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FROM
CUBA
Cuban
government undertakes island-wide computer census
HAVANA, Cuba, August 14 (www.cubanet.org) - The
Cuban government undertook an island-wide computer
census last week. The measure, code-named "Operation
Windows," seeks to inventory all computers,
including those in government offices as well
as the ones in private hands, and to confiscate
any that are deemed of "dubious origin."
The sale of computers in Cuba has always been
tightly controlled and, on occasion, banned outright,
especially to private persons.
Operation Windows has been entrusted to the Interior
Ministry's Department of State Security, National
Police, and Technical Investigations Department.
The presidents of the block-level vigilance Committees
for the Defense of the Revolution, members of
the Communist Youth League, and university students
are also participating in the effort.
The questionnaires intended for use in private
homes ask for the name of the owner, the brand
description of the machine, documents that attest
to the legal ownership of the computer, year and
manner of acquisition, and the purpose for which
the computer is intended and used.
Government offices must produce purchase invoices,
and inventory control sheets, as well as account
for machines stolen or discarded.
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