Directory of European and national rules on Web Applications (updated version, 21 May 2008)
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CZECH REPUBLIC

Legislation

Zákon 2004, komunikacích a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů (Zákon o elektronických komunikacích)
(Act 127/2005 on Electronic Communications and on Amendment to Certain Related Acts - Electronic Communications Act)
22.02.2005
http://www.senat.cz/xqw/webdav/pssenat/original/29085/24906
http://www.senat.cz/xqw/xervlet/pssenat/historie?action=detail&value=1594
http://www.mvcr.cz/micr/files/1282/electronic_communications_act.pdf [English version]

Related document:
Ministry of Informatics of the Czech Republic
Decree No. 162 of 19.04.2005
Determination of the quality parameters of universal service and the limit values thereof
[The Ministry of Informatics orders to execute Section 47 Subsection 5 of the Act No. 127/2005, on Electronic Communications and on Amendment to Certain Related, in accordance with Section 150 Subsection 2 of the Act]
http://www.mvcr.cz/micr/files/1282/162_o_kvalit__univerz_ln__slu_by_an.pdf [English version]

Act 227/2000 Coll.
on Electronic Signature and change to some other laws (Electronic Signature Act)
29.06.2000
Amendment: 226/2002 Coll.
Amendment: 517/2002 Coll.
Amendment :440/2004 Coll.
Amendment: 635/2004 Coll.
Amendment: 501/2004 Coll., 444/2005 Coll.
http://www.mvcr.cz/sprava/moderniz/electronic_sig2000.pdf [English version]

Act 106/1999 Coll.
on Free Access to Information
11.05.1999
Amended: 101/2000 Coll.
Amended: 159/2000 Coll.
Amended: 39/2001 Coll.
Amended: 413/2005 Coll.
Amended: 61/2006 Coll.
http://www.mvcr.cz/sprava/moderniz/free320_1999.pdf [English version]

Government Resolution No. 256 of 14.04.1998 concerning the adoption of the National Plan on Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities

Related documents:
Government Resolutions on the fulfilment of the National Plan on Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities:
No. 655 of 31.05.2006
No. 1019 of 17.08.2005 [for the year 2004]
No. 579 of 09.06.2004 [for the year 2003]
No. 596 of 18.06.2003 [for the year 2002]
No. 545 of 29.05.2002
No. 770 of 25.07.2001
No. 667 of 03.07.2000

[List of Government's resolutions concerning the Board for People with Disabilities:]
http://wtd.vlada.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=3934

Guidelines, Projects and Strategies

OECD - Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic - Governance International
Improving customer orientation through service charters. A handbook for improving quality of public services
Authors: Elke Löffler, Salvador Parrado, Tomáš Zmeškal
2007
http://www.mvcr.cz/sprava/moderniz/dokumenty/improving.pdf

Ministry of Informatics of the Czech Republic and the CZ.NIC Association
Memorandum
[on administration of the national CZ domain]
23.11.2006
http://www.mvcr.cz/micr/files/3715/mou_mi_cznic_eng.pdf

Ministry of Informatics of the Czech Republic
National Strategy for Information Security
Annex No. 1: Information Security for Public Administration Bodies
06.03.2006
http://www.mvcr.cz/micr/files/3189/aj_p__loha_1_k_nsib.pdf

Digital broadcasting development policy
[2006]
http://www.policie.cz/micr/images/dokumenty/koncepce_2__an_5.pdf

Ministry of Informatics of the Czech Republic
The national broadband access policy. Broadband strategy of the Czech Republic
2005
http://www.mvcr.cz/micr/files/2185/micr_brozura_en.pdf

Ministry of Informatics of the Czech Republic
The Ministry of Informatics and the development of the Information Society in the Czech Republic
3rd edition
2005
http://www.policie.cz/micr/images/dokumenty/micr_brozura_en.pdf

Ministry of Informatics of the Czech Republic
State Information and Communications Policy - e-Czech 2006
[“Public administration services must be user-friendly and available to all, that is also to the handicapped or otherwise disadvantaged population groups”]
http://www.mvcr.cz/micr/files/1288/eng_sikp.pdf

