Industry News: May 2011

[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Industry News: May 2011

Ghana Govt in for Biometric Registration

Ghana Government has pledged its commitment to the Electoral Commission (EC) in its bid to introduce biometric technology to promote e-voting in the country. The Minister for Communications, Haruna Iddrisu, announcing government

Semiconductor Market Grew by 143 Percent in 2010: Gartner

The worldwide semiconductor equipment market grew 143 percent in 2010 to nearly $41 billion as the market recovered from the industry slowdown of the previous two years, according to final results from Gartner.

Safe State?

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Technology has to be fused with people, intelligence and processes to create security architecture. A layered architecture will add more value in enhancing security measures

Smart City 2011 Event

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Smart City 2011 Event

Post Japan Disaster New Disaster Alert Mobile App Released

University researchers in Taiwan have released a mobile phone application that with one touch can transmit to any number of people the location of users trapped in earthquake rubble or debris.

Financial inclusion to bank the unbanked

[This article was published in the March 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Financial inclusion is not only a social compulsion of governments, but an emerging priority for banks that have nowhere else to go to achieve business growth

Now the Cloud Draws Governments

[This article was published in the March 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Innovation has now hit the sky as public and private sector entities have begun to embrace cloud-based service models with fervour

Opportunities Abound!

[This article was published in the March 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

XaaS is less pure technology and more about how companies can harness a powerful technology to cut cost and lift efficiency

We are today well-positioned to help Enterprises in India in their quest to spur growth : Sudipta K Sen, SAS

SAS is supporting the Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of Maharashtra, in its endeavour to do the right planning. Using the SAS solutions, the department is assessing which are the areas that need schools, police stations and other institutions of public importance