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e-GovWorld 2006 – South Asia e-Government Summit, October 26-28,2006,
The Grand, New Delhi, India

Theme -- Government@24/7 – Overcoming cultural and contextual
challenges
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Dear Colleagues

e-GovWorld 2006 – South Asian e-Government Summit will be a prime
event gathering significant groups of professionals working in the
fields of e-Government, mobile technologies and the public
sector management. The event will see the participation from
multistakeholder groups such as  : e-Government practitioners,
researchers; public sector professionals and policy makers;
academicians, key representatives from multilateral development
agencies, and industry representatives.

The conference aims to establish a forum and provide a showcase for
solutions from developments on the  public administration and mobile
Internet technologies, services and business models, and tie them to
the  existing and future e-government applications and government
business models. The conference will also present evidences of
applications and trends in electronic as well as mobile  government
implementations from various parts of the  world.

e-GovWorld organizers cordially invite users, researchers and
practitioners from academia, public sector,  IT and Telecom Industry
to participate and contribute to this unique and largest gathering of
the e-Government policy makers, key officers from multilateral
development agencies and professionals from South Asian countries as
well as from Europe , USA amd Middle East.

To get more details on the conference and register yourself for
participation, please log on to http://www.egovworld.org

To receive any further details on the conference you may send an
email to
vikaskanungo@...
deepa@...

Regards
Vikas Kanungo
Chairman and Secretary General
The Society for promotion of e-Governance, India

Please find a Call for Book Chapters and looking
forward to your valued contributions.

Best Regards.
Hakik.


CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
Submission Deadline: January 31, 2007
Data Mining Applications for Empowering Knowledge Societies
A book edited by Dr. Hakikur Rahman, SDNP, Bangladesh

Introduction
Data Mining and Data Warehousing techniques are
increasingly becoming indispensable parts of
corporate intelligence programs and are evolving
into to a pervasive technology within activities
that range from the utilization of historical
data to predicting the success of an awareness
campaign, or a promotional operation in search of
sequence patterns used to act as a monitoring
tools or in the analysis of genome chains. In
essence, data mining is an interdisciplinary
field driven by various multi-dimensional
applications. On the one hand it involves
techniques for machine learning, pattern
recognition, statistics, algorithm, database,
linguistic and visualization. On the other hand,
one finds applications to understand human
behavior, such as that of the end user. It also
helps entrepreneurs to understand the type of
transactions involved, including those needed to
evaluate risks or detect frauds. Data mining can
yield substantial knowledge from data primarily
gathered for a wide range of applications.
Various institutions have derived considerable
benefits from its application, and many other
industries and disciplines are now applying the
methodology in increasing effect for their development.

The Overall Objective of the Book
In the global context, combination of constant
technological innovation and increasing
competitiveness makes the management of
information a huge challenge which requires
intricate decision-making processes built on
reliable and opportune information, gathered from
steady (internal and external) sources. The
objective of the book is to examine the meaning
and role of data mining in terms of development
initiatives and its outcomes in developing
economies. At the same time, it will give an
in-depth look into the management of information
in developed countries with a in similar
perspective. Furthermore, this book aims to
assist in preparing forthcoming policy
initiatives to enhance the impact of global
governance institutions, and to promote practices
of accountability, transparency, and participation.

The Target Audience
It is assumed that numerous individuals,
academics, researchers, engineers, professionals
from government and , non-government, security
and development organizations will be interested
on this increasingly important topic for national
development. This book will assist readers to
understand the key practical and research issues
related to applying data mining in development
data analysis, cyber acclamations, digital
deftness, security applications, intrinsic nature
in the context of society uplift and as a whole
and the, use of data and information for skills development.

Recommended topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
·         Contributing to, access, and retrieve
data from various (local, national, global) data systems and networks;
·         Promoting research efforts necessary
for the development of tools required in all societal benefit areas;
·         Development and availability of shared
data, metadata, and products required across societal benefit areas;
·         Encouraging and facilitating transition
from research to operations of appropriate systems and techniques;
·         Developing recommended priorities for
new or augmented efforts in human capacity building;
·         Encouraging adoption of existing and
new standards to support broader data and information usability;
·         Data management approaches encompassing
broader perspectives on the observation of data
life cycle, from input through processing,
archiving, and dissemination, including
reprocessing, analysis and visualization of large
volumes and diverse types of data;
·         Facilitating recording and storage of
data in clearly defined formats, with metadata
and quality indications to enable search,
retrieval, and archiving as easily accessible data sets;
·         Facilitating user involvement and
conducting outreach at global, regional, national and local levels;
·         Life-cycle data management, data
integration and information fusion, data mining,
network enhancement, and design optimization studies;
·         Development of models, data
assimilation modules, and other algorithms that
are able to produce global and regional products more effectively;
·         Enhanced analysis and interpretation of
data to enable development of decision-support
tools and to advance understanding in the societal benefit areas.


SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Researchers and practitioners are invited to
submit on or before October 01, 2006, a 2-5 page
manuscript proposal clearly explaining the
mission and concerns of the proposed chapter.
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by
November 01, 2006 about the status of their
proposals and sent chapter organizational
guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be
submitted by January 31, 2007. All submitted
chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind
review basis. The book is scheduled to be
published by Idea Group, Inc.,
<http://www.idea-group.com/>www.idea-group.com,
publisher of the Idea Group Publishing,
Information Science Publishing, IRM Press,
CyberTech Publishing, and Idea Group Reference imprints.

Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded
electronically (Word document) or by mail to:


Dr. Hakikur Rahman
SDNP Bangladesh (UNDP)
BIDS, E-17 Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Tel.: +880 2 8126204
FAX: +880 2 9118543
GSM: +880 189 228939
e-mail: hakik@... , icms@...
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Recruitment of International Consultant for National ICT Strategic
Plan (NICTSP), Mauritius

The National Computer Board, a statutory board in Mauritius, with
the assistance of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has
announced

Request for Proposal (RFP) For Consultancy  Services For the
National ICT Strategic Plan (NICTSP) For Mauritius (RFP No.
23/5/06). Check details at


http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/ncbnew/menuitem.5f6dae080ca0a4c9fff04a1
0a0208a0c/?content_id=d07f25a84b16b010VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD

and

http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/ncbnew/file/RFPFinalNICTSPWAnnexes.pdf

The last date for receipt of proposal by the National Computer Board
(NCB) is June 9, 2006.

Note that I am in no way connected with the RFP. As such I will not
entertain any correspondence in this regard. Correspondence, if any,
should be addressed directly to the National Computer Board, Port
Louis,Mauritius. I have posted this message only bring it to the
notice of any one who may be interested in this opportunity as well
as to attract the best possible consultants.

Dr D.C. Misra

Apologies for cross postings.

Dear APNIC members and friends,

For the first time, APNIC will webcast the "Internet Resource Management
Essentials" (IRME) training course, live from the APNIC office, on 29th
May 2006 from 10:00AM to 04:30PM (UTC+10).

IRME is a one-day course designed for Internet professionals. It is
aimed particularly at those responsible for administering and managing
Internet resources, including IP managers, senior hostmasters and
network engineers. By webcasting it live, we hope to make it easier than
ever before for our members and the broader community to participate in
APNIC training.

Best of all, joining the training webcast is free. There is no need to
register in advance - just set aside the time to watch the webcast. You
will also be able to use a chat interface on the APNIC web site to ask
live questions and get immediate responses from the trainers.

More information about the IRME training course is available at:

http://www.apnic.net/training/courses/irm-e.html


The webcast will be available from 10:00AM (UTC+10) on 29 May 2006 at
the following link:
http://streaming.apnic.net/webcast.stp


More details about this webcast are available at:
http://www.apnic.net/training/more-info/webcast.html

We look forward to your participation.

Regards,
Kapil Chawla
Liaison Officer ( South Asia)
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Tel: +61-7-3858-3100
PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia Fax: +61-7-3858-3199
Email: kapil@...
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Webcast of APNIC training course on 29 May 2006

Vikas,

As requested, attached is my cv. Best wishes for success with the venture.

Kind regards,

Graham Douglas
FOUNDER
INTEGRATIVE FEDERATIONT
4 Cintra  Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 4305
E-mail: integrative@... Phone: 61 7 3282 9762 Skype: integrative
Low-cost training modules and templates at
www.integrative-thinking.com

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From: "VIKAS KANUNGO" <vikaskanungo@...>
To: <cyberquiz@...>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 1:21 AM
Subject: [cyberquiz] Empanelment of e-Government Experts


> Dear Collegues
>
> As you all know, SPEG has been associated in promoting e-Government
> initiatives in South Asian region as well as building a repository of
> knowledge base on e-Government.
>
> During the past two years, we has had interaction with the e-
> Government stakeholders all over the world, especially European
> Union.
>
> In order to expand the interactrion and activities, SPEG will be
> taking up research studies and other assignments related to
> developing cooperation among developing and deve;loped countries on e-
> Government. We would also be launching the "Government@24/7"
> newsletter for which the work is in full progress besides starting e-
> Government courses for the government agencies.
>
> In this regard, we are empanelling the consultants who have strong
> domain knowledge in e-Government training, consulting and
> implementation. The consultants short CV will be put on our website
> as the empanneled consultant. Whenever we take up any research study
> or the e-Government assignment, the consultants on the panel will be
> asked to participate in the project.
>
> I would like to request the members of the esteemed group who are
> interested in being on the panel to send me their CV along with a
> photograph for enlistment on our panel.
>
> Looking forward to your co operation in acceleating the e-Government
> adoption.
>
> Warm Regards
> Vikas Kanungo
> Chairman - The Society for Promotion of e-Governance
> vikaskanungo@...
> Mobile: 9312722591
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> INDIAN JOURNAL OF E-GOVERNANCE (Online)at
> http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/ijegov
> -Dr D.C.Misra, Editor
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Dear Collegues

As you all know, SPEG has been associated in promoting e-Government
initiatives in South Asian region as well as building a repository of
knowledge base on e-Government.

During the past two years, we has had interaction with the e-
Government stakeholders all over the world, especially European
Union.

In order to expand the interactrion and activities, SPEG will be
taking up research studies and other assignments related to
developing cooperation among developing and deve;loped countries on e-
Government. We would also be launching the "Government@24/7"
newsletter for which the work is in full progress besides starting e-
Government courses for the government agencies.

In this regard, we are empanelling the consultants who have strong
domain knowledge in e-Government training, consulting and
implementation. The consultants short CV will be put on our website
as the empanneled consultant. Whenever we take up any research study
or the e-Government assignment, the consultants on the panel will be
asked to participate in the project.

I would like to request the members of the esteemed group who are
interested in being on the panel to send me their CV along with a
photograph for enlistment on our panel.

Looking forward to your co operation in acceleating the e-Government
adoption.

