Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu have successfully implemented State-Wide Area Network (SWAN), the backbone infrastructure for rolling out the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). All the three states have opted for the private-public partnership (PPP) mode for the project.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a US$390 million governance programme with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The programme aims to promote a system of stable and credible governance to support sustainable human development in the country.
Goa Information Technology Minister, Mr Dayanand Narvekar has said that knowledge of IT would be made mandatory for government jobs in future and that the government would set up training institutes all over the state for the purpose. The government has ambitious plan to implement e-Governance policy.
An e-Government initiative begun last year by Ho Chi Minh city (HCM city) has increased efficiency in state and local agencies, permitting more online transactions by businesses and citizens.
Colorado residents in the United Staes of America (USA) can now enjoy the convenience of paying their personal taxes using the Internet, at the state
Qatar government to issue smart identity cards to the residents either later this year or in early 2009. These cards would enable the residents to apply for work permits online.
The Homeland Security Department in the United States of America has announced that more than 52,000 employers have voluntarily adopted Citizenship and Immigration Services’ e-Verify employment eligibility system.
The annual UN e-Government Survey 2008, reveals large differences between five regions of the world in terms of e-Government readiness.
CrimsonLogic has been awarded a major project to develop and operate a revolutionary e-Justice programme for the Ministry of Justice of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This major project entails developing an ambitious e-Justice programme in the UAE.
