The power of social media tools like Twitter and Facebook to fan the flames of upheaval along the Nile must keep potential dictators up late at night. The Mubarak government's ham-fisted order to cut off Egypt's electronic access to the outside world on Jan. 27 is a potent reminder of how deeply strongmen resent the freedom of speech the Internet embodies. Although service was restored Wednesday, Egypt's response to troublesome tweets is not so foreign. A number of schemes are in the works to grant U.S. leaders similar powers in the name of fairness and safety. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut Independent, introduced legislation last session that would have given a White House cyberczar Mubarak-like power to declare an emergency and issue directives to any private companies deemed ...
Kyrgyz reformers didn't stop there. A presidential decree eliminated the location permit, which had required the signature of Bishkek's mayor and took 60 days to obtain. "It used to be a nightmare. You never knew what additional papers would be required," says Bekbolot, owner of a medium-size construction company. The mayor's office no longer handles occupancy permits either. "It took me 6 months before the reforms, and I still could not obtain the mayor's signature. After the reforms, it took me just over a week to get my occupancy permit signed and sealed. Burkina Faso, once among the bottom 10 on the ease of , was the second fastest reformer. A multifaceted reform program cut 12 days and reduced the cost by 25%. To start, a government decree limited ...
... users to submit all paperwork electronically. Developers in Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Malaysia...In the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt was the only one. South Asia recorded no major ref...
Eastern Europe and Central Asia saw reform in 10 economies. Six reduced the running-around time for entrepreneurs by creating one-stop shops. Albania took registration out of the courts and merged company, social security, labor and tax registrations. Before, entrepreneurs had to wait more than a month to start doing business; now it's just 8 days. Azerbaijan's one-stop shop reduced delays by 2 weeks, Slovenia's by 6. Bulgaria, the Kyrgyz Republic and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia undertook reforms similar to Azerbaijan's. And while Czech entrepreneurs still have to obtain multiple documents, the new "Project Czech Point" allows them to do so at one place. Lebanon and Oman improved the efficiency of their one-stop shops. What used to take 46 days in Lebanon now takes 11. Tun...
... to take her products by foot to the government chemist for testing. "My only means of transport w...South Africa also introduced electronic means of certifying and publishing company documen...Following on the previous year's reforms, Egypt further reduced registration costs and paid-in min...
..., it is highly speculative whether the Government will imminently targetcommunications to which resp... regulate certain governmental electronic surveillanceof communications for foreign intellig..." "all over the world, including inJordan, Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, [and] the GazaStrip."...
This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding six persons under eight entries to the Entity List. The persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These persons will be listed on the Entity List under Iran and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). In addition, this rule removes one person from the Entity List, as the result of a request for removal submitted by the person, a review of information provided in the removal request in accordance with the EAR, and further review conducted by the End-User Review Committee (ERC). Lastly, this rule amends the Entity List on the basis of the annual review conducted by the ERC. The ERC cond...
..., the People's Republic of China (China), Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, Leba... List under this rule, Fajr Almadeena Electronics (FAE) and its owners, Alex Nouri Zadeh, Mohammad N...
... comprehensively to cover the area of electronic communications. The 'telecommunications package' t... entry into the Eurozone in May 2004, governmental agencies and legislative bodies in Cyprus have bee... Greece, Italy, Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt and, thereafter, with the rest of the world. The C...
... on some nations in the Middle East such as Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Libya. Young people in Egypt h... in their rise up against their government. Sutter (2011) was wondering "Are we in the age of... participate in producing content for electronic media." One obvious effect of the Internet in soci...
This paper estimates a definition of foreign direct investment, its forms, components, and determinants of foreign direct investment in some Arab economies. Then this paper will review the experiences of Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen in the area of attracting investment, and the volume of FDI inflows in the countries. The study concludes that the economic factors, political, legislative, and administrative environment influence the process of attracting foreign direct and indirect investments in the countries under consideration, while infrastructure is the factor affecting attraction of investments.
... a large scale and the organization of electronic commerce and intellectual property protection, in ... productive labors that encourage the government to provide more care of infrastructure, political ...
Vinod Rai, Comptroller and Auditor General of India and chair of the Knowledge Sharing Committee, presented his report to the Governing Board and the XX INCOSAI. According to the INCOSAI strategic plan, the purpose of goal 3 is to encourage SAI cooperation, collaboration, and continuous improvement through knowledge sharing, including providing benchmarks, conducting best practice studies, and performing research on issues of mutual interest and concern. In addition to Rai's report, the individual working groups and task forces reported on their goals and achievements. This article summarizes the activities and accomplishments of goal 3 working groups and task forces.
... and Money Laundering (Chair: the SAI of Egypt). The SAI of Peru led this working group until Jun... it is completing the development of an electronic knowledge base on KNI to be available to all INTOS...
President Mohamed Morsi forced the retirement on Sunday of his powerful defense minister, the army chief of staff and several senior generals, in a purge aimed at reclaiming power for civilian leaders. President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday forced the retirement of Egypt's defense minister, the army chief of staff and several senior generals in a stunning purge that seemed for the moment to reclaim for civilian leaders much of the political power that the Egyptian military had seized since the fall of Hosni Mubarak last year.
... equipment, police training, and electronic and aerial surveillance, U.S. officials said. Whil...
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