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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04DJIBOUTI1605 |
EMBASSY DJIBOUTI LAUNCHES WEBSITE [...] (U) Embassy Djibouti is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at http://djibouti.usembassy.gov/ The site was designed under the Content Management System. Questions and comments should be directed to PAO Tiffany Bartish at bartishtm@state.gov RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-12-19 12:05:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO AINT KWWW OIIP TINT XX DJ AF ASA |
| 04DJIBOUTI488 |
RECENT TELECOM DEVELOPMENTS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti has begun to market itself as a potential hub for trade activity. It is trying hard to bring the country up to speed for the 21st century with significant reform and development in the telecommunications sector. Already home to a hub for the SEA-ME-WE#3 (South East Asia [...] |
2004-04-04 11:59:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECPS EINT TINT ETRD ECON CH DJ |
| 04NEWDELHI6980 |
INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM: BIO NOTES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable includes biographic data for Arvind Gupta, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), who will lead the GOI delegation to the SIPDIS November 9-10 Cybersecurity Forum in Washington, and his deputy, Commander Mukesh Saini. Unless otherwise speci [...] |
2004-11-02 06:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KCIP TINT PREL PGOV IN US |
| 04NEWDELHI7026 |
INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM PREPARATORY [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14-18, 2004, Department Senior Coordinator for International Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy Michele Markoff and DOD Director of International Information Assurance Programs Tim Bloechl participated in preparatory meetings with the GOI for the November 9-10 [...] |
2004-11-04 04:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCIP TINT PREL ECPS KCRM IN US |
| 05ASUNCION484 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 2-7 [...] Summary: ----------- --Paraguay and Brazil sign agreement to quell border control dispute --New poll shows deterioration in Duarte's image --Controversy over Duarte's decision not to attend Papal funeral --Government-owned phone company introduces wholesale Internet service Paraguay and [...] |
2005-04-11 12:08:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PBTS SCUL TINT PINR PA |
| 05CAIRO2662 |
INTEL CEO MAKES A SPLASH IN CAIRO [...] In his first visit to Egypt, Intel Corporation CEO Craig Barrett last week delivered a slick, multimedia presentation resembling a primetime television show to assembled government and business leaders during an AmCham-sponsored luncheon on "Building the Digital Society in Egypt." The specta [...] |
2005-04-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO ECON ETRD EINT EINV PREL TINT KWWW EG |
| 05CAIRO2792 |
APRIL 3 VISIT TO ISMAILIA: "ACTIVATING" THE [...] (U) The Charge on April 3 visited Ismailia, the Egyptian governorate with which Embassy Cairo cooperates in running an experimental Virtual Presence Post (VPP), or "Virtual Consulate" (reftels). The Governorate's expanded engagement with the project, coupled with enhanced participation on th [...] |
2005-04-11 15:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ETRD KWWW PREL TINT EG |
| 05DUBLIN1030 |
IRELAND'S BROADBAND PARADOX [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Ireland boasts a world-class information technology (IT) sector and markets itself as an e-commerce hub, the country has one of the lowest broadband penetration rates in the EU, notwithstanding recent rapid increases in broadband use. Eircom, the national phone compan [...] |
2005-08-19 15:47:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TINT BTIO |
| 05DUBLIN1090 |
CODEL BOUCHER WRAP-UP: IRELAND'S DEBATE ON [...] (C) Summary: The August 22-23 visit of Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA), which focused on information technology (IT) and energy, exposed conflicting views on the level of competition in Ireland's telecoms sector, as well as concerns about Ireland's ability to meet Kyoto commitments. Irish Go [...] |
2005-09-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TINT SENV TRGY EINV ENRG |
| 05MANILA2660 |
TIP: GRP BEGINNING TO FOCUS ON CYBERSEX DANGERS [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government is slowly beginning to react to reports that cybersex is an increasing contributor to the trafficking in persons (TIP) problem in the Philippines. Most cybersex dens op [...] |
2005-06-08 08:06:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRM ELAB KOCI TINT RP |
| 05NEWDELHI1520 |
GOI UPBEAT ON CYBER-COOPERATION, SERIOUS ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a brief February 22 meeting, National Security Council Secretariat Joint Secretary Arvind Gupta and Deputy Director (Information Security) Commander Mukesh Saini were upbeat on US-India cybersecurity cooperation, clarified the objective of the upcoming April 18-19 Cybersecuri [...] |
2005-02-28 12:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCIP TINT KCRM PREL PGOV IN GOI |
| 05NEWDELHI9249 |
GOI DESIRE TO EXPAND CYBER RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) This is an Action Request for PM. Please see para 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOI would like to see measurable progress on the creation of a joint Indo-US Cybersecurity fund and joint training opportunities, and welcomes Washington comments on how to proceed on these issues. Of particu [...] |
2005-12-08 09:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER EFIN ECPS KTFN IN |
| 05NEWDELHI9820 |
BIOS OF INDIAN CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS [...] Summary: This cable includes biographic notes of 13 GOI and Indian private sector cybersecurity interlocutors. These biographies are derived primarily from their resumes, and all below information is in the public domain. End Summary. R. Chandrashekhar ----------------- 2. Ministry [...] |
2005-12-30 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER KIPR MCAP KCRM ECPS |
| 06ABUDHABI46 |
UAE RETAINS CONTROL OF TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent decisions by the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) indicate the UAEG intends to maintain its control over the telecom market for the short and mid-term, despite the UAE's WTO obligations to liberalize. In December of 2005, TRA announced the name of the [...] |
2006-01-04 08:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN TINT AE |
| 06CAIRO23 |
CONCLUDING THE ISMAILIA VIRTUAL CONSULATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-02 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT KWWW OPRC TINT EG KLIP |
| 06DHAKA3742 |
BANGLADESH MERGES ONTO THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY [...] Summary: With the inauguration of the submarine communication cable, the first land-based internet connection in the country, Bangladesh hopes to position itself as a competitor in the regional technology boom. Overnight, internet capacity has increased six-fold. Government and businessmen [...] |
2006-06-22 10:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS TINT ECON TNGD BG |
| 06JERUSALEM1286 |
"FIL MISH-MISH": PA ISSUES TENDER FOR MOBILE [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority (PA) Telecom Ministry issued a tender March 28 for eligible strategic partners to bid on a 30 percent share of a second mobile telecom operator in the West Bank and Gaza. This operator would be granted a new license to establish and operate a GSM telecom network an [...] |
