Bihar Government has approved the proposal of e-governance in its all 8,479 panchayats at a cost of Rs.252 million. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and the Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation have designed the e-governance software project.
Soon, the Indian railway Catering and Tourism Corporation is planning to manage for call centres. IRCTC has invited bids from the telecom IT firms for establishing the Railways call centres. According to resources, BSNL is providing the highest amount to the Railways for managing the call centre.
It has dawned as pleasant surprise that state government
An e-Team has been introduced (ICT experts) by the the Information Network of Uganda (I-Network) to aid adoption of ICTs in various development projects of the nation.
Japan and VietNam has expressed their concern in expansion and strengthening of bilateral relations as part of strategic alliances in favour of peace and prosperity in the Asian region.
The West Bengal government in India is planning to make more interactive e-Governance platform by incorporating retail banking and agriculture advisory services through a network of kiosks till the gram panchayat level.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for the Development Administration (CARICAD), and the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) launches a series of electronic governance related capacity development activities in Caribbean.
The State Bank of Travancore which recently networked all its 672 branches with Core Banking Solutions, has launched the facility of e-payment of Central Excise and Service Taxes through its internet banking facility.
According to the Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission in India Mr. Sam Pitroda E-governance is the key focus area for the Commission and it will recommend setting up web portals on 10 topics and GIS mapping of the country.
Sharjah Municipality inspectors are all set to conduct their examinations of various outlets selling food including supermarkets, restaurants and groceries to safeguard the health of consumers by using the new Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) advanced system.
