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Cisco Government
Affairs E-Update
Volume
1, Issue 6
23 March 2001
Brought to
you by Cisco Government Affairs Online: www.cisco.com/gov
This Week@Cisco
in Government Affairs
CISCO@INTERNATIONAL
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This week Cisco hosted the President of the United Mexican
States, Vicente Fox, at our world headquarters in San Jose. As this
was President Fox's first official visit to the United States, it was
noteworthy that he chose to come to Silicon Valley, and to visit Cisco.
President Fox said he chose to come to Silicon Valley because it is
"the heart, the core of the New Economy." "Cisco was
honored to host President Fox," said Laura Ipsen, Cisco's Worldwide
Director of Government Affairs. "His focus on broadband deployment
as the key to productivity and economic growth will prove him to be
a great world leader in this decade." For more on this story read the full News@Cisco
story. http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/ts_032201.html
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President
Fox also unveiled this week his plan to bring Internet access to all
Mexicans during his six-year term.
Read more about his “e-Mexico” plan here. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010321/wr/tech_mexico_dc_1.html
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An IDC report suggests that Mexico needs
more business knowledge and help to succeed in the new economy. IDC
reports that 52% of companies in Mexico are not familiar with enterprise
resource management (ERM) applications. IDC also says that roughly 67%
of Mexican firms do not have any knowledge of supply chain management
(SCM) or business intelligence applications and 70% are not familiar
with customer relationship management (CRM) applications.
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A delegation from the Danish government
this week heard about Cisco’s experience in e-government and broadband
deployment. The Ministry of
Research and Information Technology heard from Cisco’s IBSG group about
strategies for government technology success in this new economy. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/ibs/
http://www.cisco.com/gov/people/e_government.html
http://www.cisco.com/gov/networks/broadband_deploy.html
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Broadband
Revolution Coming Slowly To Latin America - Only
3% of Latin America has cable television. eMarketer explains that most
of the region may be left out of the broadband revolution in the near
future. http://www.emarketer.com/analysis/elatin_america/20010315_bband_latam.html?ref=wn
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Inauguration
of the web site "FUTURUM" - As part
of the debate on the future development of the European Union, a new
web site; Futurum, has been developed. Managed by the Commission,
this site will provide a permanent focus for all the initiatives relating
to the public debate on the future of Europe over the next three years.
Additionally, it will serve as a vehicle to reinforce the Europe-wide
dimension of the debate, including in particular an on-going discussion
forum open to all citizens of the Union. http://europa.eu.int/futurum/
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The European Commission has adopted a
Communication on the Impact and Priorities of the eEurope 2002 Initiative.
The document consists of two parts: benchmarking on the take-up and
use of the Internet and priorities for future action, as requested at
the Nice Summit in December. http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/01/362|0|RAPID&lg=EN
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Maximizing the impact of measures aimed
at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to make the most
of electronic business opportunities is the key aim of a new European
Commission Communication, "GoDigital", recently announced.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ecommerce/godigital/
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The European Commission has approved
today a major development program in Greece for 2000-2006, the Operational
Program "Information Society". http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/01/349|0|RAPID&lg=EN
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The European Union aims to become "the
world's most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy within
10 years, capable of sustained economic growth with more and better
jobs and greater social cohesion". This objective was set by the
Heads of State or Government at Lisbon in March 2000.
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The European Commission (EC) has adopted
a report entitled "The Introduction of Third Generation Mobile
Communications in the European Union: State of Play and the Way Forward."
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/infosoc/telecompolicy/en/comm-en.htm
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South
Africa Names Digital Divide Task Force - President
Thabo Mbeki committed his government to ensuring that the South Africa
telecommunications sector does not fall behind the rest of the world,
and announced the establishment of two high-profile task teams to assist
the government in closing the so-called "digital divide." Members include: Larry Ellison of Oracle, Carly
Fiorina of HP, Esther Dyson of Edventure Holdings, Craig McCaw of Teledisc,
Prof. Manuell Castell of University of California, Serge Tchuruk of
Alcatel, Rajendra Pawar of NIIT India and
David Potter
of Psion.
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Togo:
First VOIP Call Center in Africa - The arrival
of Africa's first VOIP call center may have an impact that will send
ripples around the continent. The call center could have some collateral
effect on the debate over internet-enabled phone calls. VOIP (telephone
calls via the internet) is banned in most major African internet markets,
notably South Africa.