Warm Regards
Vikas Kanungo
Chairman - The Society for Promotion of e-Governance
vikaskanungo@...
Mobile: 9312722591

Dear Friends

Please find below the details about the international conference and
awards program. This is thje first call issued by the organizers to
invite partners and presenmters for the conference. I would like to
request all the members of the group to participate in the conference
to enable collaboration for success of the e-Government initiatives
in the region

e-GovWorld 2006 ( South Asia) October 17-19, 2006 , New Delhi, India

Organizers: The Society for Promotion of e-Governance, Commonwealth
center of e-Governance, Danish Technological Institute.

Knowledge Partner : PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Aims and Objectives
e-GovWorld 2006 ( South Asia) is the second conference in the series
of International workshops and conferences/expositions aimed at
enhancing collaboration and exchange of learning practices among the
industry, academia, civil society organizations and the public
sector. The first conference in the series titled e-GovIndia was held
in Chandigarh, India where Indian and European e-Government
stakeholders exchanged their experiences.
Governments across the South Asian region are in the process of
charting out comprehensive e-Government strategies as per their
national priorities. However, e-Government is a resource intensive
activity and governments, particularly in developing and
underdeveloped world, having limited resources need to share their
knowledge and experiences to enhance the possibility of success of e-
Government projects.

Countries under SAARC initiative comprises of Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Srilanka. e-GovWorld 2006 (South
Asia) and e-SAARC awards for innovation in government is an
initiative to promote the cooperation among the South Asian countries
and create awareness about successful projects in South Asian region
besides providing recognition to the innovative e-government
projects . The conference program is aimed at building a strong
communication among the community of  e-Government practitioners,
government officers , researchers and academia for sharing of
learning practices on the international level.

e-SAARC awards for innovation in e-Government will help the
practitioners in South Asian region know about each others' projects,
build up a strong knowledge repository of the initiatives in the
region and enhance the opportunities of replication of good
practices. The SAARC region comprises a mix of developing and
underdeveloped countries. The experiences of the developing countries
(some of whom are leading IT hubs for the world) will help
underdeveloped countries effectively plan their strategies and e-
Government action plans.
One of the key features of the program will be workshops and
experience sharing meeting among the e-Government practitioners from
the SSARC region and from various parts of world including  from
leading countries in e-Government and e-democracy implementation.
This will help the practitioners and stakeholders from SAARC region
learn about the global trends and practices. Danish Technological
Institute, Denmark, one of the leading agencies engaged in e-
Government research and policy making in e-Government for many
government agencies in European Union has accepted to be the co
organizer of the event  and facilitate the sharing of learning
practices between SAARC nations and the developed countries.
The program for e-Gov World SAARC 2006 along with the e-SAARC awards
is being prepared and executed by a group of eminent e-Government
practitioners, academicians, industry representatives, government
officers, representatives of civil society organizations and
multilateral agencies from around the globe.


Call for papers
e GovWorld 2006 (South Asia) offers an opportunity for e-Government
stakeholders  and practitioners interested in the issues related to
the themes of the tracks of the conference and the regional
meetings.  This Conference provides a forum for discussion,
collaboration and intellectual exchange for all those interested in
any of these fields of research or practice. The conference committee
welcomes both academic and practitioner papers on a wide range of
topics and a wide range of scholarly approaches including theoretical
and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical
methods.  Action research, case studies and research in practice are
welcomed approaches. Work-in-progress, panel discussion, proposals
for workshops and tutorials are also welcome. Possible topics
include, but are not limited to:-
e-Government Trends in South Asia
o National e-Government plans of SAARC countries
o Current status of development
o Case studies presentation of selected projects
• ICT enabled  Rural Development
o Infrastructure for Rural Connectivity ( Telecom
Infrastructure , Convergence technologies and strategies)
o Rural e-Government applications
o Global Practices and success stories
o Citizen Service Centers, Tele Centers and Village Knowledge
Centers ( exploring synergies and collaboration opportunities)
o Building Capacities for absorption and sustainability at
rural level ( Training , PPP models.

• e-Government Procurement (EGP)
o EGP for transparent government procurement
o Case Studies ( SAARC and Global)
o Strategic Framework and Solutions
o Industry participation Models

• Standards for e-Government
o Benchmarking and assessment tools
o Interoperability frameworks
o Open Standards
o Open Source Vs. Proprietary -  Debate on pros and cons

• Legal framework for e-Government
o Cyber laws and legal reforms
o e-Government for Judiciary
o Cyber forensic and cyber crime

• Global Experiences on e-Government
o Presentations on e-Government practices of Europe, Africa and
United States
o Presentations on e-Government practices and cases from Asia

• Transition from e-Government to m-Government
o Global research and practices
o m-Government applications
o Key trends and opportunities
o Mobile business and e-Government

Selected papers from the conference will be considered for
publication in "Government@24/7", a global online monthly publication
on ICT enabled public sector.

Submission details:
Abstract details: The Abstract should be a minimum of 700 and no more
than 1000 words including keywords. Abstracts have to include the
proposed title for the paper, the full names, addresses and email
addresses of all authors and a telephone number for at least one
contact author.

Full paper: Only required after acceptance of abstract and not to be
more than 5,000 words including abstract, keywords and references.

Important information:
The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all
abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the
proposed paper is relevant to the Conference.  The authors of
abstracts that describe a relevant paper will receive a notification
of abstract acceptance. All full papers will be double-blind reviewed
by members of the conference committee to ensure an adequate
standard, that the proposed subject of their abstract has been
followed, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of
English is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced. Papers
that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings Due
to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the
committee only allows an author to present one paper.

