E-GOVERNMENT DANGEROUS ENTHUSIASMS?
[This article was published in the February 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
News
Saudi Government allocates SR3 Billion for e-Governance project
Recently, the Council of Ministers has allocated SR3 billion for implementing e-Governance project in Saudi Arabia.
Indian Government holds meet of IT investors in Belgaum
The State Government of Bangalore, (India) is planning to hold an IT investors meet in Belgaum in the end of November. Government is trying to attract IT companies to the tier-II city.
UK: e-Collaboration services for MoD staff worldwide
New secure communications services to support the UK
Doing law differently by mainstreaming IT for criminal justice
A blueprint for coherent reform, of the way law is done, has been unveiled by the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer.
ICT for Agriculture in Tanzania
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
If a peasant can send a 40-page trade document from Tanzania to Cuba for just 40 cents of one US$, there is no doubt that modern ICT are cost-effective and hence efficient in poverty reduction.
Turkey’s Social Security Project most Successful
The e-report execution that allows bureaucratic processing related with the Social Security Organization (SSK) to be conducted via the internet has become the most successful e-government project in the world.
e-Governance project gets major CBC boost
The drive towards e-governance for Kenya and other African countries has received a major boost from the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) and EzGov Europe.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation on a computerisation drive
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), has turned to information technology (IT) to help minimise revenue losses, modernise payroll accounting, create a digitised map and improve operational efficiency in general.