2006-03-29 15:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS TINT TSPL PGOV KWBG |
| 06KABUL1974 |
PRT-SHARANA COMMUNICATIONS MEANS SECURITY - [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-02 13:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECPS PGOV PTER TINT AF |
| 06KUWAIT313 |
FIRE TAKES DOWN KUWAIT INTERNET AND MOBILE SERVICES [...] At approximately 2330 on the evening of January 28, a fire broke out on the sixth floor of the telecommunications complex next to Kuwait's Liberation Tower. The fire destroyed most of the equipment of one of Kuwait's three major ISPs. Engineers at the scene shut off power to the adjacent fl [...] |
2006-01-30 12:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EINT TINT KU |
| 06LUANDA1316 |
ANGOLA - DECEMBER POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) Topics Covered ---------------------- -- MPLA Promotes National Plan -- Muslims Allowed To Reopen Mosques -- Workshop on "Human Rights and Poverty" -- GRA Launches "www.angola-portal.ao" MPLA Promotes National Plan During 50th Anniversary ------------------------------------------- [...] |
2006-12-29 10:30:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI PINR TINT AO KISL |
| 06MUSCAT631 |
OMAN LAUNCHES E-GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN [...] In an effort to further boost e-government efforts, the Sultanate launched its "eOman" campaign on April 15 through the unveiling of a new website, logo, and slogan. The government is raising public awareness of its e-initiatives in hopes of moving Oman increasingly toward a knowledge-based e [...] |
2006-04-19 05:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON TINT MU |
| 06MUSCAT906 |
ENHANCING ECONOMIC FREEDOM IN OMAN [...] At a recent seminar, representatives from business, government, and academia discuss how Oman could improve its economic freedom ranking. Participant viewpoints on business regulations, free trade, and government size, among other topics, will be incorporated into an action plan for review by [...] |
2006-06-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP BTIO ETRD TINT PGOV MU |
| 06NEWDELHI1318 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR PROPOSED DELIVERABLE ON [...] (U) This is an Action Request for PM -- see Para 5. 2. (SBU) National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) Joint Secretary Arvind Gupta and NSCS Deputy Director Cdr. Mukesh SIPDIS Saini on February 21 discussed with Poloff Reftel questions relating to Articles 1.2 (the joint Cybersecurit [...] |
2006-02-22 12:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KCIP KCRM ECPS EFIN TINT IN |
| 06NEWDELHI1670 |
A REVISIT TO INDIA'S CYBERSECURITY "CERT-IN" [...] Poloff on February 16 briefly revisited India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) facility (Reftel) and made the following observations: Security -------- 2. Nearly all interior doorways were secured with an infra-red badge reader, including every door that led to a room hous [...] |
2006-03-10 10:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCIP TINT PINR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI4255 |
FOLLOW-UP WITH CERT-IN: COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff on June 6 revisited India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) for the third time, with SciCouns and EconOff accompanying. CERT-In is pursuing a multi-platform outreach program to cybersecurity experts in the public, private, and academic sectors. Although last [...] |
2006-06-16 12:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCIP TINT PINR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI93 |
PRODUCTIVE PREP TALKS POINT TO A SUCCESSFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: A well-organized and highly motivated National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) Information Security Specialist and head of the National Information Security Coordination Cell Commander Mukesh Saini met on December 20 with PM/PPA Deputy Coordinator for International Critical [...] |
2006-01-05 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER EFIN ECPS KTFN EAIR |
| 06PARIS2747 |
FRANCE'S INDUSTRIAL POLICY: MORE MONEY FOR EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) On April 25, French President Jacques Chirac unveiled the first six industrial projects to receive public funding following their recent selection by the Agency for Industrial Innovation (AII) -- his weapon of choice for advancing his new industrial policy. Unsurprisingly, Chirac's pet [...] |
2006-04-26 15:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ECPS TNGD TINT FR |
| 06PARIS5461 |
UNESCO STAFF SEE WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY AS EXPANSION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: John Van Oudenaren, Senior Advisor for the Library of Congress (LOC) World Digital Library Initiative (WDL), held an informational meeting with working level UNESCO staff and two separate meetings on June 20 and 21 with staff from the UNESCO Director-General's (DG) office. Eliz [...] |
2006-08-11 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO AINF APER BBSR SCUL AINT EINT TINT KPAO |
| 06PARIS5563 |
UNESCO: ADG KHAN ON WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. John Van Oudenaren of the Library of Congress (LOC) met with UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information Abdul Waheed Khan and staffer for Digital Libraries, Abdelaziz Abid to discuss UNESCO's cooperation on the World Digital Library (WDL). Khan, like o [...] |
2006-08-18 08:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO AINF APER BBSR SCUL AINT EINT TINT KPAO |
| 06PARIS5764 |
UNESCO: DISCUSSION OF WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY WITH UNESCO [...] (U) SUMMARY. On Wednesday June 21, Ambassador Oliver hosted a luncheon with selected UNESCO Ambassadors for John Van Oudenaren of the Library of Congress (LOC) to introduce the concept of the World Digital Library (WDL). With Van Oudenaren, the Ambassadors discussed the possibilities of the [...] |
2006-08-29 05:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO AINF APER BBSR SCUL AINT EINT TINT KPAO |
| 06PARIS7290 |
HAL - FRANCE'S PORTAL FOR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS [...] All major French research organizations, the conference of university presidents (CPU), the conference of 'Grandes Ecoles' (France's elite universities), and the Pasteur Institute recently signed a Joint Draft Agreement defining a coordinated approach, at the national level, for open-access [...] |
2006-11-08 13:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TINT TNGD FR |
| 06PARIS7358 |
CSTD PARIS PANEL MEETING ON WSIS OUTCOME PRODUCES GUIDANCE [...] (U) Summary: The November 6-8, 2006 Paris Panel Meeting of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) Panel Meeting on WSIS outcome "Promoting the building of people-centered, development-oriented, and inclusive information society, with a view to enhancing digital oppo [...] |
2006-11-13 16:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS TINT KWWW PREL FR |
| 06TRIPOLI569 |
SOUTH KOREAN PM VISITS TRIPOLI TO PROMOTE BILATERAL TRADE [...] (U) South Korean Prime Minister Her Excellency Han Myeong-sook visited Tripoli the week of September 17-21 in association with the "Korean Libyan Business Partnership Conference 2006." The conference was organized by the Korean International Trade Union and the Libyan General Union of Cham [...] |
2006-10-03 15:36:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP BTIO EINT ETRD TINT TRSY OVIP XI XE KS LY |
| 06TUNIS2424 |
