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Cisco
Government Affairs eUpdate
Volume
1, Issue 1
16 February 2001
Cisco Government
Affairs Online: www.cisco.com/gov
This Week@Cisco
in Government Affairs
Cisco@EMEA
EMEA
Journalists
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This
week, Laura Ipsen, Director of Government Affairs, spoke to a contingent
of 30 journalists from EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Her presentation included the three areas that
Cisco government affairs is focusing on for 2001– Education, Broadband Deployment
and eGovernment. To hear from more from Laura, visit our Multimedia section.
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Ipsen
also introduced Ms. Isabella di Michelis de Slonghello, Cisco’s Government
Affairs newest employee in charge of EMEA.
Ms. di Michelis will be Cisco’s main contact for EMEA Government
Affairs and she can be reached at idemiche@cisco.com.
Cisco@Telecom
FCC Commissioners Gloria Tristani and Susan Ness
this week announced that they would either be leaving the FCC or not
seeking re-appointment. Tristani
is said to be eyeing a run for statewide elective office in New Mexico. Full story at dowjones.com.
Cisco@Washington,
DC
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige was questioned
about the administration’s education plan this week by the U.S. Senate. President Bush’s education reform plan of “No Child Left Behind” was discussed,
as well as how
the plan would be funded.
Cisco@US States
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State Government Affairs Manager Michelle Mallory Peacock
hosted a delegation of Silicon Valley-area California Assembly and Senate
staffers this week. They heard
about eGovernment from Cisco’s IBSG group as well as about Cisco’s state
policy focus for 2001.
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eVoting and eDemocracy - Riverside County, California is the nation's largest county to
have installed a touch-screen voting system.
The machines were installed in time for last fall's presidential
election, and used again recently in an election to fill an empty seat
in the California Assembly. The
technology has increased the efficiency of tallying results, but is
still controversial. Read The
New York Times article and join a discussion about e-democracy at
the High Tech Communities
website.
New “High Tech Community” Now Online
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Government Affairs latest foray into web driven public
policy saw the soft launch of our “High Tech Community”
this week. The site’s vision
is to grow into a “virtual think tank” where policymakers, academics,
industry professionals and more can go to read others thoughts and add
their own. The resource is
BRAND NEW, so please visit it and add your thoughts!
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The topics we are focusing on are Education, Broadband
Deployment, eGovernment, Privacy, Internet Taxation and Telecom Deregulation.
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This week’s question of the week is: “President Bush
is pushing a $1.6 trillion tax cut. Should it be accepted by Congress
in full or should Congress offer more targeted tax cuts?”
Visit the High Tech Community
and add your thoughts today.
Tech Policy News Stories of the Week
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Deutsche
Telekom subsidiary T-online this week scrapped its flat-rate pricing
plans for all Internet service except for DSL.
The plan is to establish DSL as the Internet broadband service
of choice. Read the full story
at FT.com.
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“Can
we bank on E-Learning?” – The
Red Herring reports on the E-Learning market.
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Opinion
– James
Fallows of The Industry Standard speaks his mind on President Bush’s
proposed tax cut and its potential effect on the Internet Economy.
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Privacy
article in The New York Times discusses a topic that many around
the world are interested in. (free registration required)
TechNet Board Meeting
As
a founding member of TechNet,
Cisco is very active in this Silicon Valley venture.
This week, new TechNet CEO Rick White (former Congressman from
Washington) convened his first board meeting to discuss the policy focuses
for TechNet in 2001. Cisco President
and CEO and TechNet board member John Chambers attended the meeting.
Cisco.com/gov Site’s Popularity Grows
Only
in its third week of production, the Cisco Government Affairs site continues
to grow in popularity. With over 100,000 page views in the first two
weeks, the site has thus far been effective in reaching individuals
who are interested in high-tech policy.
With 24x7 availability, policymakers all over the world can view
Cisco’s positions or utilize the site’s resources and data anytime.
Site of the Week:
For information on Energy Saving Tips, visit the
U.S. Department of Energy’s
site on energy efficiency.
Fact and
Stat of the Week: “Valentine’s in Europe”
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Forrester Research reports that 2 million Europeans buy
flowers and gifts online. Forrester says these people are 50% more likely
to read online newspapers, visit television websites and participate
in online auctions. 64% say that the convenience of the internet is
what brings them online for gifts and flowers and 57% appreciate the
real-time availability of e-shopping. Only 18% go directly to the online
gift retailer of their choice.
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For more Facts and Stats on the New Economy, visit our
Facts and Stats page.
Feedback
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we continue to build out the site, we welcome comments, criticisms,
praise and suggestions. Please
send any feedback to John Earnhardt at jearnhar@cisco.com
To
contact any member of the Government Affairs team, please visit our
“Contact Us” page.
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