Nigeria: e-Ambassadors
In preparation for the final take off of the Nigerian e-government project, prominent governors, ministers and heads of parastatals have been appointed project champions for their various establishments.
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ATO to redevelop e-tax
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) officials are looking to expand the capacity of its e-tax client application to accept pre-prepared data, with information from financial institutions and share registers top of the list.
Oracle to ramp up presence in India
Oracle is ramping up its India operations in a big way. Now, it plans to add nine cities to its network. These will supplement the six development centres, which it has at Gurgaon, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata.
France restructures eAdministration effort
The French government has carried out a major restructuring of its eGovernment programme. It has fused four government agencies into one to simplify and standardise the effort.
e-Governance Conference in India calls for PPP
The three-day ninth National e-Governance Conference last week recommended higher adoption of public private partnerships (PPP) and amendment to the sections on e-Governance in the Information Technology Act. The conference, attended by heads of State IT departments and representatives from IT majors, also wanted legislative changes to boost the PPPs, besides urging the Government to evolve a policy on user charges.
E-government experts to convene in Bahrain
More than 30 international and regional speakers will be addressing a wide array of e-government issues at the inaugural Government Technology Middle East Conference & Exhibition (GOVTEC), being held in Bahrain from 13-15 February.
ictQATAR launches e-project for eight schools
Qatar’s Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) has launched its first e-Education project in eight Independent Schools.
Implementation of e-governance being hampered
Director of the Institute for African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon said the implementation of e-governance was being hampered by problems mainly in the government-to-citizen and government-to-government sectors.
Awards for Indian e-Governance initiatives given away
Awards for exemplary initiatives in e-Governance in India were given away at the national e-Governance conference in Kochi. Kerala Public Works Minister M.K.Muneer distributed the awards in various categories. There were Golden, Silver and Bronze icons in each category.
Kenya stops issuing of Identity Cards
Millions of Kenyans have been unable to get national identity cards in the past five months because paper that these cards are printed on have run out.
