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The European eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015

http://www.epractice.eu/files/The%20European%20eGovernment%20Action%20Plan%202011-2015%20-%20Harnessing%20ICT%20to%20promote%20smart%20sustainable%20&%20innovative%20Government.pdf

The Action Plan aims at maximising the complementarities of national and European policy instruments. Its actions support the transition of eGovernment into a new generation of open, flexible and collaborative seamless eGovernment services at local, regional, national and European level that will empower citizens and businesses.

There are strong political and economic reasons for European collaboration in eGovernment. Joint action and knowledge sharing at EU level contributes to overcoming the current economic crisis, by using public resources more efficiently.

OSOR.eu - Open Source Observatory and Repository

The Open Source Observatory and Repository for European public administrations (OSOR) is a platform for exchanging information, experiences and FLOSS-based code for use in public administrations.

Open Source Software for eGovernment

Domain and topic:	eGovernment (Open Source)
Organiser:	European Dynamics, S.A. (Private (Contractor on behalf of Public Organisation) Organisation)
Website:	http://www.osor.eu
Languages:	English
Scope:	Pan-European
Expected participants:	50
Free:	Yes, participation has no cost
Open:	Yes, (event with unrestricted attendance)
Contact email:	Vassilia.Orfanou@eurodyn.com

Open Source Software for Public Administrations! 

Introduction Some 20 years in the software industry already, open source

Highlighted library in Open Source Software for eGovernment

Here is a list of the highlighted resources part of the Open Source Software for eGovernment.

Highlighted Library Items

http://www.epractice.eu/community/opensource/highlighted_library/page1/

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Pengguna internet perlu peka ancaman siber: SKMM

Kurang pendedahan punca pelajar, remaja tidak peka ancaman guna internet


24th February, 2011


SANDAKAN: Kurangnya pendedahan bahaya dan ancaman siber di kalangan pelajar dan remaja menyebabkan golongan tersebut tidak peka terhadap ancaman yang wujud dalam penggunaan internet.


Pengarah Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) Sabah dan Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan, Bukhari Yahya berkata, pengetahuan dan kesedaran berkaitan jenayah perlu dipertingkatkan di kalangan pengguna internet sebagai langkah untuk menangani ancaman internet yang semakin berleluasa.


Katanya, kadar jenayah komersial dan bukan komersial yang melibatkan medium internet turut meningkat pada masa kini berikutan pertambahan bilangan pengguna internet dari semasa ke semasa.


“Jenayah ini membabitkan penipuan yang bertujuan untuk memerangkap pengguna yang alpa dan tidak peka terhadap perkembangan semasa kecanggihan alam siber.


“Perlu diingat bahawa ancaman siber masa kini telah membawa kemusnahan membabitkan perniagaan, kerajaan selain infrastruktur kritikal seperti institusi kewangan, industri pengangkutan dan kesihatan,” katanya.


Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada Seminar Kesedaran Keselamatan Dalam Internet di 2 Inn 1 Hotel, di sini, kelmarin.


Program anjuran SKMM itu dihadiri seramai 80 peserta terdiri daripada kakitangan kerajaan dan bukan kerajaan.


Bukhari turut mengingatkan pengguna internet agar meningkatkan tahap kesedaran mereka dan lebih bersedia menghadapi sebarang ancaman serta bahaya internet dalam era globalisasi.


Mengenai program itu, Bukhari berkata, ia bertujuan memberi kesedaran mengenai penggunaan internet yang kini menjadi nadi kepada telekomunikasi di setiap pelusuk dunia tanpa mengira sempadan.


Di samping itu, katanya, seminar tersebut turut memberi pendedahan kepada peserta mengenai jenayah siber yang semakin berleluasa menerusi tiga kertas kerja yang dibentangkan dalam seminar berkenaan.


Sementara itu, ketika berucap merasmikan majlis, Pegawai Pelajaran Daerah Sandakan, Sharif Mahada Sharif Attar berkata, program seumpama itu perlu diteruskan dari semasa ke semasa memandangkan lebih banyak perkembangan baru mengenai dunia siber akan timbul.


Beliau menasihatkan pengguna internet khususnya di daerah ini agar patuh terhadap peraturan-peraturan berhubung penggunaan internet yang telah ditetapkan.


