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Information Sharing - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about information sharing to aid in the provision of egovernment services.
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- EU Agency identifies incentives and challenges for cyber security information sharing in Europe
- The EU 'cyber security' Agency ENISA, i.e. the European Network and Information Security Agency, launched a new report on barriers to and incentives for cyber security information sharing. The report shows e.g. that the economic incentives are much more important for practitioners than what academic literature indicate.
Added: 10 September 2010
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- Crowdsourced crisis mapping: how it works and why it matters
- by Marta Poblet, Visiting Researcher, School of Management and Information Systems at Victoria University, Pompeu Casanovas, Visiting Professor, School of Management and Information Systems & Salvador de Madariaga Fellow at Victoria University. The Conversation, 16 May 2012. "Web 2.0 tools and mobile technologies have lowered the barriers not just for people to access the internet but to create and share content. Through open-source, collaborative programs such as wikis, the creation and distribution of information has effectively been crowdsourced. But can this democratisation of the production of information and the expansion of networked global communities lead to action in solving real-world problems? As inventor Vinay Gupta of Hexayurt sharply puts it: 'Ten years from now there will be 2 billion people with broadband internet access, but no toilet.' Access to technology is only ever one side of the problem. The other is how people bridge the gap between the creation and sharing of knowledge and action based on that information..."
Added: 16 May 2012;
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- Data sharing in Whitehall must be limited by respect for private rights
- The government should establish clear guidelines on people's rights to privacy to put a brake on official bodies sharing data, by Guy Herbert. guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 24 April 2012. "... Actually there is no lack of clarity about what the law permits. What there is, is a conflict between the inherent desire of bureaucracy to collect and use ever more information about citizens, and the fundamental rule of a free society – that officials cannot just make up powers to suit themselves..."
Added: 26 April 2012;
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- Privacy Commissioner supports information sharing bill
- By Amelia Romanos. New Zealand Herald, Thursday April 5, 2012. "Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff today gave her stamp of approval to legislation that would relax the rules around sharing information between public service agencies. Parliament's justice and electoral committee is considering the Privacy (Information Sharing) Bill, which would lower the threshold for sharing of individuals' personal information held by public and private agencies..."
Added: 12 April 2012;
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- Classified National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector Entities Implementing Directive
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Department of Homeland Security, February 2012. "This directive is issued in accordance with Executive Order 13549, 'Classified National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities.' Its purpose is to instill uniformity and consistency in the application of security standards for state, local, tribal and private sector entities (SLTPS2) with whom classified information is shared and prescribes the processes and standards for providing access to and safeguarding of such information when shared with SLTPS entities..."
Added: 13 March 2012;
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- DHS releases new information-sharing guidance
- By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, March 12, 2012. "The Homeland Security Department is distributing new guidance on how it will apply consistent security standards for the sharing of classified threat information with state, local and private sector partners..."
Added: 13 March 2012;
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- UK Government plans database of citizens' email, phone and web use
- The UK Government will require ISP, phone and mobile companies to store details of all subscriber phone calls, emails, texts and websites visited for a year under plans designed to aid the police and intelligence services, By John E Dunn - London. Computerworld, Wednesday, 22 February, 2012. "The UK Government will require ISP, phone and mobile companies to store details of all subscriber phone calls, emails, texts and websites visited for a year under plans designed to aid the police and intelligence services..."
Added: 23 February 2012;
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- Govt to relax information sharing restrictions
- Privacy Act amended in wake of Law Commission report, By Stephen Bell - Wellington. Computerworld , Monday, 5 September, 2011. "In the wake of a Law Commission report on information sharing among government agencies and specific concerns about inadequate sharing of information on child welfare, government has initiated a set of amendments to the Privacy Act to ease some of the restrictions on data sharing in cases of evident need. The Privacy (Information Sharing) Bill will make sharing easier, but also aims at removing ambiguities about the kind of information that be shared and under what circumstances..."
