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THIS MONTH'S HEADLINES
UK NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
EU directive on recycling IT equipment - impact on the public sector in the
UK
Freedom of Information implementation in the UK - potential technology
problems
Local government e-services - 'We're building it but will they come?'
E-procurement will provide significant savings for UK local government
Internet pharmacies
UK plans to introduce the European Health Insurance Card
'Revising the Copyright Act. Make a wish!'
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
'Towards an Information Society for All' - British Council conference 14-15
October 2004
Internet newspaper in South Korea
Michigan is top US state for e-government
LATEST WORLD NEWS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
PCtvt - cheap multimedia device for developing countries
IT literacy projects in Kerala
EU DEVELOPMENTS
France is becoming Europe's broadband leader
European study of the impact of e-health
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NEWS
New wireless network at the British Library
More councils offer WiFi access
Doc@HOMER keeps an electronic eye on patients at home
New Research Libraries Network in the UK
Blackburn plans to introduce a virtual benefits advisor
INTERNET RESOURCES (WEB, E-JOURNALS, E-FORUMS)
ITU Activities on Countering Spam
SeamlessUK
NEW PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, REPORTS, BILLS, MANIFESTOS...)
'Bridging the gender digital divide: A regional report on gender and
information and communication technologies (ICT) in Central and Eastern
Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)'
'Scientific Publications: Free for all?'
'People's Network user consultation survey June-July 2004'
'Copyright: interpreting the law for libraries, archives and information
services'
'Metadata for information management and retrieval'
APPOINTMENTS
New EU Commissioner for the Information Society and Media
Info@UK compiler moves to new job
AND FINALLY
'The romance of libraries project'
Don't smile - it's official
Intelligent dustbins
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