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------APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS-------- Dear All, This month's Info@UK is now available from the Info@UK website: http:[log in to unmask] Info@UK is your guide to major UK Information Society developments and news. The bulletin is compiled by the School of Informatics, Engineering and Technology, Northumbria University on behalf of the British Council and is designed primarily to meet the information needs of British Council staff. However we recognise that it will be of interest to a wider audience and are happy to share Info@UK with you. All articles contained in this bulletin, past copies and additional news and resources can be located at the British Council's Info@UK website: http:[log in to unmask] THIS MONTH'S HEADLINES: UK NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Local e-Democracy National Project eWell-Being Awards e-learning strategies FoI Memorandum of Understanding Review of public libraries completed Responses to public libraries review UK e-University fails e-Citizen project results ICT training of library staff WISE KIDS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Controversy over Internet news sites WSIS PrepCom Media development proposals WIPO discusses harmonisation of patent law UK tops G7 broadband league Worldwide sweep for internet spam scams LATEST WORLD NEWS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Shortlist for 'Libraries Change Lives' Award Financing information and communication infrastructure needs in the developing world: public and private roles. Draft for Discussion EU DEVELOPMENTS e-network for scientific advice Research into mobile and wireless technologies i2010 Online availability of public services: how is Europe progressing? Web based survey on electronic public services. Report of the fifth measurement October 2004 Your Europe portal ICT market in Europe - figures and analysis e-Government: Internet based interaction with the European businesses and citizens Software Patents Directive controversy Public to get better access to environmental information RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NEWS Evaluation of the Archive Awareness Campaign 2004 World's largest computing grid Ethics of ICT body implants Standard of Good Practice for Information Security Civic blogging Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary available on 1 April African women and free and open source software INTERNET RESOURCES (WEB, E-JOURNALS, E-FORUMS) e-learning package on working parents rights UNESCO Archives Portal Government information for disabled people British Library Images Online Google Desktop Search Best educational portals in Latin America and the Caribbean ITsafe Middle East & Islamic Studies Collections NEW PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, REPORTS, BILLS, MANIFESTOS...) Museums and the Web 2005: selected papers People, politics and patents: 2005 Patent Focus Report Two Years On: realising the benefits from our investment in e-government. The national strategy for local e-government Open access bibliography: liberating scholarly literature with e-prints and open access journals E is for efficiency: an analysis of the ICT contribution to the Efficiency Review School networking: a collective case study of five Asian countries Delivering e-learning for information services in higher education Core technologies for the cultural and scientific heritage sector Why ICT? The role of ICT in public services APPOINTMENTS Chair of CILIP's new Ethics Panel AND FINALLY Clocky Phone viruses English dialects online You can now submit your feedback of the Web site or the bulletin to us using the 'FEEDBACK' link on all pages. You can also subscribe to receive a monthly Word version of the bulletin in your e-Mail inbox by sending an e-mail to [log in to unmask] with the words join infoatuk firstname lastname in the body of the message, with no subject header and no signature. PLEASE NOTE: Some servers will not allow e-mail subscriptions through their filters. If you think this may be the case please contact your system administrator or try using a different e-mail address. [End] ==== This e-mail is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. Please reply to this e-mail to highlight the error. You should also be aware that all electronic mail from, to, or within Northumbria University may be the subject of a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and related legislation, and therefore may be required to be disclosed to third parties. This e-mail and attachments have been scanned for viruses prior to leaving Northumbria University. Northumbria University will not be liable for any losses as a result of any viruses being passed on.