New electronic voting machines for Carbon county
Carbon County (US) has decided to go for 115 new electronic voting machines after a long pending resolution, from Supreme Court.
E governance
e-Government Procurement System in Morocco
The Government of Morocco has signed a letter of intent at the International Forum of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategies and Investment to deploy a new e-government system that will streamline public procurement processes, increase competitive bidding and save money for Moroccan taxpayers.
e-Passports in Botswana
Addressing the issue of stolen passports and identity theft in the Botswana, the government is planning to introduce machine-readable passports shortly.
National e-Governance plan to be launched in India
The Indian Government will soon launch the National e-Governance Plan. This was announced by the Finance Minister while presenting the Union Budget of 2006-07.
Budget boosts ICTs for higher growths
The recent Budget statements in New Delhi, India retains certain hope of positivity for the ICT industry in the nation. The purose of such a Budget is to ensure the momentum created, to continue in the social sector enabling a greater penetration of ICTs in India.
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.
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.