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Senegal
sets up a Telecoms Ministry - After the "technical
reshuffle" of its government announced on February 5 by Prime Minister
Moustapha Niasse, Senegal now has a ministry of telecommunications,
headed by Mamadou Diop Decroix.
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Worldwide
Internet Usage: Asia-Pacific Tops The Charts - South
Koreans and Taiwanese Internet users represent two-thirds of the total
number of people with Internet access in Asia-Pacific. http://www.emarketer.com/estatnews/estats/eglobal/20010316_global_usage.html?ref=wn
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South
Korea's Insatiable Appetite For The 'Net - South
Korea ranks behind only the US and Canada in terms of broadband potential.
eMarketer reports how a supportive government helped foster the national
infrastructure. http://www.emarketer.com/analysis/easia/20010316_asia.html?ref=wn
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The
Internet In Ireland - Happy St. Patrick's Day! Internet
penetration in Ireland is currently at 27% and cellphone penetration
is even larger at 67%. http://www.emarketer.com/estatnews/estats/eglobal/20010316_ireland.html?ref=wn
CISCO@WASHINGTON, DC
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Commerce Secretary Evans Visits
Silicon Valley - Cisco’s worldwide director of Government Affairs Laura Ipsen met with
Commerce Secretary Don Evans in Palo Alto, CA this week. Secretary Evans spoke about the importance
of the technology industry to the Bush administration and the economy
overall at an event hosted by TechNet.
Secretary Evans talked about the Bush administration’s commitment
to get something done on key issues affecting the technology industry,
with broadband on top of agenda. About
40 high-tech executives were in the room, including representatives
from Excite@Home, Microsoft and other high-tech companies. Evans told the group that the tech community
has a strong advocate in the Commerce department. He said business needs to talk to business and government needs
to get out of the way. Besides
broadband, other topics discussed included trade, privacy, copyright
and energy. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/govtaffs/multimedia/index.html#Ipsen1
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Cisco
Telecommunications Policy Counsel Bruce Mehlman joined other industry
leaders from the Information Technology Industry Council in speaking
with Members of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on
new technologies and developments in the Internet. Bruce delivered
a power point presentation on the importance of bringing Broadband Access
to all Americans by 2010, highlighting the significance of high speed
access to education and business applications and identifying broadband
as the single most critical factor to sustained economic growth and
productivity acceleration.
http://www.cisco.com/gov/multimedia/index.html#Mehlman
http://www.itic.org/
http://www.house.gov/judiciary/
http://www.cisco.com/gov/networks/broadband_deploy.html
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Cisco’s
Ken Watson was elected President & Chairman of the Partnership for
Critical Infrastructure this week, the result of outstanding hard work
and ongoing effort to rise to a difficult challenge and lead on a tough
issue.
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Senate
Commerce Telecommunications Subcommittee Chairman Conrad Burns (R-MT)
endorses Internet Tax Moratorium. http://burns.senate.gov/p010314a.htm
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FCC
Takes Steps To Reallocate And Adopt Service Rules For Television Channels
52-59 http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/2001/nrwl0109.html
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News
Story - http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2001-03-16-dtv.htm
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FTC
to Host Workshop on Emerging Issues for Competition Policy in the E-Commerce
Environment - http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/03/ecommerce.htm
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The Internet Caucus Advisory Committee
(ICAC) this week held its first policy panel of 2001 -- "E-Government: Making Government More Accountable and Efficient"
Senator Lieberman participated in the forum as well as OMB Deputy Director
Sean O'Keefe. http://www.netcaucus.org/
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DSL
Gaining On Cable In High-Speed Race - Though cable
modems maintain a larger share of US households connecting to the internet
via broadband, DSL is quickly gaining ground. http://www.emarketer.com/estatnews/estats/broadband/20010315_bband_us.html?ref=wn
CISCO@US STATES
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California
Governor Davis at Cisco – Cisco was proud to host Governor
Davis’ visit to Cisco this week as he escorted Mexican President Fox
around his state. Governor Davis
toured Cisco’s onsite manufacturing facility with President Fox and
Cisco President and CEO John Chambers and then viewed a broadband wireless
demonstration. The Governor and John Chambers later co-hosted
a dinner honoring President Fox.
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Technology
and Education - Cisco VP of Marketing Keith Fox this
week spoke at a forum at the National Press Club in Washington, DC,
sponsored by the National Governors Association, along with Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Ridge, Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening and Kentucky Gov. Paul
Patton. Fox touched on the key role that higher education
plays in providing human capital for the tech industry and for all businesses,
both as a source of innovators who develop new technologies and of skilled
workers who implement those technologies. He explained Cisco's investment in the Networking Academies program
and how the program complements work done by the higher education system.