MICROSOFT INKS AGREEMENT WITH GOT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum in South Africa July 11-12, the GOT and the Microsoft Corporation signed a partnership agreement that provides for Microsoft investment in training, research, and development, but also commits the GOT to using licensed Microsoft soft [...] |
2006-09-22 10:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TINT KIPR ECPS TS |
| 07ADDISABABA2379 |
ETHIOPIA: GOE INVITATION TO AUGUST 22-24 WORLD [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has invited the USG to attend the 3rd World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) to be hosted by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in Addis Ababa August 22-24. The conference's theme is "ICT for Development and Prosperity" and will [...] |
2007-07-30 07:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT ET OPDC TINT |
| 07AMMAN3654 |
E-GOVERNMENT: LOTS OF POTENTIAL BUT LITTLE ACTUAL [...] (U) Summary: After years of effort with few results, Jordan launched several e-government projects this summer, including those that will allow businesses to check their tax records online and citizens to review draft legislation. Among the projects in development are an online business tradem [...] |
2007-08-30 10:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT PGOV TINT KMPI JO |
| 07AMMAN4717 |
WIMAX ROLLS OUT IN JORDAN WITH GOAL OF HIGHER BROADBAND [...] (U) Summary: Telecommunications companies Umniah and Batelco Jordan jointly launched Jordan's first WiMAX Internet service (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) on November 12. Service is now available in Amman and Aqaba, with plans to expand to two other cities. A second WiMAX eff [...] |
2007-11-28 09:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECPS EINV TINT JO |
| 07ATHENS1385 |
GREECE: RESPONSE TO CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-09 14:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT PREL ECON TINT CU GR |
| 07BRASILIA1870 |
AMB. GROSS LEADS INTERAGENCY DELEGATION TO BRAZIL FOR [...] Summary: Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (EEB/CIP) led a senior-level U.S. delegation to Brazil for meetings with the Brazilian Ministry of Communications and the telecommunications regulator, the National Telecommunications Ag [...] |
2007-10-01 19:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS TINT TSPA BR |
| 07BUENOSAIRES1747 |
White House Science Official Richard Russell Meets [...] Ambassador Richard Russell, United States Representative to the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference, and concurrently Deputy Director for Technology of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President, visited Argentina on August 27 and 28. Ambas [...] |
2007-09-04 08:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PREL ECPS ITU OVIP TSPL TINT AR |
| 07MONTERREY947 |
NEW MEDIA IN MEXICO: A RISING FORCE [...] SUMMARY: Since the introduction of the internet in Mexico in 1992, internet usage has grown exponentially among government, business and private individuals. While poverty, lack of education and regional insufficiencies in telecommunications infrastructure inhibit internet use, more and more M [...] |
2007-11-21 19:07:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO TINT SOCI ECON MX |
| 07MOSCOW3339 |
Moscow Wi-Fi: Hotspots Amid an Internet Trend [...] SUMMARY: Internet in Russia is slowly gaining ground across the country, albeit impeded by limited provision of broadband service and lack of personal computers. Wireless and high-speed Internet is taking hold in larger cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. Wi-Fi hotspots are increasingly [...] |
2007-07-09 11:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT ECPS ECON TINT RS |
| 07NIAMEY1188 |
NIGER: GOVERNMENT ENTERS CYBERSPACE [...] The Government of Niger (GON) announced the launch of two websites on September 11, 2007, connecting government institutions and the Presidency to cyberspace for the first time. Both websites (French language) are still a work in progress, but reflect a step forward for the GON institutions. [...] |
2007-09-18 15:32:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | TINT PGOV PREL SOCI NG |
| 07NICOSIA551 |
CYPRUS ALSO CONCERNED WITH INTERNET FREEDOM IN CUBA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-02 05:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT PREL ECON TINT CU XL XG CY |
| 07OTTAWA1359 |
CANADA'S RESPONSE TO INTERNET FREEDOM RESTRICTIONS IN CUBA [...] Summary: Embassy Ottawa delivered information regarding the lack of internet freedom in Cuba to Foreign Affairs Canada's Cuba desk on July 6. Canadian officials expressed concern for Cubans' lack of internet access and reassured us that they place no credibility in Cuban claims that this is d [...] |
2007-07-13 16:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT PREL ECON TINT CU CA XL XG |
| 07PARAMARIBO364 |
LACK OF INTERNET FREEDOM IN CUBA SURPRISES [...] EmbOff delivered message from reftel to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS), on July 10. EmbOff also dropped off copies of a Reporters Without Borders article on the lack of internet freedom in Cuba for Craig and [...] |
2007-07-12 20:47:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TINT CU VE NS |
| 07PRAGUE789 |
CUBANS WILL SOON HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AT [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the Transformation Cooperation Unit Gabriela Dlouha to discuss Internet access in Cuba and deliver reftel. Dlouha said that after a year and a half of trying to get the necessary hardware onto the island, the Czech mission in Havana has finally succeed [...] |
2007-06-29 15:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINT ECON TINT CU XL XG EZ |
| 07ROME1493 |
CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM [...] (C) Poloff raised reftel points with MFA Caribbean and Central America Office Director Michele Pala on July 9. He also provided detailed background information and urged that the GOI look for opportunities to help expand internet access for Cuban civil society. 2. (C) Pala said that Ital [...] |
2007-07-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ECON EINT PREL TINT XG XL IT |
| 07SANJOSE426 |
COSTA RICAN TELECOM UPGRADE ON TRACK [...] Summary. Costa Rica's parastatal telecom monopoly, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), announced plans to invest US$59.8 million for installation of a nationwide fiber optics network upgrade to improve its broadband internet capacity and coverage. This investment is being made so [...] |
2007-03-05 20:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV TINT CS |
| 07THEHAGUE1372 |
CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM: DUTCH CONCUR WITH USG [...] Econoff delivered on July 10 reftel points regarding the Cuban government's role in the poor state of Cuban internet access to Wim Rullens of the Coordination, Strategy, and International Affairs Directorate, Directorate General for Energy and Telecom, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2 [...] |
2007-07-19 14:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT PREL ECON TINT CU NL |
| 08AMMAN2490 |
PLANS FOR INCREASING COMPETITION IN JORDAN'S MOBILE PHONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The number of mobile phone subscribers in Jordan has risen to 4.8 million and represents an 84% penetration rate with possible room for growth. Jordan is currently served by four incumbent providers who view amenities as new ways to generate revenue. The Telecommunications Regu [...] |
2008-08-26 08:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV TINT JO |
