Need for e-Standards for national election in USA
The growing adoption of electronic voting systems is intended to quell questions about the validity of ballots.
E governance
e-Filing compulsory for corporates
The company affairs ministry of India has announced that all corporates in the country should compulsorily go in for electronic filing of statutory documents including annual returns, balance sheets and profit and loss accounts from September 16.
New Zealand: SSC to buy new server for e-Government programme
The State Services Commission (SSC) of New Zealand wants to buy new server and storage hardware for the e-Government programme.
Australian government plans to share information between public services
The government of Australia has made a commitment to share information between public services to expand opportunities for the most disadvantaged, fight crime and provide better public services.
Minnesota state legislature receives online democracy award
The Minnesota state legislature’s website has received the online democracy award for outstanding achievement in using design, content and technology to bring democracy closer to the citizens of Minnesota.
Call for cyber security in India
The government of India has directed all ministries and departments to submit a quarterly report on cyber security to the Intelligence Bureau in order to ensure that vital information stored in computers does not fall into wrong hands.
World Bank grants US$10m for ICT project in Rwanda
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved US$10 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to the Government of Rwanda to install modern systems. The bank said that the assistance was aimed at improving the country’s operations and service delivery systems especially in rural areas, with a particular focus on the use of technology for growth and development.
e-Map of Dubai on DTCM
The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has launched a new interactive Electronic Map of Dubai on its hugely-popular website.
Goa plans web portal for government departments
The Department of Information Technology (IT), Goa, is in the process of drawing up a proposal to launch a single web portal for government departments so that e-Governance becomes a reality.
