State wide e-Gov project in Uttaranchal, India
Uttaranchal is embarking on an ambitious statewide e-Governance project, with a little help from Singapore.
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EU plans biometric visas to ensure security of travelling
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a regulation introducing biometric identifiers in the Visa Information System (VIS).
Shared service centre in UK
The Cabinet Office of UK has launched plans for a shared technology centre that could serve several government departments.
Electronic toll collection (ETC) in India
The clash of technology standards like that of GSM and CDMA in the telecom space may be replicated in India’s road sector for the electronic toll collection (ETC) operations.
BMC, Mumbai, plans for 24×7 service for citizens
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning for complete back office computerisation with e-Governance strategy. Citizens can look forward to sit in front of a computer terminal at home and get their work done.
New Online Back Wage Employee Locator in US
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) launched a new web-based back wage employee locator to provide easy and secure access for employees to find and collect back wages due to them.
Get ration cards online: Delhi
Delhi is all set to go for computerised system for the issuance of ration card. In the month of July, all the 70 circles of Delhi’s Civil Supplies Department would get centrally connected to the head office, making the sorting and verification process for ration cards much easier and time saving.
Bangladesh to reap best results from ICTs
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Begum Khaleda Zia inaugurated the long awaited fibre optic submarine cable system near the shore of the Bay of Bengal on 22 May 2006. It will have a far-reaching effect on the progress and prosperity of Bangladesh.
Swed Invoice developed in Sweden
In Sweden, a number of municipalities, county councils and government authorities have introduced e-Procurement/e-Commerce.