Hadir sama, Timbalan Pengarah SKMM cawangan Sandakan, Aaron Tan dan Setiausaha Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan (MPS), Jeffery Aman.




http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/46560


http://www.skmm.gov.my/


http://www.sabahbroadband.com/

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Sistem Selangkah UiTM memasuki Anugerah Inovasi Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (AIICT), MAMPU

Dikhabarkan Sistem Selangkah http://www.selangkah.uitm.edu.my yang dibangunkan oleh UiTM telah berjaya menjadi 3 finalis akhir untuk Anugerah Inovasi ICT (AIICT) MAMPU 2010 dimana  Lawatan Panel Penilai AIICT dari MAMPU dikatakan akan dibuat pada 25 Feb. 2011 (Jumaat) di UiTM. Tahniah di ucpakan kepada Encik Abdul Hamid Othman dan Team Selangkah , PSMB, UiTM..... bermula dari selangkah dan seterusnya ..... Sistem Semakan Syarat Kelayakan Program IPTA (i-MAS-C-U) http://imascu.upu.mohe.gov.my/ pula bagi tahun 2011

Pengenalan Anugerah 

Pada tahun 1999, Anugerah Perdana Teknologi Maklumat (APTM) telah diperkenalkan. Anugerah ini merupakan pengiktirafan dan penghargaan yang diberi kepada sesuatu organisasi yang menunjukkan kecemerlangan dalam pelaksanaan dan penggunaan berkesan teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi (ICT). APTM telah dianjurkan bersama oleh Unit Pemodenan Tadbiran dan Perancangan Pengurusan Malaysia (MAMPU), Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Persatuan Industri Komputer dan Multimedia Malaysia (PIKOM).

    Pada tahun 2007, APTM telah digantikan dengan Anugerah Kualiti Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (AKICT) yang diperkenalkan di bawah struktur baru Anugerah Inovasi Perkhidmatan Awam (AIPA). Mesyuarat Panel Pemantauan Penyampaian Perkhidmatan (Panel 3P) pada 2 November 2009 telah bersetuju supaya satu kaedah pengiktirafan yang baru diperkenalkan bagi Sektor Awam. Anugerah Inovasi Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (AIICT) telah diperkenalkan bagi menggantikan AKICT.

     Pemilihan pemenang dan Majlis Penyampaian Anugerah kepada pemenang akan dilaksanakan secara tahunan di dalam Majlis Penyampaian Anugerah Inovasi Perkhidmatan Awam.

TAFSIRAN INOVASI

Dalam konteks perkhidmatan awam, inovasi boleh ditafsirkan sebagai cetusan idea-idea kreatif yang dapat meningkatkan kualiti dan produktiviti penyampaian perkhidmatan. Idea-idea tersebut yang bersifat radikal boleh diperoleh dari dalam dan luar atau melalui proses penyelidikan dan pembangunan (R&D) sebagai idea baru atau diadaptasi untuk digunapakai mengikut keperluan jabatan atau agensi. Inovasi yang dihasilkan hendaklah berupaya menambah nilai output semasa serta membawa transformasi dan perubahan kepada amalan sedia ada. Inovasi boleh berbentuk produk, perkhidmatan, proses atau teknologi.

Dalam konteks teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi (ICT), inovasi merangkumi aplikasi, perkakasan, kandungan tempatan dan creative multimedia.

OBJEKTIF

• Memberi penghargaan dan pengiktirafan kepada organisasi di atas inisiatif inovasi yang telah dilaksanakan serta telah berjaya memanfaatkan ICT.
  
• Memprofil pelaksanaan ICT yang inovatif bagi menggalakkan  perkongsian maklumat melalui benchmarking.
  
• Mencetuskan persaingan positif dalam carta kedudukan (ranking) di kalangan organisasi dalam penggunaan ICT ke arah kecemerlangan penyampaian perkhidmatan yang cekap dan berkualiti.

maklumat lanjut


http://www.mampu.gov.my/aiict/

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Perpustakaan makin sepi - LAPORAN KHAS

LAPORAN KHAS

Perpustakaan makin sepi

KUALA LUMPUR 21 Feb. - Sikap rakyat tidak suka membaca buku menjadikan perpustakaan sepi, terpinggir dan hanya mendapat sambutan pada musim tertentu.Amat menyedihkan. Purata pengunjung di perpustakaan pada hari-hari biasa hanya 10 hingga 30 orang.

Tinjauan Unit Khas Utusan Malaysia ke beberapa perpustakaan daerah dan desa sekitar Lembah Klang mendapati perpustakaan terbabit lengang.

Yang kelihatan hanya kelibat kanak-kanak. Sukar untuk melihat kehadiran orang dewasa apatah lagi remaja di gedung ilmu tersebut.

