e-Government take-up assistance from ODOM and Local Directgov
Over the coming year, improving awareness and take-up of local e-Services will be a key focus of the Local e-Gov Programme.
E governance
IT for tax payment in India
The Finance Minister of India has planned up to double the taxpayer base by 2010-11. To make this plan successful, a massive IT networking strategy that promises to increase the number of the tax payers in the country is going to be introduced.
e-Government interoperability for EU
European Commission has called for interoperability among all national and regional administrations in the EU – using e-Government systems.
Four years ICT plan to restructure NSW governance
The NSW government is planning to implement a four-year state-wide information and communications technology (ICT) plan and reform e-procurement as a strategic part to save the state AU$2.5 billion in public sector costs.
e-Government score card shows mixed results
The score card for the first quarter of fiscal 2006, released Feb. 2, shows that eight departments moved from red to yellow or from yellow to green for their e-Government initiatives, while 16 departments had mixed results, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
iSethu project for Mumbai
Ram Informatics Ltd has signed up for iSethu, an e-Governance project , for Indian City Mumbai, with the Maharashtra Government.
Online portal to enable e-Filing
The Indian City, Chennai launched a comprehensive online portal to enable e-Filing under the MCA-21 project. MCA-21 was the largest full-scale deployment of IT, in the shortest possible time frame.
Push for e-Governance in Saudi
Saudi Arabia has been urged to pursue its e-Governance initiative and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the public and private sectors in the kingdom.
e-Government a success in English Councils
By the 31 December deadline, councils in England had achieved 97% e-enablement, with legal or operational barriers accounting for the outstanding 3%, the ODPM said.
Net Portal Plan lashed in Hong Kong
Information technology industry experts in Hong Kong have criticized government plans to set up a new HK$560 million electronic government Internet portal to replace the current system run by a unit of Hutchison Whampoa.
