The department of treasuries in the Indian state Karnataka, which ushered in an accountable system of financial transactions by starting an online project in November 2002, added another feather to its cap recently. Three years ago it took 45 to 60 days for the government to complete compilation of accounts. But today it takes not more than three days with this e-Governance initiative ‘Khajane’.
The government in the Indian state Goa would formulate a plan for e-Governance in the state through public-private-partnership.
Speaking at the e-Governance Forum at the ongoing LinuxAsia 2006, project called ‘e-databank’ was announced based on open-source
For the first time, electronic signatures and documents will be legally binding in Kenya according to proposals contained in the draft Information and Communication Bill 2006.
The Public Service Association, New Zealand, says it will be talking to other government departments about the possibility of job losses as they move to put services online.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
