Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Harney made the comment following the tabling of a joint motion in the Dail, to be debated Tuesday or Wednesday, that calls on the government to immediately defer plans for the use of electronic voting in the European and local elections this summer.
Initial results from the eGovernment Benchmarking survey reveals that overuse of inaccessible PDF documents is creating significant difficulties for people with disabilities.
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InterTradeIreland and the Conference of Heads of Irish Universities (CHIU) have launched the ExpertiseIreland.com portal, which aims to boost cross-border collaborative R&D activity by fostering better links between business and academia. The portal contains information on R&D experts from the island's universities and is designed to be a "one stop shop" for those interested in commercialising research from academic institutions.
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Um den Einsatz von E-Voting bei den bevorstehenden Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament ist in Irland eine Kontroverse ausgebrochen. Die oppositionelle Fine Gael Party bezweifelt die Zuverlässigkeit des Systems. Die Regierung unter Premierminister Bertie Ahern verweist dagegen darauf, dass sich das System der elektronischen Stimmabgabe bereits bei vorangegangen Wahlen bewährt habe.
According to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, from 1 March 2004 it will be possible for Irish residents to renew their motor tax 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through a new Web site, www.motortax.ie.