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THIS MONTH'S HEADLINES:
UK NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Evidence to Select Committee Inquiry into Public Libraries
UK identity card bill
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Endangered Archives Programme
Community radio guide now in Arabic
UNESCO and Microsoft sign agreement
LATEST WORLD NEWS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Tunisia promotes ICT
Forum on free and open source software
Information and communication technologies for development
UK Silver Surfers Day
EU DEVELOPMENTS
EU consultation on the 'Challenges for a European Information Society beyond
2005'
Safer Internet Plus programme
EU vote on biometric passports
Increase in broadband usage across Europe
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NEWS
Web accessibility guidelines are being updated
Open Source Consortium launched
INTERNET RESOURCES (WEB, E-JOURNALS, E-FORUMS)
British Library: A tour for public library staff
National Archives receives Web site award
Web site Visionary Design Awards
NEW PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, REPORTS, BILLS, MANIFESTOS)
EURIM - IPPR E-Crime Study. Partnership Policing for the Information
Society. Fourth discussion paper. Reducing Opportunities for E-crime
EURIM - IPPR E-Crime StudyPartnership. Policing for the Information Society.
Fifth Discussion Paper. The Reporting of Cybercrime
Is online community a policy tool?
Government Response to the Committee's Third Report into the DWP's
Management of Information Technology Projects. Second Special Report of
Session 2003-04
APPOINTMENTS
Liverpool Councillor elected as new Chair of Telecities
New Director of the Digital Curation Centre
Research Libraries Network appoints Director and Chair
New CILIPS Vice President
AND FINALLY
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Susan Childs
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