoundland farmers did better than us,” commented Jan Slomp, Alberta Co-ordinator of the NFU.

29.11.2004 The Indian government is likely to announce a scheme to channel black money into a dedicated fund, which could be used for funding the government’s social sector programme.

26.11.2004 EU:n ja köyhimpien maiden välille solmittaviin EPA-kauppasopimuksiin liittyviä myyttejä on purettava ja niille on etsittävä vaihtoehtoja, vaativat kansalaisjärjestöt. Ne vetoavat tällä viikolla Haagissa kokoontuvaan Euroopan parlamentin ja köyhimpien maiden edustajien yleiskokoukseen, jotta se ottaisi kantaa EPA-sopimusten heikkouksiin.

26.11.2004 Against the backdrop of the EU’s ICT strategy Lisbon framework, the report examines the relationship between social capital and ICT. It identifies the future research areas on this aspects in the European context.

26.11.2004 According to WITSA's biennial study, 'Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy', ICT economy is expected to grow rapidly in developing countries. The emergence of policies surrounding internet has been remarkable in these countries for the last two years, says the report.

26.11.2004 Nearly 200 years ago on Thanksgiving, the great American orator Daniel Webster said "the freest government, if it could exist, would not be long acceptable if the tendency of the laws were to create a rapid accumulation of property in few hands, and to render the great mass of the population dependent and penniless."

26.11.2004 "Signor Ministro con il suo arrivo alla Farnesina le vogliamo ricordare che è urgente che l'Italia rilanci la politica di Cooperazione internazionale. – ha dichiarato Antonio Raimondi, presidente del VIS – Da circa tre anni questa soffre di un immobilismo tale che l'ha condotta all'odierna paralisi e alla quasi scomparsa (...) Signor Ministro è assolutamente necessario un Suo impegno solenne affinché la paventata riduzione delle tasse non vada ad incidere, nella prossima Finanziaria, a danno dei Paesi e delle popolazioni più povere del Sud del mondo".

25.11.2004 Tekstiilien ja vaatteiden maailmankauppaa säännelleet maakohtaiset kiintiöt poistetaan tammikuussa 2005. Sen vakavista seurauksista kehitysmaiden vientiin on varoitettu pitkään. Myös Vapaiden ammattiyhdistysten kansainvälisen liiton uuden tutkimuksen mukaan monen kehitysmaan sekä niiden teva-työläisten ja -yritysten tulevaisuus on synkkä. Markkina-asemien ja työpaikkojen menetyksiä on odotettavissa teollisuusmaissakin.

24.11.2004 Con l'insediamento della nuova Commissione europea riprende la mobilitazione perchè non dia via libera alla brevettabilità del software. Sottoposto a forti pressioni da parte dei colossi informatici americani, l'Ufficio europeo dei brevetti (Epo) ha già espresso parere favorevole, nonostante la contrarietà dell'Europarlamento e delle piccole e medie aziende continentali. Continua intanto la battaglia della Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) per evitare che, dopo gli accordo della Microsoft con Sun ed ora con la Novell e Ccia, la multinazionale metta a tacere le cause antitrust nei suoi riguardi. E sempre la FSFE esprime dure critiche all'intervento di Bill Gates al Futurshow 3004.

24.11.2004 The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) seeks comments on its proposal on the universal service obligation (USO) mechanism as it prepares to submit its advice to the Australian government. ACA’s advice to the government will form the basis of its USO provision for the next two financial years.

23.11.2004 Demain se tient à Alger une réunion d'évaluation du Nouveau partenariat pour le développement de l'Afrique, lancé en 2001.

La capitale de l'Algérie accueille demain une vingtaine de chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement qui vont évaluer l'état d'avancement du NEPAD, lancé il y a trois ans pour sortir l'Afrique du sous-développement, en attirant les investissements étrangers, et en contrepartie d'un engagement des Etats africains à une bonne gouvernance.

23.11.2004 The restriction of Palestinian freedom of movement has fragmented Palestinian economic space, raised the cost of doing business, and eliminated the predictability needed to conduct business, said the World Bank Monday at the release of a new report showing how Palestinians have become mired deeper in poverty since the start of the Intifada in 2000.

23.11.2004 Part of the e-Primers for the Information Economy, Society and Polity Series of UNDP and APDIP, this document aims to give policymakers an understanding of the legal and regulatory issues surrounding the internet and ICT applications.

23.11.2004 Maailma tarvitsee uutta finanssiarkkitehtuuria, todettiin Attacin ja Global Tax Justice Networkin koollekutsumassa More Taxes -tapahtumassa viime viikolla Helsingissä ja Tampereella. Valuutanvaihtoveron ja vero-oikeudenmukaisuuskampanjoiden tulevaisuutta pohtineista luennoista ja keskusteluista on koottu yhteenveto Attacin verkkosivuille.

22.11.2004 The affairs of the Canadian fiscus just get curiouser and curiouser. Finance Minister Ralph Goodale released his annual fiscal update last week; normal journalism cannot do justice to the strange things contained in that document. Hence, loyal reader, as a service to the hard-working taxpayers of this nation, I forthwith unveil a new tabloid to report these fantastic phenomena - complete with the spectacular headlines they deserve. Welcome, then, to the premiere edition of The National Fiscal Enquirer.

22.11.2004 Rural, ethnic and economic tensions in China are causing flare ups over minor incidents and leading to riots involving thousands of people.