Important dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 31 March 2006
Notification of abstract acceptance: 20 April 2006
Full paper due:  30  June 2006
Notification of acceptance (with possible changes): 15 July 2006
Final paper submission: 31 July 2006

Note: FOR ANY QUERIES RELATED TO PARTNERSHIP AND PRESENTATION ,
PLEASE WRITE TO vikaskanungo@..., vikaskanungo@...

Looking forward to your response.

Warm Regards
Vikas Kanungo
Chairman and Secretary General
The Society for promotuion of e-Governance
Mobile: +91-9312722591

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skype:integrative

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Dear Friends

You are all aware of the International e-Government conference
titled "Conflux 2005" scheduled to be held at Hotel The Grand , New
Delhi from October 17-19,2005. The conference is organized by Center
for Science, Development and Media Studies in Collaboration with
government of Delhi. IIT Delhi is the institutional partner for the
conference. Additionally the conference is supported by Department
of IT , Government of India, Commonwealth Center of e-Governance,
UK, Danish Technological Institute, Technical University of Denmark,
Internet Service Providers Association on India (ISPAI)and The
Society for Promotion of e-Governance.

  The complete details about the event are available at
http://www.conflux.csdms.in.

I have received a tremendous response from professionals world over
on the first call for papers.

I would like to invite the stakeholders from government, industry,
academia and civil society organizations through this second call
for papers. The detailed guidelines and deadlines are available on
the website http://www.conflux.csdms.in. I am sure this conference
will help enhance the knowledge sharing and exchange of learning
practices on a gloabl scale amongsts the stakeholders.

Should you have any queries regarding submission of papers or
participating as delegate in the conference, I will be happy to
respond.

Looking forward to the participation from the members of this
esteemed group in the event as presenters as well as delegates.

Warm Regards
Vikas Kanungo
vikas@..., vikaskanungo@...,
vikaskanungo@...
Mobile : +919312722591

Dear All

Delhi government in association with Centre for Science, Development
and Media Studies is hosting the international e-Government Summit
titled Conflux 2005 in the month of October 2005. During this three
day conference Key government officers from India and Asia Pacific
will exchange their experience on planning, implementing and
maintaining e-government projects. Besides senior officers from
International agencies such as World Bank, UNDP, IDRC etc. are
invited to participate in the conference. One of the key tracks
during the conference will be on the sectoral e-government case
presentations from India, Asia and Europe.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The papers from the e-government stakeholders and experts are
invited for presentation during the conference. Details are
available at http://www.conflux.csdms.in.

I am pleased to extend the invitation to the members of the group to
present papers, participate as delegates or associate in other ways
with the conference fore the exchange of learning practices and
accelerating e-government movement.

Should any of the members require any further information, please
feel free to get in touch with the undersigned.

Warm Regards
Vikas Kanungo
Mobile : 9312722591
Fax: +91-120-2500060
email: vikas@...

----- Original Message -----
From: "APNIC Secretariat" <secretariat@...>
To: <apnic-announce@...>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 2:40 PM
Subject: [Apnic-announce] APNIC 20 update #2


> [Apologies for duplicates]
>
> APNIC 20 update #2
> ______________________________
>
> 20th APNIC Open Policy Meeting
> 6-9 September 2005
> Hanoi, Vietnam
> ______________________________
>
>
> Dear APNIC members and friends,
>
> It is our pleasure to invite you to attend APNIC's 20th Open Policy
> Meeting. The meeting is open to anyone with an interest in the
> Internet in the Asia Pacific region. It will be hosted by VNNIC
> (Vietnam Network Information Centre) at the Melia Hanoi Hotel, Hanoi,
> Vietnam, from 6-9 September 2005.
>
> Contents
> --------
> 1. Meeting registration
> 2. Meeting programme
> 3. Fellowship programme
> 4. Meeting sponsorship
> 5. Accommodation
>
>
> 1. Meeting registration
> -----------------------
> Registration is now open. To take advantage of early bird discount,
> please register by Friday 22 July 2005. The online registration form
> is available at:
>
>     http://www.apnic.net/meetings/20/programme/
>
>
> 2. Meeting programme
> --------------------
> APNIC meetings are a major forum for discussing technology and policy
> issues relevant to the Asia Pacific Internet community. The programme
> will include tutorials, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), Birds of a
> Feather sessions (BoFs), hostmaster consultations, the APNIC Member
> Meeting (AMM), and social events. A draft programme is available at:
>
>     http://www.apnic.net/meetings/20/programme/
>
> A draft agenda for the AMM on Friday 9 September 2005 is also
> available at:
>
>     http://www.apnic.net/meetings/20/programme/amm.html
>
>
> 3. Fellowship programme
> -----------------------
> The APNIC 20 fellowship programme has been offered to allow members of
> the Internet community in the developing economies of the Asia Pacific
> region to attend the meeeting. Details of the programme and an
> application form are available at:
>
>     http://www.apnic.net/meetings/20/fellows/
>
>
> 4. Meeting sponsorship
> ----------------------
> Some sponsorship opportunities are still available. In return for
> their support, sponsors will be presented with valuable opportunities
> to expose their organisations, products, and services to an
> international audience of Internet leaders. Details of sponsorship
> options are available in the sponsorship package at:
>
>     http://www.apnic.net/meetings/20/sponsors/
>
> Prospective sponsors are encouraged to send expressions of interest
> as soon as possible to the APNIC Secretariat at <meetings@...>.
>
>
> 5. Accommodation
> ----------------
> APNIC has arranged block hotel bookings, providing special discount
> rates for meeting delegates at Melia Hanoi and nearby hotels. Please
> make reservation as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. All
> enquiries about hotel reservations should be made directly to the
> hotels. The accommodation information and reservation details are
> available at:
>
>     http://www.apnic.net/meetings/20/visitor/accomm.html
>
> There is some visitor information, including local information,
> transportation, and visa requirements at:
>
>     http://www.apnic.net/meetings/20/
>
>
> If you have any questions or suggestions about APNIC 20, please email
> us at <meetings@...>
>
> We look forward to seeing you in Hanoi.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
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> PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia            Fax: +61-7-3858-3199
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Dear colleagues


