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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 at 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 First meeting of Chief Information Officer Council More evidence to Select Committee Inquiry into Public Libraries Public libraries 24/7 2005 target for e-government will be 96% successful Report on preparation for FoI INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS International Appeal for the Preservation of the World Audiovisual Heritage UN Global E-government Readiness Report 2004 Sharing scholarly materials across the world New project to develop community software Call for nominations for the World Book Capital 2007 Fifth World Summit on Media for Children, 2007 ICT campaign for young people launched in Ghana LATEST WORLD NEWS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE OpenOffice translated into Swahili EU DEVELOPMENTS Microsoft and EU sanctions Public on-line consultation on eAccessibility First EFQM Local and Regional Government awards e-Government saves time and money Evaluation of IDA (interchange of data between administrations) programme RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NEWS Software to encrypt e-mails Health hazards of mobile phones Talking mobile phones for the blind Navigable digital books for the blind INTERNET RESOURCES (WEB, E-JOURNALS, E-FORUMS) UK Freedom of Information Act Blog Transport Direct Jux2 Health information via digital TV e-Democracy in Bristol Web resources on FoI WSIS UK Civil Society Bureau Firefox - a free, open source browser Google digital libraries NEW PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, REPORTS, BILLS, MANIFESTOS...) The future of the Internet Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One W3C Recommendation 15 December 2004 The Digital Divide in 2025: an independent study conducted for BT Learning for Change: Workforce Development Strategy Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002: a guide for the information professional Broadband content business case, November 2004: how broadband content can aid the delivery of regional and devolved administration economic strategies Future Proofing the Profession: the Report of the Health Executive Advisory Group to the Executive Board of CILIP APPOINTMENTS Highways Agency appoints first Director of Information New Minister appointed with responsibility for the e-Government Unit New IFLA Secretary General IFLA call for nominations AND FINALLY Blogger sacked Emotionally receptive software Best Web sites of 2004 Adult learners Week - Dream Job Campaign New seven wonders of the world Google Scholar being sued 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 text 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 sgnature. 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. Sue Childs Research Fellow Information Society Research Community (I-SRC) School of Informatics, Engineering and Technolgy Northumbria University ==== 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.