India-Norway: Shared ambitions for transitioning to a green economy

Indian and Norwegian energy companies and R&D institutions have different comparative advantages and are increasingly engaging in mutually beneficial partnerships. […]

Airtel to acquire Tikona digital for Rs 1,600 crore

India’s largest telecom company Bharti Airtel is all set to buy internet services provider Tikona Digital Networks’ 4G business for Rs […]

Enhancing Employability and Opportunities in MP

The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a job vacancy advertisement portal for the benefit of the job aspirants. The portal will facilitate easy access to information about job opportunities with the Madhya Pradesh government and other agencies across the world.

PEPPOL Consortium, e-Procurement in European Union

[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In order to support Member States of the European Union and the private sector in implementing its e-Procurement vision

Cross Border e-Procurement Project Launched by European Commission

Pan European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL) a pilot project for cross border e-Procurement has been launched by the European Commission. The project aims to create the conditions for linking the existing national e-Procurement systems.

Angola Stands 127th in UN Electronic Governance Ranking

Angola stands in the 127th position in the ranking of the United Nations electronic governance ranking, after having risen 31 places from the year 2005. Angola stands 15th from among African countries and seventh in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), making an effort to rank among the first 10 of the continent and first five of the regional organisation.

Security Solutions for the Public Sector : Chris Fedde, Safenet Inc

“Governments tend to leave the security decisions to their integrators, our recommendation is that it is a mistake, as governments need direct access to security, even if the security comes through integrators”, says Chris Fedde, President and COO, Safenet Inc.

Protecting Critical Infrastructure : Jerry Cochran, Microsoft Corporation

“We see India as a key developing area for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). There is a lot of scope for leadership. Some of the work that is done in India is very encouraging from the development perspective”, says Jerry Cochran, Senior Security Strategist, Microsoft Corporation

e-Banking Technology, Estonia

[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Background
Estonia is internationally renowned for being a pioneer in the adaptation to new banking technologies. Estonia is currently belonging to the country group of medium Internet penetration on the global scale outnumbering its Baltic neighbours and Eastern-European countries but being somewhat behind from the Scandinavian countries, USA, Canada, leading European countries and some Asian countries.

India Slips on UN e-Governance

In e-Governance readiness, India has fallen from a rank of 87 in 2005 to 113 in 2008 on e-Government readiness. According to the UN e-Government Survey 2008, India has slipped 26 places in the last three years and been overtaken by countries like Maldives (ranked 95), Sri Lanka (101) and even Iran (108).