... at a national level. Most current regulations originated at a time when distinctions between sectors were clear. Moreover, they have a national focus, which is increasingly inappropriate as the services market becomes international. In other words, existing regulatory frameworks having been defined for a national, analogue and mono-media environment are now inadequate to deal with the present global, digital ... an international level is obvious. Some time ago, the European Commission launched a Europe-wide debate on the convergence phenomenon as an input to communication policy formulat...

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... electronic media. Providing public services electronically not only provides citizens time-saving and high-quality services, but also improves efficiency and cost effectiveness. Besides, the move can also promote the development of E-Commerce. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has launched the Electronic Service Delivery (ESD) Scheme on Internet in December 2000, providing more ... than 60 kinds of services round the clock. These services include payment of government bills, filing of tax return, voter registration, renewal of driving and vehicle license, chan...

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In December of 2000 Dell launched the Dell Exchange, an online service that helps consumers in the U.S. donate, trade-in, or sell old PCs and related products. Dell Exchange provides consumers with ... 's vision is to create a company culture where environmental excellence is second nature. "Our mission is to fully integrate environmental stewardship into the business of providing quality products, best-in-class services, and the best customer experience at the best value," said Michael Dell, president and CEO of Dell Computers. Dell designs products that meet low-energy consumption requireme...

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... and unorganized technological economy. CERT (Computer Emergency and Response Team) is one of the most popular and prosperous Internet security expertise centers in the United States. It was started in December 1988 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. CERT is located at the Software Engineering Institute, a federally funded research center operated by Carnegie Mellon University. CERT studies Internet security vulnerabilities ... , provides services to Web sites that have been attacked and publishes security alerts. CERT's research activities include the area of Wide Area Net...

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