Tagged: E-government
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Submissions show strong disapproval for e-voting News
02.04.2004 Submissions to the Commission on Electronic Voting show a huge majority of respondents are against the system proposed by the Government for use throughout the country this...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-government, E-voting -
Oireachtas report: Broadband market needs restructuring News
24.03.2004 The broadband market in Ireland in its present structure is not competitive and the pure market-driven approach has failed to deliver universally available broadband at... -
Minister “too busy” to meet with e-voting group News
18.03.2004 Irish Citizens for Trustworthy E-Voting, the lobby group calling for a verifiable audit trail in electronic voting systems in Ireland, has expressed disappointment that the...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-government, E-voting -
EU draft decision rules against Microsoft News
15.03.2004 Microsoft will be forced to rethink the way it sells multimedia technology as part of its Windows bundle as a result of a draft decision that is expected to be endorsed by an...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-government -
Local government text craze News
09.03.2004 A new text messaging service originally designed for local government is being used by the Irish presidency to keep EU officials and other interested parties appraised of vital...Categories: GovernmentTags: SMS, E-government -
3Com in €186k LAN deal with Belfast City Council News
08.03.2004 Network equipment player 3Com and networking consultancy Digital Wire have signed a €186,000 contract to provide Belfast City Council with a local area network upgrade.Categories: Business -
E-vote tester sets record straight over code review News
04.03.2004 Nathean Technologies, the Irish software consultancy which reviewed the source code to be used in the Government’s e-voting system, has spoken out publicly over the nature of...Categories: Government -
Independent commission can make or break e-voting News
03.03.2004 The panel established yesterday to check the Government’s proposed electronic voting system will have the power to recommend the system be postponed or abandoned.Categories: Government -
“Impossible to stand over system” claims voting expert News
02.03.2004 An independent computer professional has strongly questioned the testing methods used to check the Government’s electronic voting system which is due to be rolled out nationwide...Categories: Government -
Irish schools in massive IT makeover News
26.02.2004 The use of technology in schools is now a priority for the Department of Education. A national schools network for content delivery, a revamped curriculum with embedded...Categories: R&D -
Public sector is ready for disaster News
26.02.2004 On a national scale in government departments such as finance, agriculture or social welfare the potential catastrophe of losing data truly is unthinkable. All government...Categories: Government -
ICTE renews call for paper parallel in e-voting plan News
23.02.2004 The Irish Citizens for Trustworthy E-voting group has again called for a paper trail to be added to the electronic voting system due to be introduced around the country this...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-government, E-voting -
Irish Computer Society backs Government's e-voting plans News
20.02.2004 The Irish Computer Society, the national representative body for IT professionals, has come out in support of the Government’s plan to introduce electronic voting, stressing the...Categories: GovernmentTags: Government, E-government -
Government loses paper trail option for e-voting system News
19.02.2004 The Government yesterday rejected calls for a paper audit trail facility to be added to its electronic voting system that its critics had been demanding. The Taoiseach Bertie...Categories: Government -
Public sector projects take a technology lead News
19.02.2004 There are more profound technology-enabled projects taking place in the public sector now than in the private sector, an e-government expert has said.Categories: GovernmentTags: Government, E-government -
Primary schools lined up for more ICT News
18.02.2004 An imminent report from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment will offer the most forward thinking framework yet on how to integrate information and communications...Categories: R&D -
Technology hype still alive and well News
18.02.2004 The current controversy over e-voting notwithstanding, Ireland’s foray into online public service provision has thus far been largely successful. Since 1999, when the...Categories: Government -
Opposition parties call for electronic voting delay News
17.02.2004 Opposition parties will today call on the Government to delay the introduction of its controversial electronic voting initiative. The Government launched its electronic voting...Categories: Government -
Minister slams growing e-government controversy News
10.02.2004 The Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Mary Hanafin TD, has blamed “e-government hype” for negative reaction to the recently launched multi-million euro...Categories: GovernmentTags: E-government -
E-voting pushes all the wrong buttons, claim critics News
10.02.2004 If it’s true that politics are not black and white but are more about shades of grey, it’s a description that aptly fits the issue of e-voting. Last week, as the Government...Categories: Government