ZAGREB, Dec 30 (Hina) - Croatian Government's Commission for Y2K problem will supervise the functioning of all vital systems for the country around the clock as of 31 December to 3 January, reported the Commission's secretariat on
Thursday.
ZAGREB, Dec 30 (Hina) - Croatian Government's Commission for Y2K
problem will supervise the functioning of all vital systems for the
country around the clock as of 31 December to 3 January, reported
the Commission's secretariat on Thursday.#L#
In that period the Commission will receive reports, every four
hours or more frequently if necessary, about the current situation
concerning the so-called millennium bug in the fields of power
supplies, transport, telecommunications and public health. In case
some problem occurs, it will warned those concerned.
Defence and Interior Ministries are to intensify control for the
millennium changeover.
The Croatian National Bank (HNB) has previously stated that
"according to all available indicators it does not expect any
particular difficulties in the internal functioning, the banking
system or in payment operations at the turn of the century."
Two Croatian major banks - Zagrebacka and Privredna Banks - said the
problem of the millennium bug had been settled and their systems
would function normally in the coming days.
According to latest incomplete figures, the Croatian Power
Industry (HEP) has spent between 12 and 15 million kuna (up to two
million US dollars) to adjust its computer system to the changes of
date at the beginning of the next century. It said it did not expect
any big problem in supplying users with electric power.
Croatia Airlines - the Croatian flag carrier - said it possessed new
Airbus planes in its fleet that are not sensitive to the millennium
bug. The company announced the time schedule for its domestic and
international flights for New Year's Day.
The Y2K problem will not affect the security in railway traffic in
Croatia, reported the Croatian Rails (HZ) on Wednesday adding that
delays in the arrival of some international trains are likely to
happen due to the discontinuation of the traffic on railroads of
some other European countries, but passengers are to be informed of
it on time.
The Croatian Telecommunications (HT) stated it covered almost all
equipment and the entire net by a project for the removal of the
"Y2K" problem and by the beginning of December it completed this
extensive and demanding task to adjust the national net at all
levels and avoid possible problems which might be caused by the
millennium bug.
The Y2K problems stems from a possibility that some computers, left
uncorrected, will misread "00" in 2000 as 1900 and thus bring about
programming flaws.
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