Added: 5 September 2011;
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- Viewpoint: Why Information Sharing is Key in the Battle Against Organised Crime
- Posted by Gary Flood. Public Technology, 17 August 2011. "Law enforcement agencies and police forces across the UK face a range of complex challenges - from increasingly complex legislation to budget cuts and the need to get more from ever-diminishing resources. How best to respond if you are an ICT Police leader?..."
Added: 18 August 2011;
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- Information Sharing Environment: Better Road Map Needed to Guide Implementation and Investments: GAO-11-455
- Government Accountability Office, July 21, 2011. "Recent planned and attempted acts of terrorism on U.S. soil underscore the importance of the government's continued need to ensure that terrorism-related information is shared in an effective and timely manner. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, as amended, mandated the creation of the Information Sharing Environment (ISE), which is described as an approach for sharing terrorism-related information that may include any method determined necessary and appropriate. GAO was asked to assess to what extent the Program Manager for the ISE and agencies have (1) made progress in developing and implementing the ISE and (2) defined an enterprise architecture (EA) to support ISE implementation efforts. In general, an EA provides a modernization blueprint to guide an entity's transition to its future operational and technological environment. To do this work, GAO (1) reviewed key statutes, policies, and guidance; ISE annual reports; and EA and other best practices and (2) interviewed relevant agency officials..."
Added: 28 July 2011;
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- E-neighborhood watch program spreads to half of states
- By Aliya Sternstein. NextGov, 22 July 2011. "A law enforcement program designed to function like a nationwide e-neighborhood watch is now providing half of U.S. states with an information sharing capability that did not exist before 2001, according to a Homeland Security Department assessment of compliance with the 9/11 commission recommendations on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative, or NSI, is a federally funded program that trains law enforcement jurisdictions on how to electronically share tips about potential threats using a standard, searchable format..."
Added: 25 July 2011;
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- Data sharing code of practice - in pdf format (477kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Information Commissioner's Office, May 2011. "... This code explains how the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) applies to the sharing of personal data. It also provides good practice advice that will be relevant to all organisations that share personal data..."
Added: 12 May 2011;
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- UK code of practice on data sharing launched - in pdf format (30kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Information Commissioner's Office, News release, 11 May 2011. "A new statutory code of practice designed to help businesses and public sector bodies share people's personal information appropriately has been published today by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO's data sharing code of practice covers both routine and one-off instances of data sharing. It includes good practice advice that will be helpful to all organisations that share personal information – for example when local authorities share information with the health service or when building societies provide information to a credit reference agency. The code gives advice on when and how personal information can be shared as well as how to keep it secure..."
Added: 12 May 2011;
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- Portal to connect people in Commonwealth countries to be launched
- By Pia Rufino. FutureGov, 9 May 2011. "The Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 54 countries across six continents, will launch a portal which allows individuals, organizations and governments to share information network and collaborate online..."
Added: 11 May 2011;
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- NASCIO Recommends State Government Adopt the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) to Enable Government Information Sharing - in pdf format (41kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). NASCIO, 28 April 2011. "The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) recommends the adoption of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) for enabling collaborative information exchanges across the state government enterprise. NIEM should be integrated into state government enterprise architecture and data management strategy specifically for planning and implementing inter-governmental information exchanges. NIEM provides a broad range of products and capabilities for planning and implementing enterprise-wide information exchanges. Government effectiveness and citizen centric government services require effective cross line of business collaboration and communication. Use of national standards will avoid redundant investment and unnecessary variation. What is needed is a common discipline for information sharing that is employed by all government lines of business. NIEM exists as that discipline for federal, state and local government..."
Added: 2 May 2011;
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- Disaster 2.0: UN OCHA releases report on future of information sharing in crisis
- by Alex Howard. Gov20.GovFresh, March 28, 2011. "The emergence of crisiscamps and subsequent maturation of CrisisCommons into a platform for civic engagement were important developments in 2010. Hearing digital cries for help has never been more important. A year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a new report by a team at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative analyzes how the humanitarian, emerging volunteer and technical communities collaborated in the aftermath of the quake. The report recommends ways to improve coordination between these groups in future emergencies. .."
Added: 31 March 2011;
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