Menurut Penolong Pengawai Perpustakaan Daerah Gombak, Nor Chempawan Mat Abu, 27, fenomena kunjungan bermusim itu sudah lama terjadi dan sehingga kini masalah tersebut masih sukar diatasi.
"Peribahasa 'selangkah ke perpustakaan sejuta pengetahuan' semakin dilupakan. Ini ekoran persepsi masyarakat yang hanya terfikir untuk ke perpustakaan apabila tiba waktu-waktu tertentu sahaja.
"Perpustakaan mendapat sambutan hangat apabila menjelang musim peperiksaan di sekolah dan universiti selain jika ingin menyiapkan tugasan sekolah," katanya ketika ditemui Utusan Malaysia baru-baru ini.

Bagi mengatasi masalah itu, Nor Chempawan berkata, fungsi perpustakaan harus ditingkatkan iaitu bukan sekadar tempat membaca tetapi menjalankan aktiviti lain.

"Dalam usaha menjadikan perpustakaan sebagai rumah kedua, pelbagai aktiviti ilmiah yang bersifat interaktif harus dilaksanakan.

"Misalnya, menyediakan kemudahan Internet secara percuma selain menarik lebih ramai ibu bapa bersantai bersama anak- anak mereka di perpustakaan," katanya.

Sementara itu, seorang Pembantu Perpustakaan Desa Kampung Pandan, Norfaziha Roslan, 22, berkata, walaupun jumlah buku di perpustakaan desa itu lebih daripada mencukupi, ia gagal menarik minat orang ramai untuk berkunjung.

"Sejak beroperasi pada Julai 2008, perpustakaan ini memiliki 7,920 buku pelbagai genre dengan 300 daripadanya buku bahasa Inggeris.

"Apa yang dikesalkan hanya 8,175 rekod pinjaman buku oleh 779 ahli perpustakaan desa," katanya.
Dalam pada itu, Norfaziha berkata, perpustakaan desa itu mencatatkan kedatangan tertinggi pada April, Oktober, November dan Disember.

Sementara itu, seorang Pembantu Perpustakaan Desa Kampung Melayu Ampang, Nurazlin Rusali, 22, berkata, sasaran mendapatkan 30 ahli baru perpustakaan itu dalam tempoh sebulan sukar dicapai.
"Walaupun banyak aktiviti dilakukan bagi menarik penduduk menjadi ahli, masih sukar mencapai sasaran 30 ahli baru setiap bulan.

"Setakat ini, jumlah tertinggi ahli baru mendaftar hanyalah separuh daripada sasaran tersebut iaitu 15 orang," katanya.


sumber 

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2010&dt=0222&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Laporan_Khas&pg=lk_02.htm&arc=hive

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Discussion on Online database issues

From 201110217 Onlinedatabase Discussion

Discussion on Online database issues

Date : 17 Feb 2011
Location : Discussion Area, JPSTM, Level 2, Tun Abdul Razak Library 1 (PTAR 1), UiTM Shah Alam.


Time: 10.45 am
Firsrt session : CLJ LAW - SyedMA


Time: 3.30 pm
Second session : Westlaw-Thomsonreuters.com-
Ismail Abdullah, Siti Hajar Othman, Lim Phaik Choo, 
Kalvinder Kaur


Library represent by Nurul Diana from JPJPD, Ahmad Faizar from JPSTM , Cik Syakirah from PTAR2 and Ezianti from Network PSMB


On-Campus Access : Most online databases are accessible by direct login requiring no authentication or password via ip address authentication
http://library.uitm.edu.my/v1.0/eresources/index.html

Off-Campus Access: Access to most online resources outside the University network is available through one of the following methods: EZaccess.via ezacces using ezproxy 
http://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/  Students and staff need to enter EZaccess ID and password.

ENQUIRIES

If you require any assistance in the use or access of the online databases subscribed by UiTM Library, please contact our staff at:

Reference Desk (Tun Abdul Razak Library)  Tel : 03-5544 3714  or
Information Service Department  Tel : 03-5544 3712 / 3713 or
Faculty Liaison Officers  or Send an email
For other questions, please check the Library's FAQ

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Facebook Developer Garage, Kuala Lumpur 26 hingga 28 Februari 2011

Facebook Malaysia membawakan Facebook Developer Garage yang bakal diadakan di Kuala Lumpur pada 26 hingga 28 Februari 2011.