| 08AMMAN2782 |
BROADBAND COMPETITION STILL SLUGGISH BUT FUTURE CAPACITY [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 21% of Jordanians use the internet but only 3% of the population subscribes to an internet service. Jordan is currently served by 20 internet service providers (ISPs) which resell service from Jordan Telecom Group/Orange (JTG). Jordan's broadband service remains expe [...] |
2008-10-05 05:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINT EINV TINT JO |
| 08AMMAN655 |
DOMESTIC IT SECTOR GROWS DESPITE LURE OF DUBAI [...] (U) Summary: The Jordanian information technology (IT) sector grew an estimated 25 percent in 2007, and is exploiting strong technical, entrepreneurial and Arabic cultural awareness skills. A growing mobile and broadband internet telecommunications sector is a strong complement, and the govern [...] |
2008-03-02 06:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT EINV TINT JO |
| 08ASHGABAT1271 |
TURKMENISTAN: SOURCE SAYS THAT DSL WILL COST $500 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmen officials announced at the opening of the Turkmentel communications trade show on September 24 that Turkmenistan would offer DSL service starting in October. According to a fellow diplomat's source at the Ministry of Communication, DSL service will cost $500 per month, [...] |
2008-09-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND TINT TX |
| 08ASHGABAT1642 |
TURKMENISTAN'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS SHOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) contractor and information and communications technology senior sector expert, Diane Landau, discussed a USTDA-sponsored study tour to the United States for Turkmen officials that will take place in the spring for representatives from [...] |
2008-12-30 07:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND SCUL TINT TX |
| 08ASHGABAT669 |
TURKMENISTAN: DELL INC. TAKES ANOTHER LOOK; SEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dell Inc. Regional Manager for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (except Russia and Ukraine) from Dell Inc. visited Ashgabat to investigate reshaping their business in Turkmenistan. Dell has been active in Turkmenistan since 2006, mostly selling workstations to t [...] |
2008-05-27 12:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD TINT KZ RS UP TX |
| 08ASHGABAT901 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 16 meeting with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hajiyev acknowledged that Turkmenistan must upgrade the knowledge of its petrochemical specialists. He also welcom [...] |
2008-07-17 09:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EPET TINT TX AZ |
| 08BAGHDAD2889 |
IRAQ MINISTRY CIO PHASE ONE TRAINING A SUCCESS [...] A two-week intensive Chief Information Officer training workshop held in Erbil, Iraq, 18 - 28 August has been completed successfully. Twenty-eight CIOs and information technology (IT) managers from across the Government of Iraq (GOI) attended the Iraq Transition Assistance Office (ITAO)-funded [...] |
2008-09-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT KGIT KWIR PGOV TINT TSPL IZ |
| 08BOGOTA2091 |
SAN ANDRES: COLOMBIA'S CARIBBEAN PARADISE BANKS ON [...] SUMMARY: San Andres, Colombia's Caribbean island paradise, makes a living on tourists who come for the sun, sand, surf and shopping. The island hosts over a thousand visitors daily and looks to increase the number with increased domestic visibility, a new convention center, five-star hotel, [...] |
2008-06-10 18:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI EAIR EFIS EAGR PBTS SENV SNAR TINT |
| 08BRASILIA1332 |
Growth Trends in Brazilian Telecommunications [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian Ministry of Communications (MOC) staff noted in a recent meeting that information technology use has increased by 40% over 2006 in the mobile service sector, by 35% in the internet service sector and by 30% in the pay TV service sector. The MOC also confirmed the rumo [...] |
2008-10-08 14:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT MARR PINR TINT TSPA BR |
| 08BRASILIA760 |
BRAZIL: MEETING WITH SENATE PEDOPHILIA [...] Summary. Ambassador, Resident Legal Adviser, DHS/ICE Attache, and Poloff met on May 13 with the Chairman of the Brazilian Senate's Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPI) into Pedophilia and two law enforcement officials to discuss U.S. laws to protect children, prosecute sex offenders, and [...] |
2008-06-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT SOCI TINT KCRM KJUS PHUM BR |
| 08BUENOSAIRES1279 |
Argentina: Advocating U.S. Digital TV Standard [...] This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Argentina (GOA) is close to choosing the Japanese-Brazilian digital TV (DTV) standard as a result of a recently-signed bilateral trade, investment, and infrastructure joint declaration with the Government of [...] |
2008-09-12 21:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL ECPS ITU OVIP TSPL TINT AR |
| 08BUENOSAIRES1358 |
ARGENTINA: DIGITAL TV ENDGAME [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Jose Aranda, Vice Chairman of the media conglomerate Clarin Group, told Charge on September 23 that that there is a "fighting chance" that the GOA could still choose the U.S. digital norm for DTV (ref B), and offered to work with the Embassy to promote this st [...] |
2008-10-02 13:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KMDR AMTC ECPS TSPL TINT PGOV ECON AR |
| 08BUENOSAIRES1576 |
Argentina: Opportunity Seized to Advocate Again for ATSC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Buenos Aires leveraged a recent visit to Argentina of Robert Graves, President of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), to arrange visits with senior media and GOA officials, furthering advocacy for the ATSC DTV standard. An updated and enhanced ATSC offer w [...] |
2008-11-19 15:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PREL ECPS ITU OVIP TSPL TINT AR |
| 08DHAKA684 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENERGY, LABOR AND [...] (C) Key Government of Bangladesh (GOB) officials were focused on the future of energy resources in Bangladesh, new developments in telecommunications, ongoing concerns about avian influenza (AI) and child labor in recent courtesy calls with the Ambassador. The discussion on energy highlighted [...] |
2008-06-24 08:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS ECIN ENRG ELAB PREL TINT BG |
| 08HANOI288 |
VIETNAM'S RAPID INTERNET AND IT GROWTH (C-AL8-00160) [...] (SBU) Summary: The Internet is a growing source of news, entertainment, communication and political expression in Vietnam. Internet usage has grown at a rate of 36 percent per year over the past ten years, resulting in nearly 19 million Internet users in Vietnam today - roughly 22 percent of Vi [...] |
2008-03-12 10:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS PINR EINT TINT ECON TSPL PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI |
| 08HANOI372 |
FOREIGN ELECTRONIC AND TECHNOLOGY INVESTORS FLOCKING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Samsung's recently-announced plans to build a $670 million mobile phone manufacturing plant is the latest in a series of major investments in Vietnam by international electronics and technology firms. A number of these new investments are planned for Hanoi and surrounding provin [...] |
2008-04-01 04:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV TINT ECON TSPL KIPR ELAB VM |
| 08HAVANA660 |
