Serbia And Montenegro: Serbia Adopts Law on Access to Information
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The Skupstina (Parliament) of the Republic of Serbia passed the Law on Freedom of Access to Information.
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Law takes effect creating comprehensive pool of personal data in antiterrorist effort.
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As a country Serbia and Montenegro is neither large nor wealthy, and yet it has two of the biggest archives of newsreel and feature films in the world.
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But 'culture of secrecy' still prevails Almost 70 countries have now adopted freedom of information (FOI) laws, according to civil liberties group Privacy International. Over half of those have been adopted in the last 10 years, according to a survey just published.â¦
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BELGRADE, Feb 26 (IPS) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled   Monday that Serbia was not guilty of genocide in neighbouring  Bosnia.
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The Web challenges the region's authoritarian governments with a freer exchange of information and ideas.
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LONDON -- Monday -- Serbia reached a milestone on the road to economic stability Monday, as its first-ever credit rating opened the way for a return to international credit markets.
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Serbia hopes to sign a key aid and trade pact with the European Union before the end of this month, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said Tuesday, as its province of Kosovo heads toward independence.
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The new rules finally acknowledge a clear distinction between electronically stored information and other types of discoverable material. The rules allow for the potential exclusion of data from sources that are identified "as not reasonably accessible because of undue burden or cost."
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A bill intended to grant journalists the right to protect the identity of their sources when questioned in court passed the US House of Representatives yesterday, by a vote of 398 to 21. The version as passed contained much clarified language, closing a legal loophole that might have enabled courts to compel journalists to divulge their sources anyway.
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Member countries would be free to build databaseses on travellers as part of anti-terrorism measures.
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The Serbian government has adopted a secret plan to implement "in case of a unilateral declaration of independence" by the Albanian majority of the breakaway Kosovo province, it said on Monday.
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BELGRADE, Serbia, Jan. 4 The European Union is to decide whether to accept Serbia along with its mainly ethnic-Albanian Kosovo province or recognize an independent Kosovo. via Earth Times
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The Freedom of Information Act becomes law on Saturday, giving the public access to information from public bodies.
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(InfoWorld) - All French government publications should be made available in OpenDocument Format (ODF), according to a report commissioned by the French prime minister. In his report, "On Equal Terms," National Assembly Deputy Bernard Carayon calls for a law making it compulsory for French government departments to use ODF when they create or distribute documents, and suggests that France ask its European partners to do likewise when exchanging documents at a European level. Carayon's report, submitted to Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Sept. 14 and published late last week, is not just about ODF. De Villepin asked Carayon to investigate how European businesses could play a greater role in developing global industrial standards, in order to level the economic playing field and reduce Europe's economic dependance on other regions. Carayon's report carries no legal weight, but French policy makers should take account of such reports, which the prime minister can commission on a wide range of matters. In the report, Carayon also recommended the government fund a research center dedicated to open-source software security, and set up a system to help national and local government agencies exchange information about best practice in the use of open-source software. He also suggested that the European Union should create an agency with the ambitious goal of ensuring its technological independence. Separately, Carayon has also pushed for the French National Assembly to give deputies the choice of proprietary or open-source software on the workstations provided for them, beginning with the next parliamentary session in 2007. Â ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
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The lower house of Zimbabwe&#39;s parliament  passed a bill on Wednesday allowing the government to monitor  phones, mail and the Internet to protect national security.
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Using the Freedom of Information Act to get information from the government is like waiting for ketchup to flow from a new bottle. Both often take longer than they are supposed to.