Online Tea Auction in India
The Tea Board of India is planning to make tea auction online this year. E-auction will enhance the trade of tea. This move is motivated from the online auction of cardamom by the Spice Board in India.
E governance
Portal on Disability launched in India
A national interactive portal on disability was launched by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) on Wednesday to provide information for persons with disability and various stakeholders involved with disability rehabilitation such as NGOs, policy makers, caregivers, service providers and the public at large.
Land Records to be Computerised in Punjab by 2009 (India)
An announcement by the Government of Punjab states that the all the records relating to land deals in the state would be computerised by December 2009. The estimated cost for the process would be INR 100 crore.
French Government’s Online Pension Tracker
The French government launched a new ‘Career record’ service for its citizens which will enable them to trace their pension contributions through the Internet.
Government of Mizoram launches disaster management site
The Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Department of Mizoram government has launched its website on disaster management.
Bahrain: E-Services hit new highs
The Kingdom of Bahrain will extend its e-Services in next six months. The Bahrain e-Government Agency is working with various ministries and government institutions to add 50 new e-Services to the current pool of 43 services on the e-Governance website www.gov.bh.
Jharkhand’s new feat in e-governance
In a yet another feat towards e-governance in India, the Jharkhand government implemented a software named ‘Mamta’ designed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
Boost for provincial e-Governance
The Finnish government has signed a deal with South Africa that the government will donate 12 million euros to SA in ICT development aid over a three-year period. The fund will provide support to the SA Provincial Information Society Strategy programme.
EC’s New Initiative for Public Consultation on RFID
In a new initiative of the European Commission on Thursday, a public consultation on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology was launched. The technology can be used for a variety of purposes such as privacy, data protection and information technology.
Rural India gets a taste of e-Governance
C Chandramouli, State Information Technology (IT) secretary of Kerala, announced on Thursday that under the State’s e-Governance programme, every third of the village in the state will have Internet-enabled kiosks within 11 months