Applications for the APNIC 20 fellowship programme are now open. The
20th APNIC Open Policy Meeting will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 6 - 9
September 2005.

The fellowship programme is targeted at networking professionals and
provides financial aid to assist in meeting the costs of attending APNIC 20.

Anyone interested in applying for a fellowship under this programme can
find further details at:

      http://www.apnic.net/meetings/20/fellows/

The deadline for applications is 24th June 2005, so please send your
application in soon if you are interested in applying.


Regards

_____________________________________________________________________

APNIC Secretariat                             <secretariat@...>
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)   Ph: +61-7-3858-3100
PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia           Fax: +61-7-3858-3199

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Cyber Quiz: Question of the Day-9: What is "DIAMOND"?

Domestic Information Infrastructure Administration through Multi
Objective Network Depository (DIAMOND), the statewide information
technology (IT) infrastructure in the Indian state of Kerala. This is
being set up with the help of Centre for Development of Advance
Computing (C-DAC), Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala.

(Source: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3629 to be answered on 22.10.2004,
http://164.100.24.208/lsq14/quest.asp?qref=7749).

Dr D.C.Misra
May 20, 2005

Cyber Quiz: eGov Website-55: The OntoGov Project

The OntoGov is an e-government research and development project,
funded by the European Union, that "aims to develop and validate
a platform that will facilitate the consistent composition,
reconfiguration and evolution of e-government services."

The overall objective of the project is "to develop, test and
validate a semantically-enriched (ontology-enabled) platform that
will facilitate the consistent composition, re-configuration and
evolution of e-government services.  The aim of this platform is to
provide the public administrations with a means that enables them to
have an overview of their current service configuration model and
easily reconfigure it, whenever required; and to provide all actors
involved in the e-government service lifecycle with enhanced
knowledge related to the composition, re-configuration and evolution
of the e-government service."

The project is expected to reduce the lag between the changing
requirements of policy makers and the response of technical personnel
to reconfigure provision of e-government services. Check it at

http://www.ontogov.com/

Dr D.C.Misra
May 20, 2005

Cyber Quiz: Forthcoming Event-45: National Seminar on "eLearning and
eLearning Technologies (ELELTECH India), August 8 - 9, 2005: Call for
Papers

C-DAC Hyderabad and JNTU in association with the Department of
Information Technology, Government of India are organizing a 2-day
National Seminar on "eLearning and eLearning Technologies (ELELTECH
India-2005) on August 8-9, 2005.

This National Seminar is being organized with "an objective to
share the experience of the Indian eLearning community, including
developers, implementers and users so as to enable us to plan future
strategies and the road map in eLearning for our country, keeping in
view the issues of content, local languages, security, bandwidth,
standards and so on." The following are the focus areas of the
seminar:

1.Content authoring and authoring tools in local languages
2.Content development standards and Interoperability
3.New and inexpensive technologies for design and delivery of content
4.Open Source Technologies & Open Source courseware in eLearning
5.Collaborative Learning Grids
6.Quality assurance methodologies in eLearning
7.Innovative instructional design methods & assessment methods.
8.eLearning for Physically Challenged

CALL FOR PAPERS

Papers in the focus areas of the Seminar are invited. Extended
abstracts of the papers (limited to 1000 words) are to be submitted
to the following email ID:

eMail: eleltech@...

Check for details at
http://www.cdac.in/html/events/eleltech/eltidx2005.asp

Dr D.C.Misra
May 20, 2005

Cyber Quiz: Question of the Day-8: What is "SWAN"?

State Wide Area Network in India. A scheme administered by the
Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and
Information Technology (MCIT), Government of India, which provides
for infrastructure development for connectivity up to the block
level, under India's ambitious National e-Governance Action Plan
(NEGAP). (A 'block' is a sub-district for development in India).

(Source: Guidelines for Technical and Financial Support for
Establishment of State Wide Area Network (SWAN),2004,
http://www.mit.gov.in/policyguidelinesforSWAN.pdf}

Dr D.C.Misra
May 19, 2005

Cyber Quiz: News-39: : Islandia is India: Delhiites Run Away with Top
Honours in Ingress Million Dollar Challenge

Shift2Ingres, submitted by Harsh Azad, Rohit Gaddi, Achal Rastogi,
Geetanjali Bahuguna and Ashutosh Upadhyay of New Delhi, India, won
the largest prize of $400,000; EzyMigrate, submitted by Danes John
and Varghese Jacob of Kerala, India, was awarded a prize of $100,000;
and DbConverter, submitted by Bipin Prasad of New York, was awarded a
prize of $50,000, according to Computer Associates International,
Inc., one of the world's largest management software companies
headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., which announced the winners of its
Ingres Million Dollar Challenge. The winners delivered migration
toolkits from Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL to CA's Ingres
r3 open source platform.


