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"As far as we know...all of the city's mission critical electronic systems have been tested and are Y2K-compliant," says George L. Fosque, the city's emergency communications and 911 director.
The city has used inventory, testing, vendor-certification and other techniques to make sure that its "mission-critical" computer applications and computer-driven equipment--which play integral roles in the police, fire and management information systems departments, among others--are Y2K-compliant, according to the city's Web site.
Throughout the day, O'Connor will be following events across the world, as countries such as New Zealand pass the critical Y2K threshold first.
"We will have staff on site during the critical times and longer if necessary," she says.
Although the report is extremely critical of the United Nations' failure to intervene, its authors acknowledge that the international body ultimately implements the policy of its member states. "A couple of months ago stories were appearing in the media that laid most of the blame at Kofi Annan's door...