Melalui program Facebook Developer Garage ini, para pembangun akan mempelajari segalanya berkaitan platform Facebook daripada para pembangun Facebook sendiri, dan menariknya, program ini disediakan secara percuma.

Facebook Developer Garage ini akan mendidik para pembangun dalam membangunkan aplikasi Facebook mereka, dimana melalui acara tiga hari ini, pelbagai aktiviti akan diadakan, dimana para pesertanya akan membangunkan pelbagai prototaip, dan kelak akan mempersembahkannya kepada umum pada hari yang terakhir. Prototaip dan aplikasi Facebook yang menarik, kelak akan dianugerahkan RM2,500 dalam meneruskan pembangunan projek Facebook mereka.

Facebook Developer Garage juga mendapat sokongan daripada Tandemic, iaitu salah satu agensi konsultan tempatan berkaitan rangkaian media sosial. Facebook Developer Garage juga merupakan salah satu daripada 30 program yang disokong sepenuhnya oleh Facebook dan Intel pada tahun lepas.

Para peserta yang berminat, boleh mendaftarkan diri pada laman rasmi Facebook Developer Garage Kuala Lumpur, yang mana akan diadakan di Institut APIIT di Bukit Jalil.

credit 
http://amanz.my/2011/02/ubah-idea-sosial-media-anda-kepada-realiti-pada-facebook-developer-garage/



Agenda


Friday Feburary 25th · ice warming session
Friday will be an ice warming session at a near by bar in Sri Petaling. The fun begins at 7:30pm.


Saturday February 26th · speaker sessions and hackathon
Spend the first half of the day learning about the Facebook platform, then spend the next half developing on it. Prizes will be given to the best application! See the Speakers


Sunday February 27th · hackathon
The hackathon continues, and prizes will be given out at the end of the day.

more http://klfb.urekaweekend.com/agenda/


the Speakers

 Scott Rafer

• Scott Rafer’s Blog
• Facebook Page
• Twitter Page
• Linkedin Page

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Colin Charles

Colin Charles hacks on MariaDB, a MySQL fork and advises Open Ocean Investments companies such as Web of Trust and MoSync. He lives in Kuala Lumpur. Before MySQL, he worked actively on the Fedora and OpenOffice.org projects. He’s spoken at many conferences – linux.conf.au, The MySQL Conference & Expo, foss.in, to name a few. He is currently a council member at the Malaysian National Computer Confederation (MNCC) and Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia (TeAM). He is Director at Grok Sdn Bhd.

Topic: Cloud rollouts, scaling backend of FB apps

• Facebook Page
• Twitter Page

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Clayton Narcis

Cofounder and developer of Wootfood. Plays an active role in developing Wootfood iPhone, Android and Web app. A true blue Penang boy that currently lives in Kuala Lumpur. Loves dabbling in technology and cars.

Topic: Facebook Development on the iPhone

Using Facebook in iOS

• Why you should use Facebook iOS SDK?
• How to use it and issues to be aware of working with Facebook iOS SDK
• Moving forward with Facebook iOS SDK

• Wootfood
• Facebook Page
• Twitter Page

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Aizat Faiz

Aizat Faiz is a Facebook Software Engineer based in Malaysia. A normal day for Aizat Faiz isn’t so normal for most people. Though a technologist by nature, you may also find Aizat involved in other non-tech related activities on a typical day, such as filming his next Ramly burger masterpiece, burying himself in books about economics, psychology or science fiction, and dabbling in the fine arts of Swing dancing.

Topic: Introduction into the Facebook Graph APIs

The Facebook Graph APIs frees up your personal information on Facebook, allowing other websites or software to interact with it to create a personal experience for you.

• Facebook Page
• Twitter Page

credit Publish Post

http://klfb.urekaweekend.com

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QR Droid Generator Decoder free download for Android

QR Droid Generator Decoder

What is QR Droid Generator Decoder :
Developer: DroidLa
Support Email: info@droid.la
Web Site: http://droid.la

A complete QR Quick Response Bar code processor encoder reader for your Android.

- Encodes contacts, bookmarks, calendar events and free text

- Lets you share apps: It list all your installed apps and lets you search any of them. After you choose one, a Market link is encoded in the QR image

- QR Droid lists your contacts, bookmarks, applications and lets you browse or search them. After you select an item, you can choose exactly what information to encode and/or edit any info without changing anything permanently in your device.

- Decodes images saved in your device or from URLs of QR image. It decodes from camera too if Barcode Scanner is present. It’s a complete client.

