Full coverage: Europe

30.06.2004 Na pres-konferencijata odrzana deneska, organizaciite clenki na NVO Parlamentot od skopskiot region ja izvestija javnosta za rezultatite od akcijata za bojkotiranje na fiksnata telefonija, koja se odvivase od 14 do 30 juni 2004 godina. Paralelno so akcijata, NVO Parlamentot izvrsi i anketa, so koja se sondirase poddrskata na gragjanite na akcijata.

29.06.2004 Firenze Tecnologia sostiene la "Free Software Foundation Europe" (FSFE) per creare un ponte di collegamento dal globale al locale e attivare in Toscana nuove esperienze di trasferimento dal software proprietario al software libero. L'obiettivo, infatti, è duplice: da un lato promuovere quest'ultimo attraverso le "migrazioni trasversali", incrementando cioè il passaggio da software proprietario a libero nella Pubblica Amministrazione e nelle PMI: dall'altro coordinare progetti europei.

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 International Aid Network has established a telecenter in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, which trains citizens in computer use.

16.06.2004 UK-based development organisation, Oxfam has recently launched the first-ever online music store for raising money for funding development projects.

11.06.2004 Il Consiglio dei ministri dell'Unione Europea ha ribaltato il rifiuto del Parlamento europeo ai brevetti software in Europa. Nella riunione del 17 e 18 maggio scorso, il Consiglio europeo dei ministri sulle Competitività, a Bruxelles, ha rigettato gli emendamenti che il Parlamento europeo aveva apportato all'originale direttiva. Questa avrebbe introdotto in Europa una legislazione sui brevetti software simile a quella in vigore negli Stati Uniti e in Giappone, sulla quale la Federal Trade Commission Statunitense ha già espresso critiche e riserve.

11.06.2004 When debates in the British parliament generate public comments in an interactive website like www.theyworkforyou.com, chances of an informed pro-public policy making become greater. Yet another example of bringing common public goods to citizens, this uses open source applications.

10.06.2004 Vapaiden ohjelmistojen puolestapuhujien harmiksi Yhdysvallat jatkaa painostusta, jotta ohjelmistopatentit otettaisiin Euroopan unionissa käyttöön samassa laajuudessa kuin Atlantin toisella puolella. Äänekkäästä vastustuksesta huolimatta EU onkin taipumassa tiukan patenttilainsäädännön kannalle.

10.06.2004 To the dismay of the developers community in Europe, United States continues to advocate for a patent based software marketing. The later believes that Europe should follow the model of United States where patents are granted for any kind of software innovations which lead to production growth.

10.06.2004 Digital photogrammetry techniques can be used for documentation of Iraqi cultural monuments to preserve this otherwise vulnerable heritage. In an effort to protect it, a trilateral capacity building programme for Iraqi cultural officers has jointly been initiated by Latvia, UNDP and UNESCO.

10.06.2004 The Computer Aid International is currently seeking UK based volunteers with technical skills to test and refurbish computers. This non-profit sends refurbished computers to schools and other organisations in developing countries.

08.06.2004 On Friday, June 4, the Transmediale 04 Festival was presented to the Bosnian public at the Media Centre Sarajevo. The presentation was held by Andreas Broeckmann, art historian and curator from Berlin, Germany, the Art Director of Transmediale 04 festival of media art.

04.06.2004 This collection of best practices presents practical examples of positive impacts of ICTs on development efforts in Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries.

04.06.2004 Though many fonts are available for the Armenian language, these are not standardised enough for a reliable information exchange. UNESCO and the Matenadaran Institute in Yerevan of Armenia have jointly launched a project to develop a unicode compliant font of the Armenian language which dates back to 405 AD.

04.06.2004 Mandated with making all government services available electronically in the United Kingdom by the end of 2005, the Office of the e-Envoy has been quite successful in its efforts. However, the e-Envoy, willl cease to exist in its present avatar and be merged with other government departments . It will continue to oversee the government-wide systems integration.

01.06.2004 The International Telecommunication Union has announced plans for allocating few spectrums for terrestrial broadcasting in Europe and Africa. The move is expected to create new distribution networks that can carry a wide variety of digital broadband content.