US v European cities

23 Aug 2006 09:51:16 +0100

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<h1>Singapore: iGov2010</h1>
<p>25 Jul 2006 08:04:52 +0100</p>
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The government of Singapore has presented a five-year plan aimed at taking its e-government services to the next level. The EUR1 billion "iGov2010" program intends to integrate government agencies' back-end systems, in an effort to improve the online experience of citizens. Under the plan, the Government will dev ...

VanCity - BSD case study

01 Jan 2006 20:20:57 +0100

The Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, or VanCity, is Canada's largest credit union, with $7.3 billion in assets, over 271,000 members, and 39 branches in British Columbia. VanCity owns Citizens Bank of Canada, serving members across the country by telephone, ATM, and the Internet.

Founded in 1945, VanCity prides itself on innovation of new product ...

UK Vehicle Excise Duty

01 Jan 2006 20:18:19 +0100

An illustration of the way differential tax rates can be used by governments to promote 'greener' products can be found in the UK car market. Here, car owners pay an annual charge for the use of their vehicle, known as Vehicle Excise Duty. In 2001, VED was for the first time related to the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of an individual vehicle.

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Rare drop in gun deaths in Brazil

03 Sep 2005 08:49:50 +0100

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Lumumba's son hails Belgian apology

20 Sep 2005 12:25:04 +0100

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Belgium funds Burundi peace

20 Sep 2005 09:56:58 +0100

Belgium has pledged $5m towards a peacekeeping force for Burundi.

The Belgian prime minister, Guy Verhofstadt, told the visiting former South African president, Nelson Mandela, that he would ask the rest of the Europe ...

Human Development Report 2002: Deepening democracy in a fragmented world

15 Mar 2005 09:23:14 +0100

Politics matter for human development. Reducing poverty depends as much on whether poor people have political power as on their opportunities for economic progress. Democracy has proven to be the system of governance most capable of mediating and preventing conflict and of securing and sustaining well-being. By expanding people's choices about how and by whom they are governed, democracy brings pr ...

Human Development Report 2003: Millennium Development Goals

13 Mar 2005 21:48:02 +0100

A compact among nations to end human poverty The range of human development in the world is vast and uneven, with astounding progress in some areas amidst stagnation and dismal decline in others. Balance and stability in the world will require the commitment of all nations, rich and poor, and a global development compact to extend the wealth of possibilities to all people.

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World Government: International Government, World Leaders, Foreign Embassies, UN - GovSpot.com

13 Mar 2005 20:50:29 +0100

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

13 Mar 2005 20:44:38 +0100

On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on ...

Agenda 21

13 Mar 2005 20:44:53 +0100

Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment. Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests were adopted by more than 178 Governmen ...

The Millennium Development Goals

13 Mar 2005 20:45:08 +0100

At the Millennium Summit in September 2000 the states of the United Nations reaffirmed their commitment to working toward a world in which sustaining development and eliminating poverty would have the highest priority. The Millennium Development Goals grew out of the agreements and resolutions of world conferences organized by the United Nations in the past decade. The goals have been commonly acc ...

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