The Government of India announced the extension of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which guarantees 100 days of wage employment to rural households, to all districts in the country, for performing manual labour at minimum wages.
The Prime Minister of Bernama has launched a national ICT project Managed Portal Services (MPS), which is designed to drive greater ICT-usage among the people.
The Dubai eGovernment is carrying out a quality report into the efficacy of its electronic services. The report covers a number of areas including ease of use, quality of services provided and access to e-services.
The South Africa Government has been slowly increasing the use of broadband and wireless technologies.
The city of Selma, California has launched a new feature, called “Citizens’ Requests”, which will allow residents and businesses to contact city officials with any concerns or issues they have.
The Coimbatore Corporation of India (CCI) in Tamil Nadu is planning to introduce an online payment option for tax collection. The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has partnered with couple of banks for electronic clearance service for collection of bill amounts.
Telecom leader Ericsson has launched the ‘Gramjyoti Rural Broadband Project’ in the village of Vadugambadi in Tamil Nadu, 60 kms from Chennai (India).
RailTel Corporation of India a public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways, is planning to extend its Optical Fibre Communication (OFC) network from about 2900 railway stations covering 30000 route kms at present to 5000 railway stations in the country covering 45000 route kms in order to provide bandwidth and multi-media services.
The Rajasthan Government (India) has decided to establish the Rajasthan Urban Information System (RUIS) comprising Rajasthan Urban Planning System (RUPS) and Rajasthan Urban Management System (RUMS).
The Labour Ministry of Dubai has launched a new interactive website for job-seekers. The new website will also guide employers on how to choose their employees.
