The use of Web 2.0 tools in the federal government is expected to increase but most implementations will be internal in nature, according to Ken Cochrane, CIO of the Government of Canada.
The Internet Society of China (ISC) is not giving up on its efforts to fight spam. On Wednesday it released an updated list of servers to be blocked as sources of spam by its members.
The Chinese government is ratcheting up its efforts to fight unsolicited e-mail, or spam, in a campaign that has a distinctly political flavour but officials face an uphill battle to get the problem under control.
The Australian government has told the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) to implement safeguards for consumers against unexpected high telephone bills and Internet dumping.