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

from Politics Online:

E-GOVERNMENT NEWS
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NEW E-CHIEF FOR EUROPE
The incoming president of the European Commission has appointed a new head 
of the EU's Information Society programme. Viviane Reding, from Luxembourg, 
will take the portfolio, which covers the EU's e-government programme. 
Reding takes over from Finnish commissioner Erkki Liikanen, who has 
returned to his country to head its central bank.
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/AE40D6E5E72E47F380256EEF0037F28A?OpenDocument

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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CALL FOR EU TO PRESS FOR RELEASE OF MALDIVES CYBER-DISSIDENTS
(Reporters Without Borders) Reporters Without Borders called today on the 
EU to obtain the release of four Maldivian cyber-dissidents, including 
three persons working for the e-mail newsletter Sandhaanu, who have been 
jailed since police broke up a 13 August pro-democracy demonstration.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10787

JAPAN, S KOREA NGOS TO HOLD MOCK INTERNET VOTE FOR U.S. ELECTION
(Japan Today) Japanese and South Korean nongovernmental organizations will 
jointly hold an international mock vote for the upcoming presidential 
election in the United States over the Internet to give people from other 
countries a chance to express their views on U.S. policies.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=9&id=308775

NO WEBSITE SLIGHT TO SNP INTENDED, SAYS SIR SEAN
(Scotsman.com) SIR Sean Connery yesterday denied distancing himself from 
the SNP by removing the party's logo from his official website.
http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=945452004

VENEZUELA RECALL FUELS E-VOTING DEBATE
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) The disputed presidential recall referendum 
in Venezuela offers ominous lessons about the use of electronic voting 
machines in U.S. elections this November, critics of the process are warning.
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/election/0804nation/20evoting.html

WHEELS OF HOPE GET INDIAN VILLAGERS ON INTERNET
(USA Today) Designed like temple carriages that bear Hindu deities during 
festivals, brightly painted pedal-carts roll into India's most populous 
state, accompanied by a computer instructor who gives classes to young and 
old, students and teachers alike.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/data/2004-08-16-wireless-rickshaw_x.htm
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