SURFING THE NET IN HAVANA [...] (SBU) Chief of Mission and spouse (providing technical support) set forth Tuesday afternoon to cruise the internet, Havana-style. Armed with a list of internet centers supplied by the PD section's local staff, COM wanted to check what he had heard from Cuban users of USINT's internet faciliti [...] |
2008-08-14 18:09:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT TINT KDEM KPAO CU |
| 08MOSCOW1443 |
DESPITE STRONG TELECOM AND IT SECTORS, MINISTER REIMAN [...] (SBU) The May 12 GOR cabinet reshuffle replaced IT and Communications Minister Leonid Reiman with longtime Presidential Protocol Chief Igor Shchyogolev. The move surprised observers, who thought Reiman's long personal relationship with Putin and successful development of Russia's communication [...] |
2008-05-22 13:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL PGOV EINT TINT ECPS RS |
| 08MOSCOW3590 |
RUSSIA DENIES CYBER-ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: The Russian MFA issued a strong denunciation on December 4 of press reports accusing Russia of attacks on the DoD's classified computer network and of denial of service attacks on Georgia and Estonia. The GoR has not yet responded to December 10 press accusations and statements [...] |
2008-12-12 10:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINT TINT MOPS PINR RS |
| 08MOSCOW893 |
STRATEGIC SECTORS LAW: REIMAN DEFEATS ATTEMPT TO INCLUDE [...] (SBU) Communications Minister Reiman beat back an attempt to include all telecommunications, including the internet and mobile phones, as a "strategic sector" under the draft Strategic Sectors Law now making its way through the Duma. The FSB was apparently behind the broad definition. Reiman [...] |
2008-04-01 10:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECON TINT ECPS RS |
| 08PRETORIA1278 |
SEACOM ONLY UNDERSEA FIBER-OPTIC CABLE PROJECT SLATED TO BE [...] (SBU) Summary. SEACOM representatives called on Ambassador Bost on June 4 to discuss SEACOM's undersea cable project. SEACOM (developed by U.S. group Herakles Telecom) is based in Mauritius with 75 percent African ownership and 25 percent U.S. ownership. The project will provide the first true [...] |
2008-06-12 05:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV EINT ETRD EAID BEXP TINT SF |
| 08PRETORIA2666 |
CISCO ADDRESSES ICT SKILLS SHORTAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA ONE [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM), Commercial Counselor, Economic Counselor and ICT Officer attended the graduation of the inaugural class of Cisco Global Talent Acceleration Program on November 28. The DCM provided the key-note address at the graduation ceremony. Cisco executives outlined [...] |
2008-12-09 05:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC SOCI TINT USTR SF CH |
| 08QUITO294 |
U.S. COMPANY LEADS SUCCESSFUL WIND ENERGY PROJECT IN [...] (U) Summary: The multilateral Galapagos Wind Energy Project dedicated its wind-turbine project, largely funded by private sector companies, on the Galapagos's San Cristobal island on March 18. Project leader American Electric Power (AEP) says that on windy days, the project provides 80% of Sa [...] |
2008-03-27 12:35:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TRGY SENV UNDP UNEP EINV PGOV TINT EC |
| 08SHANGHAI493 |
U.S.-CHINA INTERNET INDUSTRY FORUM EMPHASIZES COOPERATION; [...] (SBU) The Internet Society of China (ISC) and Microsoft co-hosted the 2nd U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum November 7-8 in Shanghai, encouraging more bilateral cooperation on Internet issues. Chinese participants highlighted technological advances and the patriotic virtues of the Internet, w [...] |
2008-11-14 04:28:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM TINT KIPR ETTC KPAO OIIP SOCI CH |
| 08SHANGHAI494 |
SHANGHAI: THE PARTY SECRETARY IS ONLINE [...] (SBU) Shanghai CPC Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng participated in his first webchat on November 6, fielding questions from Shanghai residents on economic and social issues. Netizens took advantage of the opportunity to raise concerns about economic development, infrastructure projects, housing [...] |
2008-11-14 06:00:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM EFIN TINT ETTC SOCI CH |
| 08SHANGHAI527 |
HANGZHOU CONTACTS ON INTERNET FREEDOM IN EAST CHINA [...] (C) The case of a blogger from Jiangsu Province about to go on trial for libel is being watched closely in East China, according to contacts in neighboring Zhejiang Province. Journalists and intellectuals told Poloff they see internet freedom as a critically important issue, particularly given [...] |
2008-12-08 08:46:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI TINT CH |
| 08SHANGHAI545 |
IPR INTERNET PROGRAM BUILDS CAPACITY IN EAST CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 20-21 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)-sponsored trip to Nanjing and Shanghai, Department of Justice Trial Attorney Tyler Newby, Federal Bureau of Investigation Supervisory Special Agent Kiffa Shirley, and PTO Trade Policy Analyst Susan Tong held two cap [...] |
2008-12-15 04:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PGOV TINT CH |
| 08STATE112481 |
11TH SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Summary: The UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) held its 11th Session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from May 26 - 30, 2008. The current biennial themes of the Commission are "Development-oriented policies for a socio-economic inclusive information society, [...] |
2008-10-22 16:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TINT UNCTAD ECOSOC AORC |
| 08TALLINN179 |
ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS DAVID GROSS [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Perhaps the most dynamic of the "Baltic Tigers" since re-independence in 1991, Estonia enjoyed average annual GDP growth racing above eight percent from 2001-2007. Growth began to slow in 2007, [...] |
2008-05-22 06:43:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN |
| 08TALLINN212 |
ICT AMBASSADOR GROSS' VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26-27, Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, highlighted U.S. engagement on cyber security and ICT issues with senior GOE officials as well as U.S. and Estonian business leaders. Estonia?s Ministry of Defense [...] |
2008-06-17 13:29:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN |
| 08TALLINN326 |
ESTONIA CHARTS LEGAL, MILITARY FUTURE OF CYBER [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of the August cyber attacks against government websites in the Republic of Georgia, Estonia has provided both material and technical assistance to Tbilisi. Lawyers at the Cyber Center of Excellence in Tallinn have produced a legal analysis of the status of cyber [...] |
2008-09-22 14:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TINT NATO RU GG EN |
| 08TOKYO1430 |
METI VOICES CONCERN OVER CHINA,S PROPOSED IT [...] (C) Summary: Recently announced Chinese plans to implement a new IT security certification regime have set off alarms with Japanese government and industry, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) officials. METI has both trade and national security concerns with the prop [...] |
2008-05-23 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ETRD TINT |
| 08TOKYO1659 |
JAPANESE DIET PASSES LEGISLATION ON HARMFUL [...] (U) Summary: The Japanese Diet on June 11 passed legislation intended to protect minors from harmful content on the Internet. The law promotes education on using the Internet safely/responsibly, but also calls on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide filtering for young users. Moving [...] |
2008-06-17 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT TINT JA |