The Challenge, according to the sponsors, "was designed to leverage
the global talent pool of the open source community, while providing
substantial financial compensation to those who successfully met its
requirements. Under its terms, open source developers were invited to
create solutions that enable users of popular databases to migrate to
Ingres. Qualifying solutions were eligible for cash awards up to
$400,000, with a total purse of $1 million." Check the details at

CA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE INGRES MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE,
ISLANDIA, N.Y., May 18, 2005, at
http://www3.ca.com/press/PressRelease.aspx?CID=69484. See also Sahoo,
Swaha(2005): On world stage, Delhiites crack winning code, Hindustan
Times, New Delhi,May 19, 2005, p-4, Thursday.

Our congratulations to the winners!

Dr D.C.Misra
May 19, 2005

Cyber Quiz: Research Fellowship-5: Humboldt Research Fellowships

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, according to the web site,
enables highly qualified, early-stage researchers from abroad, who
hold doctorates, to carry out research projects of their own choice
in Germany . Applications may be submitted for long-term research
stays of at least 6 and at most 12 months; an extension of up to 24
months is possible. Researchers of all nationalities and disciplines
may apply to the AvH directly at any time. There are no quotas for
individual countries and disciplines. Check for details

http://www.avh.de/en/programme/stip_aus/stp.htm

Dr D.C.Misra
May 19, 2005

Cyber Quiz: Forthcoming Event-44: Online Deliberation: Design,
Research, and Practice / DIAC (Directions and Implications of
Advanced Computing) 2005, May 20-22, 2005, Stanford University
____________________________________________________________________
ONLINE DELIBERATION:
DESIGN, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE / DIAC  2005
Stanford University, May 20-22, 2005

http://www.online-deliberation.net/conf2005/

Deliberation is a form of communication that is essential to
democratic societies. The main focus of communication on the
Internet thus far, however, has been chat and other
non-deliberative forms. This conference will help focus on
the act (and art) of online deliberation and will help
build an ongoing community interested in this form.

The Internet opens up vast new opportunities for civil society and
international collaborations. Come to DIAC 2005 and help explore
these opportunities!

The conference will bring together software developers, social
science researchers, activists, and practitioners of online
deliberation for three days of presentations and workshops. In
addition, we plan to discuss the possibility of a new society for
online deliberation with an international membership, to support
cross-disciplinary scholarship, principled design, and informed
practice in the use of online environments for group deliberation
and democratic participation.

This conference is the latest in a series of conferences on
Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing (DIAC),
presented in association with the Public Sphere Project (a CPSR
Initiative). First launched by CPSR/Seattle in 1987, the DIAC
symposia is one of the oldest conference series devoted to the
social implications of computer technology. DIAC 2006 is
tentatively scheduled for Brighton, England in the fall of next year.

Online Registration closes on May 18, 2005. Registration is
limited to 300 people.
http://www.onlinedeliberation.net/conf2005/registration.php

Registration includes one or two lunches, two continental
breakfasts, and a dinner/reception.

Through May 18, online registration is available at the following
rates (USD):

Regular: $130
Low Income (less $35K/year): $78
Stanford students with student ID: $39

Online registration closes on May 18, 2005, after which on-site
registration fees (if space is available) are as follows:

On-site, Regular: $150 On-site
Low Income (<$35K/year): $90
On-site, Stanford student with student ID: $45

A limited number of work exchange positions will be available:
approximately three hours of work to support the conference (e.g.
set up, clean up, staffing tables, running errands) in exchange for
free registration. Preference will be given to people who have a
strong desire to participate, but could not afford to attend the
conference otherwise. Email Todd (tdavies at csli dot stanford dot
edu) as soon as possible if you are interested in such an
arrangement.


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Online CPSR Dues and Donation Form:
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--
Susan Evoy * Managing Director
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
P.O. Box 717 * Palo Alto * CA * 94302
Phone: (650) 322-3778 * (650) 322-4748 (fax)
http://www.cpsr.org
_____________________________________________________________________
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) is the oldest
non-profit, mass membership organization working on social impacts of
computer technology.

To learn more, go to http://www.cpsr.org

To join, use http://cpsr.org/membership
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May 19, 2005

Cyber Quiz: CPSR's 2004-05 Essay Contest
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CPSR's 2004-05 Essay Contest

http://www.cpsr.org/act/contest/2004-5rules

Students can be published and win awards in CPSR's Essay
Contest !

CPSR is looking for papers that will advance its work
within its Working Groups and interests:

¤ Community Networks      ¤ Cyber-Rights      ¤ Internet
Governance
¤ Computers in Education    ¤ Computers and the Environment
¤ Computers and the Law    ¤ Ethics              ¤
Free/Libre
Software
¤ Intellectual Property    ¤ Participatory Design  ¤ Privacy
¤ Reliability & Risk       ¤ Voting Technology  ¤ Women in
Computing
¤ Working in the Industry

Participating students and faculty may join or renew their
memberships in CPSR for one year for $15 and $25,
respectively.

Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2005.

The Essay Contest guidelines are at
http://www.cpsr.org/act/contest/2004-5rules

Last year's Essay Contest Winners are posted via
http://www.cpsr.org/act/contest/2003-4winners

    -- Susan Evoy   *   Managing Director

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
P.O. Box 717  *  Palo Alto  *  CA *  94302
Phone: (650) 322-3778    *
Email: evoy at cpsr.org
http://www.cpsr.org/

To Join or Renew your membership in CPSR, use
http://www.cpsr.org/membershipForm

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) is the oldest
non-profit, mass membership organization working on social impacts of
computer technology.

