Internet

E-government can help meet globalization's challenges, UN-backed forum says

6 November 2003
Governments at all stages of development face the challenges of 21st century globalization, which make "improved governance and public administration" necessary preconditions for sustainable development, the Fifth Global Forum on Re-inventing Government, supported by the United Nations, declared today.

Governments are installing the Internet, but not using it much - UN study

4 November 2003
About 91 per cent of Member States are installing and using Internet services, but "online government" has raised questions of cost-effectiveness in developed and developing countries, according to a United Nations study released today.

UN agency agrees to new standards to reduce costs in cyberspace

18 August 2003
In a bid to reduce capital and operational costs in cyberspace, the United Nations telecommunications agency has approved a set of standards that will allow greater interoperability between different network elements, reducing the need for extra investment.

UN forum to examine media’s role in Internet age

29 July 2003
Media leaders and policy makers from around the globe will convene in a landmark meeting to be broadcast worldwide from Geneva this December to discuss the role of the media in the information society as well as in issues ranging from violence to development.