| 08TOKYO270 |
Japanese Police Arrest Inventor of Computer Virus [...] (U) Summary: Japanese police in Kyoto have arrested Masato Nakatsuji, alleged to have invented and distributed a computer virus. The search and subsequent arrest were based on suspected violations of Japan's copyright laws, as it is believed that the virus was delivered embedded in a video fi [...] |
2008-02-01 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINT ECPS TINT JA |
| 08TOKYO2841 |
JAPANESE SUPPORT UNLIKELY ON FOUR UNGA FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will probably not support U.S. positions on four resolutions that may come in front of the UNGA First (Disarmament) Committee, according to MOFA contacts. Japan has voted in favor of resolutions regarding de-alerting nuclear weapons, depleted uranium munitions, and the Rus [...] |
2008-10-10 08:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PINS AORC TINT TNGD UNGA USUN POL INR IRE |
| 09ABUDHABI1105 |
UAE Unblocks Access to Top Israeli Internet Domain ".il" [...] (SBU) The United Arab Emirates unblocked access to web sites on the Israeli country code top-level domain ".il" earlier this month. Syria and the UAE were the only two countries in the Middle East and North Africa blocking the Israeli domain, a largely symbolic action because internet users can [...] |
2009-11-24 08:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO SCUL TINT IS AE |
| 09AMMAN2306 |
JORDAN'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR HOPES TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Yahoo's recent acquisition of the Jordanian internet portal company Maktoob has focused media and government attention on the technology sector and generated considerable excitement about Jordan's future as a regional IT hub. Recent meetings with industry and government officials [...] |
2009-10-15 14:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINT TINT PGOV JO |
| 09AMMAN2801 |
Global Entrepreneurship Week Highlights Jordan's Emerging [...] (U) Summary: Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Jordan was marked by a series of events that raised excitement and awareness about the emerging entrepreneurial culture in Jordan. With support from USAID, the week featured a range of events from a gala opening ceremony to low-key networking [...] |
2009-12-30 10:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINT EINV TINT JO |
| 09AMMAN833 |
GROWING INTERNET COMPETITION AND LAUNCH OF A 3G TENDER IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to ref A, this cable provides an update on Jordan's initiatives and strong government commitment to improve telecommunications and Internet connectivity. Such efforts led to an increase in Jordan's rank to 44 out of 134 countries in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 2 [...] |
2009-04-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINT EINV TINT JO |
| 09ASHGABAT1196 |
TURKMEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE ATTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 16, Turkmen government officials opened the third annual Turkmentel 2009 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Exhibition and Forum in Ashgabat. The Turkmen press touted the event as a large scale international forum initiated by Turkmen President Berdi [...] |
2009-09-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ECPS EIND EINV TINT TX |
| 09BAGHDAD1204 |
DEVELOPING IRAQ'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Through a series of meetings over a week-long visit, senior GOI officials told a visiting USG delegation from NEA/I and STAS that the GOI lacks a coherent Science and Technology (S-T) policy development and funding mechanism, and identified three similar but competing options th [...] |
2009-05-07 16:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY SCUL TBIO TNGD TINT PREL KPAO IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1331 |
IRAQ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUNDING INADEQUATE [...] (SBU) From May 11-13, visitors from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Science Foundation met with numerous Government of Iraq (GOI) officials to discuss science and technology (S-T) policy development and funding. GOI officials admitted Iraq lacks a driving force and vision t [...] |
2009-05-21 12:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY SCUL TBIO TNGD TINT PREL KPAO AORC |
| 09BAGHDAD1467 |
Iraqi Technology Task Force Launches, Ready to Produce [...] Summary: Thanks to the catalyst provided by the April visit to Iraq of U.S. high tech executives as part of a TechDel led by S/P's Jared Cohen, and at the behest of Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, the Iraqi Technology Task Force (ITTF) formed in early May to seek ways to empower Iraqis to u [...] |
2009-06-04 03:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OIIP SCUL TINT KPAO IZ ECPS EINT |
| 09BAGHDAD156 |
GOI ANTIBODIES ATTACKING INDEPENDENT IRAQI TELECOM [...] (SBU) Five members of the Communications Media Commission (CMC) caretaker authority met with EMIN on January 13 to discuss the beleaguered commission's challenges and search for ways to help the CMC navigate Iraq's treacherous political waters. Provisionally established by CPA Law 65 to mana [...] |
2009-01-21 12:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT KGIT KWIR TINT TSPL |
| 09BAGHDAD2677 |
IRAQI TELECOMMUNICATIONS: AT THE FRONTLINE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent developments in the Iraqi Telecommunications sector reveal fault lines in Iraq's attitudes toward independent regulation. The Ministry of Communication (MOC) continues to actively oppose a private sector-led, competitive telecommunications market and an independent regul [...] |
2009-10-05 16:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EINV ECPS EINT KGIT KWIR TINT TSPL |
| 09BAGHDAD2827 |
GOOGLE IMAGES THE IRAQ NATIONAL MUSEUM [...] (U) Summary: In support of Section IV of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA), post supports programs to preserve Iraq's cultural heritage. To augment these efforts and harness the interest and expertise of the American private sector, we have partnered with several leaders from the IT ind [...] |
2009-10-21 14:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT KPAO SCUL TINT PGOV ECPS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD3074 |
IRAQI MFA WELCOMES COHEN-GOOGLE DELEGATION [...] (U) Summary: On November 22, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari and MFA Senior Policy Advisor Fareed Yasseen met with Google CEO Eric Schmidt, State Department Policy Planning Staff member Jared Cohen, Trident Capital CEO Don Dixon, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter [...] |
2009-11-23 08:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ TINT ECON SCUL |
| 09BAGHDAD3201 |
SECOND TECHDEL BOOTS UP BAGHDAD [...] Summary: S/P's Jared Cohen led a technology delegation to Baghdad from November 22-24 featuring Google CEO Eric Schmidt along with Silicon Valley venture capitalist Don Dixon, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace, and YouTube videographer Sophie Schmidt. The delegation came [...] |
2009-12-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT KPAO SCUL TINT PGOV ECPS IZ |
| 09BAKU864 |
AZERBAIJAN: ECONOMIC/ COMMERCIAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a regular series that will summarize economic and commercial issues in Azerbaijan. In this issue: The GOAJ is still pushing for the Trans-Eurasian Information Superhighway (para 2); the ILO says child labor is shifting from cotton to "the worst" sectors ( [...] |
