[This article was published in the January 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Do you remember the go-go days of the Dot COM boom? I do, very well. Living in the heart of the digital explosion in Northern California it was impossible to avoid.
The Government of the Republic of Korea has set up a US$20 million e-Asia and knowledge partnership fund at ADB. The fund aims to bridge the digital divide and promote access to information and creating and sharing of knowledge through Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in the Asia and Pacific region.
The Secretary of State for Information, Communication and Technology (DoSICT), Gambia, Mrs Neneh MacDouall-Gaye, said that her department appreciates the gift from the Taiwanese ambassador, Dr Patrick Chang because the donation is significant to the development of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in Gambia.
Viewing the extended potential of e-Governance, Bangladesh very recently the Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology has developed an information technology (IT) policy for Bangladesh, which would help furthering ICT developments in the country.
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Rapid diffusion nature of the digital technology enables related crimes to escape the grip of cyber laws. Hence there is an urgent need to develop more technology-effective cyber laws much ahead of the rapid technological changes.
The UAE has issued a new cyber crime law that will help the authorities to fight misuse of cyberspace.
[This article was published in the August 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Radio Madanpokhara is an outstanding example of successful community initiative in Nepal
[This article was published in the October 2003 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
People need support and motivation to understand why it is worth their time and money to acquire these new tools and learn how to use them.
