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A New Question of Internet Freedom

nytimes.com: February 5, 2012- European activists who participated in American Internet protests last month learned that there was political power to be harnessed on the Web. Now they are putting that knowledge to use in an effort to defeat new global rules for intellectual property.   More >
  UK: New Government Portal
egovmonitor.com: February 1, 2012- The release of GOV.UK Beta, the test version of the UK govt's web presence, is a big step towards rationalising the complex network of departmental and agency websites.   More >
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arab states01 February 2012
AMEPPA Announces Website and Social Media Launch
The Association for Middle Eastern Public Policy and Administration (AMEPPA) announces the launch of its website www.ameppa.org. AMEPPA also announces the launch of its social media on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. This Public Administration Association is dedicated to serving the public interest, displaying personal integrity, promoting ethical institutions, and motivating professional competence in the Middle East.

To learn more about AMEPPA click here.

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north america31 January 2012
Three-Part Webinar Series on Nonprofit Fundraising and Planning
The National Centre for Public Performance and the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University, in cooperation with the Public Technology Institute present an informative, 3-part series on the latest issues affecting the Nonprofit Community. The webinar series will be offered on 9, 16 and 23 February 2012.

For more information please click here.

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africa31 January 2012
Conference on the Place and Role of Women in the Emergence Process of African Countries
The African Training and Research Center in Administration for Development will organize this Conference to build capacity and open new opportunities for participants so as to enable them to participate actively in the formulation and implementation of the vision of development and to be advised actors in the transformation and modernization of their respective countries. The conference will be held from 20 to 22 February 2012 in Tangier, Morocco. For more information click here.

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global25 January 2012
Now Available on UNPAN
The publication entitled Insight into the Basics of World Dynamics by Mr. Oliver De Meistre is now available on UNPAN.

To read more click on either Overview or Full-Text.

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global16 January 2012
Call for Papers
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is hosting a conference entitled Democracy, Governance and Curbing Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa from 8-10 August 2012. The conference program development committee welcomes proposals that feature high quality conceptual papers, as well as qualitative and quantitative empirical research papers. Proposals from individuals at all stages of their careers are welcome, including graduate students. The deadline to submit all proposals is 31 January 2012.

For more info click here.

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global16 January 2012
UNITAR Announces its 2012 Online Executive Education
  The Public Finance and Trade Programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) announces its 2012 online executive education on financial trade and intellectual property.

To view the complete list of courses, please click here.

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dpadm12 January 2012
DPADM and UNU-IIST Agree to Collaborate on e-Government
After a presentation made to DPADM staff by Mr. Tomasz Janowski, Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University-International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST) on 10 January 2012, DPADM and UNU-IIST agreed to collaborate in the area of e-Government.

To read more click here.

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dpadm30 December 2011
UN E-Government Survey Blog Post Ranked in the World Bank's Top Ten Blog Posts in 2011
The blog post entitled "The UN E-Government Survey: Towards a More Citizen-Centric Approach" submitted by Tanya Gupta is ranked the 5th highest blog post by readership in the World Bank's top ten blog posts in 2011.

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latin america and the caribbean21 December 2011
Featured News: ECLAC Presents an Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean and an Outlook for 2012
In the publication Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2011, launched this Wednesday, 21 December, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) predicts a slowdown of growth in the region in 2012, due to global economic turbulence, in particular in developed countries.

This annual document is one of the most important ECLAC publications and it analyses the main features of recent growth of the economies in the region, and the outlook for 2012. To view the publication, please click here.

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arab states15 December 2011
Featured News: Clinton Hails Oman's eGov, ICT Initiatives
Former US President Bill Clinton hailed the Sultante of Oman for promoting excellent e-Services and for making sterling progress in the ICT sector during his keynote address at the Ceremony for the Sultan Qaboos Award for Excellence in eGovernment. The award ceremony was held on 12 December 2011 in Muscat, Oman.

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Optimising Benefits from SKA - Innovation with the Innovation Hub
Feb 08, 2012 to Feb 08, 2012
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Nonprofit Fundraising and Planning- Three-Part Webinar Series
Feb 09, 2012 to Feb 23, 2012

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Business Briefing with President Jacob Zuma
Feb 10, 2012 to Feb 10, 2012
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Globalisation and Poverty: Turning the Corner
This report demonstrates that sound policy choices are crucial if the world is to make further inroads into poverty and inequality - choices that enable economies to take advantage of global opportunities and national measures to mitigate inequality, supported by well-targeted development assistance and global action to reduce trade barriers, are the keys to accelerating progress.
06 February 2012
ICT and Poverty: A Literature Review
The review is essentially meant as a tool to help researchers, ICT practitioners, students and policymakers get an introduction to the issues involved in the field of ICTs for development. Through it, readers should get a better understanding of the relationship between ICTs and poverty.
06 February 2012
Poverty Reduction Through Access to Information and Communication Technologies in Rural Areas: An Analysis of Survey Results from the Social Impact Assessment
This paper discusses the findings of a social-impact assessment (SIA) survey of a pilot community Internet-access program in rural China. After a brief background on the project, a discussion of the survey methodology, and highlights of key findings, the paper presents detailed survey results and concludes with a discussion of policy recommendations for expanding the project's pilot efforts into a nationwide program. An annex contains the English version of the questionnaire used in the survey.
06 February 2012
 
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