Kenyan Firms Link Up to Give Rural Poor TCT Services
Kenyans in the rural areas can now access information and telecommunication services, thanks to the alliance between a local technology company and a US-based firm.
E governance
Slovenia Launches e-Democracy Service
Slovenian Government has come up with an e-Democracy service that offer people the opportunity to influence changes in the existing legislation, by contributing their suggestions, comments and opinions.
India: Small States More e-Savvy
Small states like Haryana, Jharkhand and West Bengal are ready to roll out of the Centre initiative of National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), while the more developed states like Maharashtra and Karnataka are lagging behind in implementing the NeGP plan in India.
India: BMC Ties up Sify to Provide e-Services
Civic Body, Bombay Municipality Corporation (BMC), India partnered with Sify to allow citizens of Mumbai to easy access to range of services, like payment of water and property tax, renewal of licences.
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.
India: NISG, Tapmi join hands to make babus e-Smart
Hyderabad based National Institute of Smart Government (NISG), a government advisory body on e-governance has tied up with TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal (Tapmi) to roll out one-year management programme that will offer specialisation in e-Governance.
South Africa Government ICT Spend to Increase to R8bn by 2010/11
South Africa will increase its total ICT expenditure from approximately R6bn in 2005/06 to R8bn in 2010/11 at a CAGR of 2,9%, according to recent report entitled, ‘ICT in National Government
Now road tax can be renewed online in Malaysia
MY EG Services Berhad, the leading E-Government services concessionaire in Malaysia has launched online road tax renewal services in Malaysia.
Online Contract Shopping Made Easy in Ireland
In Ireland, the Government’s e-Tender website has achieved a great success. The Government’s e-Tender was launched in 2001 to support EU procurement strategies.
e-Stamps to Become a Reality in Maharashtra, India
The Maharashtra Government is planning to introduce an e-Stamping systemfor registration of property documents at the sub-register offices across the state. The state government is planning to introduce the pilot project in the next 15 days and it will be rolled out in a phased manner in rest of Maharashtra.