- It allows you to shorten a long URL before encoding it. If a QR code has less information, more readers will be able to decode it

- Always acts as expected after decoding a QR code (it can call or save a contact, show a map, dial a number, send an e-mail, find result in Google, send SMS, copy & share any info...)

- Generates and decodes QR images in less than a second

- Saves generated QR image in SD card and lets you send it attached through e-mail, post directly in Facebook and more. If you just want to share text, you can send QR image URL (using Google Chart API)

- Integrates with Browser, Gallery, Contacts, 3rd party file-explorers and more to encode and decode. For example, you can open an image in Browser or Gallery, select "Share" > "Decode with QR Droid". Or choose a contact, select "Share" > "QR Droid" and choose exactly what info of that contact to encode

IMPORTANT:

- If you don't want to grant access to "Your personal information", try app "QR Droid Private", which removes two features that use that permission, leaving intact all other great features. We respect your privacy.

A QR Code is a matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by QR scanners, mobile phones with a camera, and smartphones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on white background. The information encoded can be text, URL or other data.

You can create Social QR Codes with YouScan.me

QR Droid Generator Decoder Screenshots

http://www.androidfreeware.net/download-qr-droid-generator-decoder.html


http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/productivity/qr-droid_otfm.html


"QR Droid" is a complete QR code reader, generator and scanner for your Android. Easily scan QR codes from camera, decode them from images saved in your device or from URL of images stored in Internet. Create QR codes in less than one second from your contacts, bookmarks and installed applications; browse and search them, select an item and choose exactly what information to encode. Generate QR codes for calendar events, phone numbers, geo-locations, sms, or any text you want. Additionally, "QR Droid" saves a complete history of every QR code that has been created or decoded. Browse and search that history or delete items you no longer need.

(QR Droid requires some technical knowledge to use. If you can't make it work, don't know what QR is or have any question, please don't rate/comment before reading http://qrdroid.com or writing to info@droid.la)
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• Encodes contacts, bookmarks, calendar events and free text as QR (Quick Response Bar code)
• Lets you share apps: It list all your installed apps and lets you search any of them. After you choose one, a Market link is encoded in the QR image
• Scans QR codes from camera, decodes images saved in your device and from URLs of QR images. It's a complete client. Use it for biz, school, communication/social or just to send messages for fun!
• It allows you to shorten a long URL before encoding it. If a QR code has less information, more readers will be able to decode it
• Always acts as expected after decoding a QR code (it can call or save a contact, show a map, dial a number, send an e-mail, find result in Google, send SMS, copy & share any info...)
• Generates and decodes QR images in less than a second
• Saves generated QR image in SD card and lets you send it attached through e-mail, post directly in Facebook and more. If you just want to share text, you can send QR image URL (using Google Chart API)
• Integrates with Browser, Gallery, Contacts, 3rd party file-explorers and more to encode and decode. For example, you can open an image in Browser or Gallery, select "Share", "Decode with QR Droid". Or choose a contact, select "Share", "QR Droid" and choose exactly what info of that contact to encode

TIPS:
• For beginners, read about QR codes
http://qrdroid.com/?p=152
• Install Android apps automatically with QR codes shown in Web pages. Instructions here:
http://qrdroid.com/?p=1
• Anytime wanted to scan a QR code shown in a website in Android browser and realized you just can't scan your own screen? Step-by-step guide:
http://qrdroid.com/?p=14
• Want to generate a QR code from a GEO location easily? Check instructions here:
http://qrdroid.com/?p=55
• Generate shortcuts in Home screen to your favorite "QR Droid" option:
http://qrdroid.com/?p=139
• Create your own QR-contact card directly in Home screen
http://qrdroid.com/?p=75

IMPORTANT:
• This is a free, ads-supported app. Ads can be removed with a donation of US$1.50
http://qrdroid.com/donate
• If you don't want to grant access to "Your personal information", try "QR Droid Private", which removes 2 features that use that permission, leaving all other great features. We respect your privacy.
(Click “View more applications” to find "QR Droid Private")
• Uses ZXing library. Apache License 2.0
• Some devices don't allow apps to turn flashlight ON and OFF, so this feature could not work

Some reactions:
• PCWorld.com rated QR Droid "5.0 out of 5 stars"
http://x.co/qrPC
• One of the best apps of the week, by AndroidPolice
http://x.co/qrAP
• Recommended by AndroidFreeware, WidgetsLab and WhirlPool
http://x.co/qrAF
http://x.co/qrWL
http://x.co/qrWP

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