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The latest Information Society news stories are now available on our Web
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The top stories so far this month are:
Latest news about Info@UK retender
As announced previously, the current contract with Northumbria University
for the compilation of Info@UK comes to an end in June 2006. The last issue
will be July 2006, available at the end of June/beginning of July. During
the summer we will carry out a tender exercise for a new contract and plan
to introduce a brand new Info@UK in October/November 2006. The invitation to
tender can be viewed at
http://www.britishcouncil.org/ism-info-uk-retender.htm. If you have any
comments or queries please send them to [log in to unmask]
or [log in to unmask]
and
UK consultation on the EU's Television Without Frontiers Directive
Results of digital TV trial
Community engagement in public libraries
YouTube
Preservation, access and intellectual property rights challenges for
libraries in the digital environment
Implementing and managing eGovernment
These can be accessed from:
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More stories will be added to the Web news pages at the end of this month
when the Info@UK bulletin will also be issued.
Contents so far this month are:
UK NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Latest news about Info@UK retender
Exploring Archives teaching packs
Digital Rights Management report
UK consultation on the EU's Television Without Frontiers Directive
Results of digital TV trial
Spark Radio
Tobacco Pack Warning Survey
Library Newspaper Co-operative
Big Screens
Renew for Freedom
World Book Day a success
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Consultation on a 'World Day for Audiovisual Heritage'
'Promoting Global Cybersecurity'
Leadership in Customer Service: Building the Trust
Call for 'Net neutrality'
Evaluation of UNESCO's Community Multimedia Centre Initiative
Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum
LATEST WORLD NEWS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Gateway
EU DEVELOPMENTS
A strategy for a secure Information Society - 'Dialogue, partnership and
empowerment'
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NEWS
Statistics on Internet access in Great Britain
Internet connectivity in the UK
Open source case studies
Community engagement in public libraries
INTERNET RESOURCES (WEB, E-JOURNALS, E-FORUMS)
Guide to Google search tips
Reading-lists.co.uk
Voice of Youth
Web Capture
YouTube
Audio Book Radio.net
NEW PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, REPORTS, BILLS, MANIFESTOS...)
Networking for digital preservation
Preservation, access and intellectual property rights challenges for
libraries in the digital environment
Portals
B2B Usability
Implementing and managing eGovernment
APPOINTMENTS
Semantic Web Activity Lead
Advert for Deputy Chief Executive at the MLA
New e-government minister
New local e-government minister
New managers appointed at MLA London
AND FINALLY
We Feel Fine
Sue Childs
Research Fellow
Information Society Research & Consultancy group
School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences
Northumbria University
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