Government Board for People with Disabilities
National Plan for the Support and Integration of Persons with disabilities 2006 - 2009
Adopted by Government Resolution No. 1004 of 17.08.2005
ISBN 80-87041-06-2
[§ 6. Access to information and cultural heritage […] “The right of access to cultural heritage is guaranteed for all citizens without discrimination under the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms. In order for people with disabilities to enjoy full exercise of this right, a number of measures need to be implemented”
Measure 6.16. “Based on authorization in Act No 365/2000 on public administration information systems, use an implementing regulation to lay down conditions for the publication of selected information about public administration in a manner permitting remote access in compliance with the rules of the WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative)”
Measure 6.18. “Promote a significant expansion in the accessibility of the websites of public institutions for visually impaired citizens (i.e. blind friendly web)”]
http://www.vlada.cz/assets/cs/rvk/vvzpo/dokumenty/NPSI_2006.pdf

The White Paper on electronic commerce
13.02.2004
[“The Government must support accessibility of the Internet to handicapped citizens, availability of public Internet access and development of digital TV” (p. 26)] 
http://www.mvcr.cz/micr/files/1105/white_paper.pdf

Ministry of Informatics of the Czech Republic
National Programme for Computer Literacy (NPPG)
February 2003-
["Launched by the Ministry […] with a view to enabling the wider public to learn the basics of working with computers and the Internet and helping those who have so far not had the opportunity to work with a computer to overcome their fear of new technologies, facilitate orientation in society and improve their position on the labour market […]. In 2005 the National Programme for Computer Literacy was extended to include special courses for the handicapped and a specialised course named The Citizen, Official and Public Administration Portal"]
http://www.policie.cz/micr/scripts/detail.php_id_1256.html

Modernizace veřejné správy / Modernizing public administration
[List of links – Bulgarian text]
http://www.mvcr.cz/odbor/moderniz/koncepce/ver_sluz.html#standardizace

Positions of the Supervision and Public Administration Monitoring Section
http://www.mvcr.cz/stanoviska/index.html

Sources

Ùredni list Republiky ceskoslovenské, 1945- .
Cekoslovenské zàkony, 1992- .

Web Sources

Czech Republic Portal
http://www.czech.cz/

Parlament České Republiki – Poslaneckà Sněmovna (Chamber)
http://www.psp.cz/

Senàt Parlamentu ČeskéRepubliki (Senate)
http://www.senat.cz/

Úřad vlády České republiky (Office of Government of the Czech Republic)
http://www.vlada.cz/

Vládní výbor pro zdravotně postižené občany (Government Board for People with Disabilities)
http://www.vlada.cz/en/rvk/vvzpo/uvod.html [English version]

Portal of the Public Administration
http://portal.gov.cz/wps/portal/_s.155/6966/place
http://portal.gov.cz/wps/portal/_s.155/19005 [English version]

Ministerstvo vnitra (Ministry of Interior)
http://www.mvcr.cz/
http://www.mvcr.cz/english/index.html [English version]

Department of Regulatory Reform and Public Administration Quality 
http://www.mvcr.cz/sprava/moderniz/indexen.html [English version]

e-Government portal
http://www.mvcr.cz/micr/egovernment/default_en.htm [English version]

Ministerstvo zahraničnìch veci České republiky (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
http://www.mzv.cz/

In particular:
Stálá mise České republiky při OSN (Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations)
http://www.mzv.cz/wwwo/default.asp?idj=2&amb=112

Informatiky - Portál veřejné správy (Ministry of Informatics)
http://www.micr.cz/

In particular:
Archiv
http://www.policie.cz/micr/default_en.htm

Sbìrka zàkonù (Collection of laws)
[Provides (on subscription) the full texts of all laws in force]
http://www.sbirka.cz/

Český telekomunikační úřad (Czech Telecommunication Office)
http://www.ctu.cz/main.php?pageid=2
http://www.ctu.cz/main.php?pageid=178&PHPSESSID=33625872e639ac6b39e823943f35cca4 [English version]

Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů (Office for Personal Data Protection)
http://www.uoou.cz
http://www.uoou.cz/index.php?l=en&m=bottom&mid=01&u1=&u2=&t = [English version]

Blind Friendly Web project
http://www.blindfriendly.cz

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