Indian government to auction 3G by Dec
India expects to collect INR 350 billion from the coming auction of third-generation (3G) radio spectrum by December.
Smart Cards for All Gulf-based Indian Workers
Launching a new Smart Card for all five million Indian nationals working in the Gulf region, prime minister Manmohan Singh said that this initiative marks a comprehensive e-governance project on migration. Under this project, every worker will be issued a Smart Card that will contain all details of the worker, his work contract, his employer, his insurance etc.
UN releases e-Government Readiness
The United Nations (UN) has released survey of e-Government readiness around the world. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) were the highest ranked countries in the Middle East. The UAE moved up to 32nd spot from 42nd in 2005.
UN eGovernment Report: UAE ranks 5th in transactional services
The 2008 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) UN eGovernment survey has ranked the UAE in 5th position in terms of transactional services. The survey has also ranked UAE 32th among 192 UN members states in the 2008 eGovernment Readiness Index.
United Arab Emirates Knowledge Economy 2006 published
Madar Research Group has published United Arab Emirates Knowledge Economy 2006, the first complete assessment of the United Arab Emirates’ progress towards a knowledge-based economy.
Conference to counter phishing practices in the Middle East
Participating in the the Identity Summit Conference, e-Company the ICT arm of Etisalat addressed to the issues concerned to a wide fraudulent practices over Internet.
Smartcity at Malta
The Government of Malta and Tecom Investments of Dubai signed the agreement setting the operational framework for the establishment of SmartCity@Malta.
