European Commission asks industry and other stakeholders for their views on future patent policy
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on how future action in patent policy to create an EU-wide system of protection can best take account of stakeholders’ needs.
eVoting on the agenda for the next Italian general elections
The Italian government has just passed a new law allowing for the electronic submission of ballot papers, in selected regions, in the forthcoming Italian general election on 9 April 2006.
Massive telecentre investment plan in Rwanda for sustainable development
The Rwandan government has allocated 560bn Rwandan francs (about $1bn) to develop telecentres because telecentres would enable people in rural areas to access vital information from the rest of the world for their development.
