The World Bank has urged the national and regional governments of Africa to embrace e-Governance so as to to effect a meaningful improvement in their economics and the standards of living of their citizens.
The Ghana Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft, to expand access to ICT in the country.
Illinois Government has launched Methamphetamine Manufacturing Registry, a new tool available on the Illinois State Police website, which allows communities and law enforcement the opportunity to view the names of offenders who have been convicted of manufacturing meth.
The Malaysian Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications is in discussion with the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) to deploy the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPV6) based e-Government services across the country.
Electronic passport is making people’s life comfortable in Australia. Custom officers at airport check-posts can simply scan and return the e-passports to their possessors. Hence, quick processing can be done. India is also going for e-passports.
The Virginia Government (USA) has granted $39 million fund to support state, local and non-profit programs, which work to improve criminal justice across the country.
ICT is the most compelling challenge facing Africa’s development in e-Governance.
The Madhya Pradesh (MP), India Government has selected SCO Mobile Server as the platform to develop and deploy government services to more than 60 million citizens.
The European Commission has approved a Welsh Assembly Government procurement project, which is designed to provide public sector organisations in Wales with a unified, high-bandwidth, high-availability ICT network.
The Kenya Government and the World Bank have initiated a Sh7.8 billion ICT project to revolutionise the ICT sector in the country.