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This
week Cisco’s State Government Affairs Manager, Michelle Peacock, was
in Sacramento to participate in the American Electronics Association’s (AeA)
annual Legislative Day. Peacock
and her industry counterparts spent the day educating lawmakers on issues
such as education and workforce development, taxation, privacy and others. http://www.aeanet.org
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/govtaffs/multimedia/index.html#Mallory
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CALIFORNIA: Cisco supports AB 620 which proposes a $20-million
fund to establish 10 new High Tech High Schools throughout the state.
The schools’ curriculum will focus on science, mathematics and
engineering.
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Cisco hosted a brainstorming session
of the California Workforce
Investment Board
with the board’s new Executive
Director, Andy Barron. Cisco’s
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Barbara Beck, is a member
of the board. http://www.calwia.org/
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According to a computer science professor
at Bryn-Mawr College in Pennsylvania, flaws in computer voting make
paper more accurate, says a report in the Wall Street Journal. http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB984949381206720473.htm
(paid subscription required)
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By
the next presidential elections, Georgia voters could be casting ballots
on electronic, ATM-styled machines all across the state. Georgia lawmakers
gave final approval late Wednesday to election reforms that could make
Georgia one of the first states in the nation to mandate a uniform system
in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/epaper/editions/friday/local_news_a3ab7fe036e9908500e6.html
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CALIFORNIA: Cisco supports passage of SB 394 would continue
California's moratorium on new discriminatory taxes on the Internet.
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Governing Magazine is now accepting
nominations for Public Officials of the Year. Top-level elected, appointed
and career officials from any branch of state or local government are
eligible for this prestigious award.
Nominate your favorite official today.
Deadline is June 15. http://governing.com/poy/poy.htm
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Tax
Time!!! Visit our U.S.States
(http://www.cisco.com/gov/us_states/index.html) page to find your state
and federal income tax forms. Download
the forms or file electronically. eGovernment (http://www.cisco.com/gov/people/e_government.html)
in action!
CISCO@MULTIMEDIA – NEW “Policy Talk” VIDEO!!!
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Watch Cisco Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs Dan Scheinman talk to European Commissioner
Likkanen about broadband, education, e-government and more during our
“Cisco Policy Talk.”
SITE OF THE WEEK – Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LAUNCHES “VIRTUAL THINK TANK”
· To
read about the newest Cisco Government Affairs web supported public
policy initiative please visit News@Cisco . http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/ts_030201.html
FACTS AND STATS OF THE WEEK: “Shopping, Accessing and Jobs”
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SHOPPING AND SURFING ONLINE IN THE UK
- According to IDC, as of March 2001, 10% of the population in Western
Europe is shopping online. IDC says that roughly 50% of the population
used the web in the three months prior to the study. IDC also notes
that 43% of internet users in the region are female -- up 3% from 2000.
The report mentions that 29% of users in the area spend 3 to 4 hours
per week online in 2001 compared to 24% in 2000.
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HOW SWEDE IT IS! - A Jupiter MMXI study
found that 4.23 million Swedes accessed
the internet in February 2001, representing 59% of the population
ages 12-79. 65% of Swedish men and 54% of women went online at least
once from home or work during the month.
The numbers show a 12% increase in Swedish web use over February
2000.
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IT JOBS
- According to IDC, 820,000 information technology (IT) jobs
will be available in the US in 2001. However, IDC predicts that only
365,000 will be filled. In fact, IDC believes that by 2004, 606,000
IT positions will not be filled in the US.
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For
more Facts and Stats on the New Economy, visit our Facts and Stats page.
Also, see our special State of the Internet report on this page.
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For
daily, topical Facts and Stats visit our Hot In Tech page.
TECH NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK
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H-1B Usage in Current Economy - http://www.usatoday.com/money/tech/2001-03-21-visas.htm
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Distance Learning at College Campuses
- http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/21/technology/21EDUCATION.html
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P3P Privacy technology that allows consumers
to choose how much privacy they want - http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB985132165383902742.htm
(paid subscription required)
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E-Government added to Tech Companies
Agendas - http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5186140.html?tag=lh
CISCO GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS@2001
Cisco’s top policy focuses for 2001
are the areas of Education, Broadband Deployment and eGovernment. To read or listen to our thoughts on these
issues, please visit our Government
Affairs home page or our visit our multimedia section . http://www.cisco.com/gov/multimedia/index.html
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