To learn more, go to http://www.cpsr.org

To join, use http://cpsr.org/membership
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May 19, 2005

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Cyber Quiz: News-39: NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF DISTRICT COLLECTORS TO
START TOMORROW
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A two-day National Conference of District Collectors is being held on
19th and 20th of this month in New Delhi. The conference, the first
of its kind, will discuss how the delivery system at the district
level can be improved to make the administration more responsive and
efficient. The Conference is being organized by the Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and will be addressed by
the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh on the 20th. On the 19th it
will be attended by Union Ministers of Home, Finance, HRD, Rural
Development, Panchayati Raj and Health and Family Welfare,
Agriculture and Cooperation, besides Minister for Personnel, Shri
Suresh Pachouri.

The subject matters to be discussed at the District Collectors'
Conference, that were identified at the four regional level workshops
held this year, are as follows-

Right to Information and Transparency in Government
Public Private Partnership in Governance at District level
Delivery of Services in Education and Health Sectors
Modernisation of District Administration and Capacity Building
Development of Infrastructure, Urban Renewal and Habitat Issues
Integrated Implementation of Rural Development Programmes
Delivery of Services and role of Local Institutions, and
Natural Resource Management and Environmental concerns.
On the 20th, the Prime Minister will see presentations by 16 district
collectors on the above mentioned themes. The Department of
Administrative Reforms, Ministry of Personnel will also launch a
portal of Digital Repository of Best Practices in Governance. The
portal will have case studies on good governance practices in India
and abroad. The portal will also have online discussion forums, and
will act as a resource for the administrators.

The Department of Administrative Reforms will also release a DVD
containing Reports on Reforms by various committees/ commissions. Of
the 73 Reports contained in the DVD, the oldest is "Report of
House
Commons on the Affairs of The East India Company, 1812" and the
latest is the "Hota Committee Report on Civil Service Reforms,
2004".

A Draft Model Code of Governance having fundamental principles and
benchmarks of good governance has been drawn up by a Committee of
Secretaries and will also be presented to the Prime Minister.

(Source: Press Information Bureau Press Release, New Delhi, May 18,
2005, Wednesday, http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page1.asp?
relid=9343)

Dr D.C.Misra
May 18, 2005

Cyber Quiz: News-38: Bloggers, get ready for govt jobs!, The Economic
Times, May 18, 2005, Wednesday.

Check

*Bloggers, get ready for govt jobs!, The Economic Times, May 18,
2005, News by Industry: Infotech: Internet & Online, available:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1113704.cms

Dr D.C.Misra
May 18, 2005.
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*Bloggers, get ready for govt jobs!

IANS[ WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005 02:08:51 AM]

If you are a serious blogger the Indian government may just open its
doors to you!

India is in the process of framing rules for granting accreditation
to internet journalists and bloggers for the first time, taking a
reality check on an evolving world of net writers who could shape
opinion and who have already been granted access to official
corridors in countries such as the US.

"We are framing the rules for giving accreditation to dotcom
journalists, including bloggers," Principle Information Officer
Shakuntala Mahawal said.

The first meeting on this was held a fortnight ago, and more are
scheduled in the coming days. "We want an inclusive policy and we
want to complete the process as early as possible," Mahawal said.

This augurs well for independent bloggers, or web loggers, who are
increasingly being recognised the world over as cyber journalists. A
blog, short for web log, is a personal journal published on a
website. Blogs can be musings, opinions and news, and a blogger can
have a dedicated daily audience through his postings.

'Blogosphere', as the world of bloggers is popularly known, got a big
boost in March when American blogger Garrett M Graff, 23, was given a
pass to attend the daily White House briefing.

In India, blogging became popular during the December 26 tsunami
disaster with countless blogspots soliciting aid, as well as
reporting from tragedy-struck areas to give eyewitness accounts.

There are approximately eight million bloggers across the world, some
of them professional journalists but quite a few just freelancers.

According to the top press officer, the government acknowledges that
the role of dotcoms is becoming increasingly crucial in opinion
making with net surfing becoming a way of life with virtually all of
urban India.

For the past few years, internet journalists and writers in India
have fought a tough battle with the official machinery to gain access
to government offices and conferences through the mandatory Press
Information Bureau (PIB) accreditation.

The battle turned grimmer after the expose by scam-busting website
tehelka.com revealing corruption in defence deals and showing top
politicians and officials accepting kickbacks, causing immense
embarrassment to the government.
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Cyber Quiz: News-37: Centre all set to log onto e-goernance mode:
State mission mode projects part of Rs 12,000 crore plan to be
completed through public-private partnership, The Economic Times, New
Delhi, May 18, 2005, Wednesday, p-14.

Check

*Nagraj, Sudha (2005): Centre all set to log onto e-goernance mode:
State mission mode projects part of Rs 12,000 crore plan to be
completed through public-private partnership, The Economic Times, New
Delhi, May 18, 2005, Wednesday, p-14, available
http://epaperdaily.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/ET/navigator.asp?
Daily=ETD (accessed: May 18, 2005).

