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["Mary A. Axford" <mary.axford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

E-GOVERNMENT NEWS
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AUSTRALIAN E-GOV GROWS
(FCW) Australian e-government is all about the customers, a top official 
said today.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/1115/web-aussie-11-16-04.asp

BALLMER TALKS E-GOV WITH INDIA'S PM
(Indian Express) A day after inking pacts with two of the country's leading 
technology firms, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer met Prime Minister Manmohan 
Singh on Tuesday.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59012

UN ESTABLISHES WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE
(Center for Digital Government) The United Nations last week formally 
established a working group to look at spam, cyber-security and other 
Internet-related issues in preparation for the second phase of the World 
Summit on the Information Society to be held in November 2005 in Tunis.
http://www.centerdigitalgov.com/international/story.php?docid=92150
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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ELECTION APOLOGY STARTS NET FEUD
(BBC) An online war is under way between Americans who want to apologize 
for the US presidential election results, and those who are happy with the 
way it turned out.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4012621.stm

GATES LAUNCHES UNESCO PARTNERSHIP, MEETS CHIRAC
(SeattlePI) Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates signed a cooperation 
agreement with UNESCO on Wednesday to improve access to computers, the 
Internet and information technology training in developing countries.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=France%20Microsoft%20UNESCO 


TELECOMS THRIVING IN LAWLESS SOMALIA
(BBC) A host of mobile phone masts testifies to the telecommunications 
revolution which has taken place despite the absence of any functioning 
national government since 1991.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4020259.stm
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