internet news - 25 Nov

Measuring the Information Economy 2002
With over 80 indicators based on the most up-to-date
official statistics, this publication provides a
comprehensive international comparison of OECD Member
countries'performance in the information economy. Excel
files with figures, underlying charts and other data can be
downloaded for free.

http://www.oecd.org/oecd/pages/documentation/displayxml/0,3375,EN-document-13-nodirectorate-35663-13,00.html

Agency Weighed, but Discarded, Plan Reconfiguring the
Internet
The Pentagon research agency that is exploring how to
create a vast database of electronic transactions and
analyze them for potential terrorist activity considered
but rejected another surveillance idea: tagging Internet
data with unique personal markers to make anonymous use of
some parts of the Internet impossible.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/22/politics/22TRAC.html

UK COMMUNICATIONS BILL PUBLISHED
The Government today set out its final plans for a new
regulatory framework for the media and communications
industries.

http://213.38.88.251/coi/coipress.nsf/23937f532ce72424802566fa004a6ca5/793a851d49b36d9080256c7700505757
 http://www.communicationsbill.gov.uk

http://www.open.gov.uk/Home/HOHome/1,1031,~801b22~fs~en,00.html

Berlin Net cafés: a web of drugs and porn
Generally they show up in mid-afternoon when Berlin's many
Internet cafés are full of young after-school patrons. Men
in black berets and heavy boots march in, with a couple of
them manning the exits lest anyone escape.

http://www.itechnology.co.za/index.php?click_id=115&art_id=qw1037972700439B213&set_id=1

Website brings free children's library online
A new website launched today will make thousands of
children's books from 100 different cultures available for
free to children around the world.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,844491,00.html

Argentina bets on cyberspace
Argentines in the internet industry are optimistic about
the future, despite the country's recent economic troubles.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2502669.stm

Techno-Legal Aspects of Information Society and New
Economy: an Overview
Deadline for chapters submission for the forthcoming
edition "Techno-Legal Aspects of Information Society and 
New Economy: an Overview", to be edited by Formatex and the
Computer  Science Department of the University of
Extremadura (Spain), has been extended to December 21th.
All the information regarding this edition is available 
at the Call for Papers' website.
 www.formatex.org/isbook/callforpaper.htm

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