2009-11-02 11:47:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND EAIR KCOR TINT KIPR AJ TU AE |
| 09BRASILIA1175 |
BRAZIL - GROWING RECOGNITION OF IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) and the private sector have identified promoting innovation as a key priority. Many of the Mission's governmental interlocutors view innovation as pivotal to accelerating Brazil's continued development and economic success. Working with the GOB [...] |
2009-09-21 10:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TSPL TPHY TNGD TINT KIPR KSCA NSF BR |
| 09BRASILIA131 |
TELECOMMUNICATION TRADE AGREEMENTS 2009: BRAZIL'S 3.4-3.6 [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's telecommunications regulatory agency, ANATEL, will be auctioning spectrum in the 3.5 GHz frequency band once a determination is made whether to allow for full mobility within the designated spectrum and whether to place additional obligations on 3.5 GHz licensees. Jefe [...] |
2009-02-03 14:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON EINT ETRD ETTC TINT BR |
| 09BRASILIA615 |
Brazil's Broad Band Initiatives [...] (SBU) Summary: Internet broadband use in Brazil has soared dramatically over the past year, reflecting an increased interest in navigating sites that require greater connectivity speed such as socialization sites (facebook, myspace etc.), entertainment sites for streaming videos and music, bus [...] |
2009-05-15 17:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT TINT BR |
| 09BRUSSELS1140 |
THE MANY SIDES OF DATA PRIVACY: MANAGING RISING TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European privacy and data protection concerns continue to jeopardize our commercial, law enforcement, intelligence and foreign policy objectives. Data privacy is an area of growing complexity and touches ever more U.S. interests, from the visa waiver program to e-commerce. We [...] |
2009-08-17 12:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT BEXP KJUS KTFN TINT PREL ETTC EUN |
| 09BUCHAREST453 |
ROMANIA: CYBERSECURITY POLICIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) EconOff met with Andrei Savulescu, Director General of the Department for Information Society in the Ministry of Communications and Information Society (MCSI) and Toma Cimpeanu, Vice President of the Agency for Information Society Services (ASSI) in response to reftel demarche. The Gove [...] |
2009-06-30 13:47:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT TINT PREL RO |
| 09DHAKA709 |
CREATING A DIGITAL BANGLADESH: POSTS AND [...] (SBU) Bangladesh,s Posts and Telecommunications Minister, Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, described at length his ambitious plans for expanding the country,s telecommunications infrastructure ) towards the goal of creating a &digital Bangladesh8 by the year 2021. In a meeting with the Ambassador on Ju [...] |
2009-07-20 07:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG PREL TINT BG |
| 09MANAGUA1034 |
NICARAGUA: TELECOM LICENSE SENDS BAD SIGNAL [...] (C) On September 30, the Nicaraguan Telecommunications and Postal Services Institute (TELCOR) awarded a license allowing a Russian-Nicaraguan joint venture, Yota de Nicaragua (Yota), to offer telephone and internet services via wireless technology. Local reaction to the licensing agreement has [...] |
2009-10-20 19:04:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS ETRD PGOV TINT RS NU |
| 09MANAGUA562 |
NICARAGUA TELECOM SECTOR: MARKET OPEN, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The head of Nicaragua's telecommunications regulator, TELCOR (Instituto Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos), announced in April 2009 that it would begin consultations to reform Nicaragua's telecom legislation, known as Law 200. As currently drafted, Law 200 fails to [...] |
2009-06-05 19:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON EINV ETRD TINT NU |
| 09NEWDELHI2350 |
New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 16-20, 2009, including the following: -- India Ready for FATF Evaluation -- Disinvestment Gets a Push -- Commerce Minister Plans to Double India's Share in Global Trade Within the Next Five Yea [...] |
2009-11-20 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY TINT BG NP |
| 09NEWDELHI941 |
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ADAPTATION, NOT INNOVATION [...] SUMMARY: EmTech India '09 was MIT Technology Review's first ever emerging technology conference held outside the U.S. The conference was billed as a forum to discuss technological trends and showcase India's latest cutting edge technologies in information and communications technology, clean [...] |
2009-05-08 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TBIO TNGD TPHY EINV SIPR TINT SCUL ECPS IN |
| 09SANTIAGO130 |
WAIT 'TIL NEXT YEAR- CHILE'S DIGITAL TV DELAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite lengthy studies and a draft law on the regulatory framework of digital TV, Chile does not/not appear close to selecting a digital TV standard in 2009. Government and industry contacts agree the Bachelet administration will put off the decision, leaving it for a future go [...] |
2009-02-11 21:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL ECPS ITU OVIP TSPL TINT CI |
| 09SHANGHAI168 |
GRAB THE TIGER BY THE TAIL: ONLINE REPORTS OF CORRUPTION ON [...] (C) Summary: Online reports of corruption in East China appear to have increased over the past year. In particular, "Human Flesh Search Engines," where netizens post derogatory information about local government officials, are attracting greater public attention in East China. While East Chin [...] |
2009-04-14 07:47:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TINT SOCI ETTC EFIN CH |
| 09SHANGHAI27 |
BLOGGER JIA XIAOYIN RELEASED BY POLICE [...] (C) Shanghai police released blogger Jia Xiaoyin from jail on January 13, six months after he was arrested for "spreading rumors" about the Yang Jia trial and charged with libel. The case had been widely criticized in the legal community because of the lack of a legal basis for charging libel [...] |
2009-01-14 05:20:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI TINT CH |
| 09SHENYANG187 |
MOORE'S MARAUDERS INKS COOPERATION DEAL WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/EconChief attended the Oct 21 MOU signing ceremony between Shenyang University and Moore's Marauders (MM), an American NGO that recovers the remains of MIA/POWs from past wars. A culmination of two years of cooperation with the University's Mukden POW Camp Studies Research C [...] |
2009-10-26 03:24:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS TINT CH |
| 09STATE47919 |
(C) SOMALIA: HAWALA SYSTEM (C-AL9-00800) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE UN-FUNDED PROGRAM TO FACILITATE SOMALI HAWALAS' ACCEPTANCE OF AN UPGRADED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO POLICYMAKERS IS THE POSSIBILITY OF GRADUALLY INTEGRATING SOMALIA'S HAWALA SYSTEM INTO THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] |
2009-05-11 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR TINT SO |
| 09STATE59432 |
PRESIDENT'S ROLLOUT OF THE 60-DAY CYBERSPACE [...] (U) Posts are encouraged to use the press guidance and other information contained in Paragraph 3 below on the President's 60-day Cyberspace Policy Review to brief host governments and other. The U.S. Government anticipates working with foreign governments in bilateral and multilateral setting [...] |
2009-06-09 22:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT POLICY TINT SECURITY PREL PUBLIC RELATIONS |
| 09STOCKHOLM169 |
