Baltic IT&T


	Computer Protection 2009 Piret Aro, Look@World Foundation, Estonia No. 01, 2009 Article shows experience and milestones of Look@World project with an objective to lead Estonians to the Internet and reviews planned activities of initiative Computer Protection 2009. The goal of the initiative is to make Estonia a country with the most secure information society in the world by 2009.

	Estonian Company Registration Portal Accepts Digital Signatures Given in Other Countries Maris Järv, Ministry of Justice, Estonia Ingmar Vali, Centre of Registers and Information Systems, Estonia No. 01, 2009 The development of e-services in Estonia has been fast in recent years. Most management of business with the state can be executed either by e-mail or through different portals. Simpler proceedings can be performed by way of summary procedures, but more complex transactions requiring legal certainty must be confirmed either with personal or notary’s digital signature. The development of e-services in Estonia has been facilitated by the wide spread of the Estonian ID card and broad availability of the Internet. The ID card allows us to securely communicate with the state. Can the same be said about communication with other EU member states? Estonia has set itself a target to accept digital signatures that have been issued with ID card certificates of other EU countries. Portugal has a similar aim and other countries are also moving in the same direction.

	Initiatives Targeted At Increasing The Competitiveness Of Other Economic Sectors With Ict Jüri Jõema, member of the ITL Vaho Klaamann, member of the ITL Mait Marran, member of the Estonian Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Association Jüri Riives, Federation of Estonian Engineering Industry No. 01, 2009 Since ICT permeates all important branches of economy, ITL has initiated several co-operation projects with other economic sectors. The following is a short overview of three co-operation projects: development of wood logistics in an e-environment, development of an Innovation Centre, and establishment of an ICT Demo Centre.

	Spectrum Management at the Outer Borderline of European Union [1] Augutis Čėsna, deputy director, Department of Radio Communication, Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania No. 01, 2009 This paper focuses on spectrum management issues in the Member States located at the outer borders of European Union. Spectrum policies and related harmonization measures of European Union request the Member States for spectrum coordination with third countries. The problematic frequency bands for North-Eastern EU Member States are discussed in the paper and importance of negotiations with the neighbouring non-EU countries on bilateral or multilateral basis is shown as a key element in order to eliminate constrains for implementation of European Union harmonisation measures.