CIO Governments Review staff

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Carleton University opens security lab

Carleton University in Ottawa opened a new computer security research centre recently in part to focus on narrowing the gap between academic-driven theoretical...

Spam may cost Hong Kong $1.3B

About 50 per cent of all e-mail received in Hong Kong is spam and could be costing the economy up to US$1.3 billion a...

IT to play role in slashing health care costs

The United States spent US$1.6 trillion on health care in 2002, according to new statistics from the government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

France’s digital bill sparks annoyance

Net users and Internet service providers in France mounted a last-ditch protest against a piece of legislation entitled A Bill to Promote Confidence in...

Aussie MPs preach open standards for government IT

A move to open source and away from proprietary information management systems will help government departments avoid steep maintenance fees and increase the longevity of data, members of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and South Australian parliaments said at the recent Linux open source in government conference in Adelaide.

Hacker breaks into U.S. e-voting firm’s site

The CEO of VoteHere Inc., a developer of secure electronic voting technology, confirmed recently that a hacker broke into its corporate network in October...

Agriculture secretary backs livestock ID system

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman in late December called for the creation of an automated system for identifying and tracking farm animals to improve...

Federal government invests in rural connectivity

The Government of Canada announced a strategic initiative to extend broadband Internet connectivity to the nation's most...

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