Monday, November 11, 2002

Do Not Call List I have been asked to consider the development of a Do Not Call List online service as an enterprise project.  It seems to me that such an application would belong to the Department of Commerce rather than to the "enterprise."  Here is the State of Minnesota's service. 12:42:28 PM

Legislature Website In a study of legislative websites performed by the Rochester Institute of Technology, the Utah legislature's website came in 27th.  Not much to get excited about there.  The study was based on a ‘quality index’ encompassing site content, usability, interactivity and other criteria. 12:39:15 PM

State Department E-Journals The State Department produces a variety of e-journals that are publicly available.  The most recent journal is on expanding free trade in the Americas which is what I wrote my masters thesis on.  An issue is planned for May 2003 that will focus on new trends in state and local government. 12:24:32 PM

Rebuilding Afghanistan President Bush announced the construction of the Kabul-Kandahar-Herat highway yesterday.  The project is a cooperative initiative with Japan and Saudi Arabia.  It is good to see this kind of thing proceeding.  USAID has a nice site outlining the scope and focus of U.S. international aid activities in Afghanistan. According to the latest emergency situation report, about two million refugees have returned home this year.  The OFDA Reports Index provides situational reports for emergency situations all over the globe. 12:15:39 PM

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