Dr D.C.Misra
May 18, 2005
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*Centre all set to log onto e-governance mode

STATE MISSION MODE PROJECTS PART OF Rs 12,000-Cr PLAN TO BE COMPLETED
THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

Sudha Nagaraj NEW DELHI 17 MAY

    ALL state governments have been directed by the Centre to set up a
nodal agency, a programme steering council headed by the chief
minister and an e-governance apex committee headed by the chief
secretary to pursue state mission mode e-governance projects. The
projects are to be taken up through publicprivate partnerships.
    The mission mode projects relate to land records, road transport,
property registration, agriculture, treasuries, municipalities, gram
panchayats, commercial taxes, police and employment exchanges. These
state mission mode projects are part of the Rs 12,000-crore national
e-governance plan which is to be completed by 2007. So far, the focus
was on central mission mode projects — DCA 21, income tax,
passport
visa, immigration, central excise, pensions and so on. Now the
institutional framework and norms are being put in place to launch
and synchronise e-programmes at the state level.
    "Many governments do not even have an IT department to deal
with
the complexities of the e-governance project. So this is the first
gap that needs to be filled," sources said.
    Due to lack of suitable personnel, inadequate skill within the
government and lack of institutional framework to handle the
programme, state governments have been given freedom to source
personnel from the private sector to drive e-governance initiatives
through a public-private-partnership mode. Hyderabad-based National
Institute of Smart Governance, a Section 25 company under the DIT and
the IIMs may be roped in for outsourcing and training activities.
    Detailed guidelines for capacity building from the Planning
Commission and department of information technology stress that the
Rs 300 crore budgetary provision made under additional Central
assistance to states should primarily be employed for capacity
building. The ACA should be released to the state level nodal agency.
Apart from the nodal agency, the programme steering council, to be
headed by the chief minister of each state with industry veterans as
members, would provide overall vision and broad policy directives.
The state apex committee, headed by the chief secretary, would in
turn give strategy direction and programme a plan of action which
would be in line with the vision. State governments may either
designate an existing agency or set up a new one, which would be
registered as a company or society.
    The guidelines also stipulate a state e-governance mission team
(SeMT) to be set up to act as a secretariat to the council and apex
committee.

Cyber Quiz: Document-12a: PC & DIT (2005): Guidelines for Capacity
Building and Institutional Framework for e-Governance under NeGP, New
Delhi, the Authors, March, Annexures

[PC and DIT 2005]Planning Commission and Department of Information
Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology,
Government of India: (2005): Guidelines for Capacity Building and
Institutional Framework for e-Governance under NeGP, New Delhi, the
Authors, March, Annexures, available
http://www.mit.gov.in/ANNEXUREs.pdf( 5 pp, 4 annexures)

Dr D.C.Misra
May 18, 2005

Cyber Quiz: Document-12:  PC & DIT (2005): Guidelines for Capacity
Building and Institutional Framework for e-Governance under NeGP, New
Delhi, the Authors, March.

[PC and DIT 2005]Planning Commission and Department of Information
Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology,
Government of India: (2005): Guidelines for Capacity Building and
Institutional Framework for e-Governance under NeGP, New Delhi, the
Authors, March, available http://www.mit.gov.in/Capacity%20Building%
20Guidelines-21st%20March,%2005.pdf (13 pp, annexures not available)

Dr D.C.Misra
May 18, 2005

Cyber Quiz: List-99: Eighteen Most Annoying Buzzwords 2004
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1.At the end of the day
2.Solution
3.Thinking outside the box
4.Synergy
5.Paradigm
6.Metrics
7.Take it offline
8.Redeployed people
9.On the runway
10.Win-win
11.Value-added
12.Get on the same page
13.Customer centric
14.Generation X
15.Accountability management
16.Core competency
17.Alignment
18.Incremental
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Note: Based on U.S. national poll, n=150 senior executives.

Source: Accountemps (2004): Buzzwords Gone Bad: Survey Reveals Most
Annoying Terms and Phrases in the Workplace, December 22,
http://www.accountemps.com/PressRoom?LOBName=AT&releaseid=1302
(accessed: May 18, 2005)

Dr D.C.Misra
May 18, 2005.

Cyber Quiz: Question of the Day-7: What is "Podcast"?

Podcasting is a way of publishing sound files to the Internet,
allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new audio files
automatically. Podcasting is distinct from other types of audio
content delivery because it uses the RSS protocol. This technique has
enabled many producers to create self-published, syndicated radio
shows.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast (accessed: May 17, 2005).

Dr D.C.Misra
May 17, 2005

Cyber Quiz: Research Fellowship-4: East West Center, Washington,
D.C.: South Asia Fellowship Program Fall 2006

The East-West Center Washington, D.C. is accepting applications from
young scholars who wish to undertake research and writing on internal
and international conflicts in South Asia. Applicants must be
completing or have completed their Ph.D.degrees in the last seven
years, be a national of a South Asian country, and presently be
residing in the region. For details, check

http://www.eastwestcenterwashington.org/Visiting%20Scholars/SA06-
Announcement(EWCW).pdf

Dr D.C.Misra
May 17, 2005

Cyber Quiz: Forthcoming Event-43: India: National Conference of
District Collectors, May 19-20, 2005, New Delhi

A 2-day National Conference of District Collectors, convened by the
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India
will be held on May 19-20, 2005 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.  The
Conference will discuss governance issues and improvement in delivery
systems at the district level. It will be attended by about 300
District Collectors. The Conference will be addressed by the Prime
Minister on May 20, 2005.

District Collectors, also known as District Magistrates and / or
District Officers, are chief executive officers of a district
responsible for the good governance in their districts. This forum
wishes the conference all success. For details, check

http://darpg.nic.in/content/Collectors%20Conf%2005.doc (accessed: May
17, 2005)


Dr D.C.Misra
May 17, 2005