NADRA develops e-Toll system to ease traffic congestion
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has developed e-Toll system to ease movement of vehicles and full proof accounting of vehicles in Pakistan.
E governance
Singapore wants e-govt to reach masses
Singapore is moving ahead in the direction of government’s online initiatives. While speaking at the e-Government Summit 2007, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), stated that the country’s public e-services need to be extended to reach more people.
ADB funds for e-initiative in Assam, India
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given a proposal to provide technical assistance for deploying innovative ICT skills for supporting the e-governance initiative in Assam (India).
Uttar Pradesh (India) expecting networking across the state
The Uttar Pradesh Government has asked Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and National Informatics Centre (NIC) to soon complete networking across the state, so that the state government can launch the Uttar Pradesh State Wide Area Network (UPSWAN) on January 1, 2008.
Kuwait Central Agency for IT adopts ICDL digital literacy programs
The Kuwaiti Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT), has partnered with the ICDL GCC Foundation, certification authority of the International Computer Driving License program in the Gulf States to implement the IDCL and e-Citizen programs as part of a nationwide effort to increase digital awareness within the government workplace and society.
IT, ITeS firms in India most vulnerable to viruses
According to the Symantec Internet Security Threat report, ITeS firms lose about US$ 500 million of potential and actual revenue due to data loss and data security fears. Individual users too are no less vulnerable to spams and malicious codes.
Spain
The Government of Spain has distributed more than 1.2 million chip-based national ID cards across the country. It is expected that the government will issue more than 800,000 ID cards by the end of the year.
e-governance in TN (India) panchayats soon
The Tamil Nadu (TN) Government has added nineteen more major panchayats in its ‘e-Panchayat’ program, an initiative as part of […]
PMC scouts for IT experts from pvt sector
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to take help of the IT experts from the private sector to improve the use of IT in civic functioning.
Karnataka Government to implement e-Procurement system
The Karnataka Government is planning to implement a common e-procurement system to ensure procurement transparency in the department.
