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World Bank Says Most Developing Country E-Gov Projects Fail

The World Bank says that eighty-five percent of e-government projects in developing countries fail either partially or fully. The World Bank funds many e-government projects worldwide such as developing e-trade facilitation systems, e-procurement pilots and one-stop government gateways.

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November 8, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

India Supreme Court Rules Software a Good, Not Service

The India Supreme Court has ruled that computer software is liable to tax under the provisions of the Sales Tax Act as it is best classified as a good and not a service. The ruling applies to off-the-shelf software.

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November 8, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Taiwan to Impose Net Content Rating System

The Taiwanese Government Information Office has announced plans to introduce an Internet content rating system. Content will be classified into four major categories — 1) general, 2) protection (barring kids under six), 3) PG-18 (barring those aged under 12, accompanying parents or other adults for those aged between 12 and […]

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November 8, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Will Canadian Cultural Policy Survive in the Age of the Internet?

Professor Geist’s weekly Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) examines several recent Canadian legal developments including CRTC hearings on satellite radio and VoIP, a Quebec court decision on satellite television, and copyright reform, arguing that the common thread through the cases how to […]

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November 8, 2004 Comments are Disabled Columns

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Releases Annual Report

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has released her annual report, warning that privacy is losing out as law enforcement and national security agencies collect more information about more people. The report also includes coverage of PIPEDA, the private sector privacy law, with data on complaints and actions before the courts.

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November 5, 2004 Comments are Disabled News