SWEDISH POLICE SEIZE LARGE QUANTITY OF PIRATED [...] Stockholm police have seized a computer server believed to contain the largest quantity of pirated material ever discovered in Sweden. The server was located in the Brandbergen neighborhood south of Stockholm and was part of a Nordic file sharing ring known as Sunnydale, according to the Swed [...] |
2009-03-11 14:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINT EIND PGOV TINT SW |
| 09TOKYO1019 |
CHINESE INFO TECH ANNOUNCEMENT, JAPANESE REACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: Japanese media have reported extensively over the past week on China's proposed IT security disclosure requirements. While there is some relief China walked back from immediate implementation, Japanese industry remains concerned. Praising the effect of U.S.-Japan coordination to [...] |
2009-05-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINT ETRD ETTC JA KIPR TINT CH |
| 09TOKYO1302 |
OKINAWA PRIVIDES LEADERSHIP ON INFORMATION AND [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Contains Proprietary Information. 2. (U) Summary: Okinawa's information technology (IT) sector is breaking some new ground and represents a key sector in the Prefecture's economy, as shown in emboff's recent visit. Prefectural officials reported on successe [...] |
2009-06-10 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECON EINV TINT JA |
| 09TOKYO1549 |
U.S.-JAPAN CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IT SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Japanese officials seek continuing close coordination with the USG to engage China at the highest levels to express concerns over China's proposed new information security and content filtering regimes. Senior Japanese officials have raised the information security testing regime [...] |
2009-07-08 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EINT ETRD TINT PGOV JA CH |
| 09TOKYO476 |
U.S. BUSINESS RECOMMENDS INFO-TECH STIMULUS [...] The American Chamber of Commerce (ACCJ) recently recommended several near-term information technology (IT) measures the Japanese government might adopt to stimulate the economy. Suggested measures cover areas such as supporting SMEs and facilitating online commerce, improving utilization in [...] |
2009-03-03 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT TINT PGOV JA |
| 09TOKYO657 |
JAPANESE INFO-TECH STIMULUS PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ has released for public comment a draft IT stimulus plan, which focuses on near-term objectives, as well as new ideas. Major challenges such as digitizing government information and deploying IT infrastructure to the healthcare community represent significant business [...] |
2009-03-24 05:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT PGOV TINT JA |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1140 |
THE MANY SIDES OF DATA PRIVACY: MANAGING RISING TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European privacy and data protection concerns continue to jeopardize our commercial, law enforcement, intelligence and foreign policy objectives. Data privacy is an area of growing complexity and touches ever more U.S. interests, from the visa waiver program to e-commerce. We [...] |
2009-08-17 12:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT BEXP KJUS KTFN TINT PREL ETTC EUN |
| 10AMMAN436 |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT -- SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY HEAD PRINCESS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society and Chairperson of the El Hassan Science City in Jordan, has conveyed a request to join the April 2010 Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship and has expres [...] |
2010-02-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT EINV TINT JO |
| 10ASHGABAT42 |
CONTINUED INTERNET CENSORSHIP IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmentelecom provides the only dial-up and A/DSL internet service in Turkmenistan. It controls and monitors access and reportedly blocks certain sites. Recently, the media reported that YouTube and other sites were added [...] |
2010-01-08 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | TINT SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM TX |
| 10BEIJING138 |
JANUARY 19, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S INTERNET, [...] Key points at the January 19 MFA press briefing were: -- China asserts that foreign firms, including Google, must respect Chinese laws and customs China claimed to be the biggest victim of hacking attacks. -- A Japanese proposal to build facilities on Okinotori reef is inconsistent with in [...] |
2010-01-19 22:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM EINT TINT SENV CH AR AF IN JA |
| 10BEIJING209 |
JANUARY 26, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-26 11:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF HA |
| 10BEIJING232 |
JANUARY 28, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TALKS WITH DALAI LAMA [...] Key points at the January 28 MFA press briefing were: -- Chinese officials will meet with representatives of the Dalai Lama for talks in the "near term." -- The EU arms embargo against China was the result of "political prejudice" and China demanded that it be lifted. -- Requests for inf [...] |
2010-01-28 10:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF JM |
| 10COLOMBO115 |
PRESS REPORTS LINK CYBER CENSORSHIP TO WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) The lead news story in the February 14 Sunday Times newspaper claimed that information technology experts from China's Military Intelligence Division were coming to Sri Lanka to help the Government of Sri Lanka block websites critical of the government. The article indirectly cited [...] |
2010-02-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE ECON ECPS KPAO PGOV SOCI TINT |
| 10HONGKONG112 |
HONG KONG YAHOO AND MICROSOFT BLOCK ADULT CONTENT [...] (U) Hong Kong's major English daily, the South China Morning Post (SCMP), reported January 17 that both Yahoo.com.hk and Microsoft's Bing search engine in Hong Kong were now blocking adult content through the use of strict "SafeSearch" filters. Users of the Yahoo-owned Flickr photo sharing w [...] |
2010-01-20 10:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD HK TINT SOCI CH |
| 10MADRID175 |
AMBASSADOR'S FEB. 10 MEETING WITH HEALTH MINISTER [...] (U) In the Ambassador's February 10 introductory call, Minister Jimenez outlined Spain's success in achieving universal health coverage, a comprehensive eHealth system, and progressive elder care. She noted that her Ministry was working on a U.S.-EU MOU on eHealth that she would discuss in [...] |
2010-02-12 16:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TINT SOCI SP |
| 10MOSCOW72 |
MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY'S SCIENCE PARK SUCCESSFUL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past five years, Moscow State University's (MSU) Science Park has launched 85 high-tech start-up, mostly in the IT and biotech fields. Raising awareness of the importance of IPR protection is a key MSU priority. With its science park and other innovative activities, [...] |
2010-01-14 11:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TNGD TBIO TINT KIPR KPAO OEXC SCUL SOCI PGOV |
| 10SHENYANG10 |
INTERNET FREEDOM IN CHINA:BIG BROTHER HAS RETURNED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. New regulations have been put in place requiring strict identification of internet users and the installation of software allowing real-time monitoring of internet users and remote control of computers in all internet cafes in Liaoning Province. In order to implement these regu [...] |
2010-01-26 02:30:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EINT PGOV PHUM SOCI TINT |