Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has launched an online forum, which has engaged the members of the general public to contribute their views on the local government directly for the debate on local government reform.
The Zimbabwean government has drafted a bill that would permit the surveillance of telephone and e-Mail communications while making it compulsory for service providers to install the enabling equipment on behalf of the state.
Following successful implementation of e-Payments services for citizens, London Borough of Hackney, together with Netstore turned its attention to extend e-Payments services for citizens.
As a part of a nationwide project by an international NGO, Relief International – Schools Online (RI-SOL) Kala Kakoli School has launched a fifteen centre, project bringing computers and internet to schools and their communities in the Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Cisco Systems Inc, with its investment of over $1.1 billion in India, has elevated the status of India to an independent region signifying the country’s growing importance in the overall Cisco global set-up.
Microsoft and the National Institute of Smart Governance (NISG) will set up an innovation centre at Delhi next month for conducting research in e-Governance.
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has issued the e-Bank Service Management Measures which defines e-banking and its business ranges and stipulates the conditions, requirements and procedures for financial institutions.
Electronic residential registration cards with integrated circuit chips will make their debut in 2008 in Korea. The microchip will contain personal certification for online banking purposes, ID number, health insurance and information on any disabilities.
Cumbria County Council (UK) has been awarded full marks for the way it provides electronic access to its planning services.
A study urges the UK to follow the lead of Norway and Sweden in using mobile IT to provide better services
