This paper is a proof-of-concept demonstration for a specific digital signatures vulnerability that shows the ineffectiveness of the WYSIWYS (What You See Is What You Sign) concept. The algorithm is fairly simple: the attacker generates a polymorphic file that has two different types of content (text, as a PDF document for example, and image: TIFF – two of the most widely used file formats). Wh...

Government laws and regulations impose requirements on software-intensive information systems. To comply with these laws and regulations, organizations need to evaluate current and future software systems early in the software development and procurement process by using a set of regulatory requirements. Acquiring requirements from regulations is complex because regulations contain intended and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present challenges and opportunities of e-government implementation in South Africa with special reference to service delivery and implications for libraries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on an in-depth literature review from government documents, presidential state of the nation addresses, global and nation reports on e-government, ...

Internet-based technologies are increasingly used by organisations and governments to offer services to consumers and the public in a quick and efficient manner, removing the need for face-to-face conversations and human advisors. Despite their obvious benefits for most users, these online systems may present barriers of access to certain groups in society which may lead to information poverty....

• Sammendrag/Abstract: This research note reviews the literature on the use of and issues around interactive television in various environment, in particular the family and domestic sphere. This work examines the problem of defining the concept of interactivity and provides a historical background to the notion of interactive television. It outlines the various purposes of interactive televisio...

The paper will explore the key benefits and challenges in advancing e-Government for democratic participation and social inclusion, particularly from a Middle Eastern regional perspective (i.e., Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan). The use of online Internet services for applying e-democracy is studied with many clarifying comments and obstacles. The authors suggest that the implementation of e-Democr...

The first part of this essay on mainstreaming women in development outlines the hard-won achievements of the women's movement in the past 20 years and acknowledges that the movement has failed to gain its fundamental objectives of transforming social and gender relations and creating a just and equal world. Considering the central question of why progress has been so elusive for women, the ess...

The World Bank. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of either the Inter-American Bank or The World Bank nor of their members. 1 Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction A major objective of developing country governments and of donor agencies, stated repeatedly in their policy documents and speeches, is achieving greater equity in health. Chile's constitution, f...