Effective KM Applications Leveraged Throughout Legal Industry
From laggard to leader? How the legal sector is finally embracing KM
GPO’s Digitization Specification 3.0
Judith C. Russell, Superintendent of Documents, today posted that “GPO’s Digitization Specification 3.0 is being distributed for review and comment. This specification (available in PDF) , will be used to support GPO’s plan to convert legacy U.S. government documents into preservation masters that will subsequently be used to creative derivative “access” files that support user …
Industry Partners With Gov’t to Combat ID Theft
Press release from the Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC): Financial Services Companies Partner With Federal Trade Commission to Provide Identity Theft Data to Law Enforcement: Identity Theft Assistance Center Achieves Key Objective. Related website: Consumer Sentinel: “…an innovative, international law enforcement fraud-fighting program.”
US SAFE WEB Act
From the FTC: The US SAFE WEB Act – Protecting Consumers from Spam, Spyware, and Fraud, released July 1, 2005 A Legislative Recommendation to Congress, June 2005 (32 pages, PDF) Briefing Materials Tab 1: Draft US SAFE WEB Act: Short title: Undertaking Span, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders Act (31 pages, PDF) …
New UK Registry For Biometric ID Cards
This June 30 commentary from the Economist offers perspective on the promises and pitfalls of the new national ID card, anticipated to be in the hands of citizens in three years time. A new, comprehensive national database will provide a plethora of personal data on citizens, but details about program costs, time to implement, and …
Online Job Sites for Legal Professionals
See this WSJ article, available free to non-subscribers, which provides an annotated list of recommended websites, free and fee, that will be of interest to lawyers and legal professionals looking to make a change.
Substantial Increase in Classification of Gov’t Docs Raises Concerns For Public and Media
As a follow-up to my April 2, 2005 posting, Significant Rise in Classification of Gov’t Docs Focus of New Reports, this July 3, 2005 New York Times article, Increase in the Number of Documents Classified by the Government, reports on growing concerns within the government, by advocacy groups and the media, about the rapid rise …
News Portal Adds Canadian News Channel
Press release: Topix.net, the Internet’s largest resource for online news with over 300,000 news channels, announced today that it has expanded its product offering to include a new dedicated news channel for Canada and local news for over 4,200 Canadian cities and towns – the first in a series of initiatives to bring local news …
Online Retailers Employ Blogs With Caution
The pros and cons of e-tailers using blogs are reviewed in this New York Time article today.
British Library Plans for Future in Which Most Publications Are Born Digital
Press release from the British Library: According to Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive of the British Library, “…by the year 2020, 40% of UK research monographs will be available in electronic format only, while a further 50% will be produced in both print and digital. A mere 10% of new titles will be available in print …
New Australian E-Gov’t Portal Launched
New australia.gov.au provides single entry point to the Australian Government: “Special Minister of State, Senator Eric Abetz…launched the Government’s new australia.gov.au website and said that it provided a single point of entry for people wanting to access government information and services. The new australia.gov.au site supports the Government’s commitment to improving access to quality government …
Center for Digital Government Recognizes Outstanding Work By Counties
Top 10 Digital County Governments Showcased: Information technology (IT) is being deployed on a grand scale by county governments across the U.S. to better serve citizens, according to the 2005 Digital Counties Survey, an annual study by the Center for Digital Government (Center) and National Association of Counties (NACo)…First-place winners in each respective category are …