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.
E governance
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.
Wipro proposes e-Governance to Indian State
IT major Wipro Infotech has offered its services to the Madhya Pradesh Government to promote e-Governance in this Indian state.
EC to step up e-government services
European Commission (EC) Vice-President Siim Kallas is currently taking a three-day visit to Portugal to address the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in achieving the goals of the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs in Europe.
e-Governance project gets Commonwealth Business Council boost
The drive towards e-Governance for Kenya and other African countries has received a major boost from the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) and EzGov Europe.
e-Passport coming soon
Heightened global security concerns led the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to set a deadline of 2015 for governments to equip passports with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips. In 2003, ICAO adopted a global plan for the implementation of not just machine-readable passports but also for the use of biometric identifiers in all of its 188 member countries.
BSNL to execute KMC’s e-Governance project
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will execute Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s (KMC) ambitious e-Governance project, which the civic body is implementing at a cost of Rs 16.9 crore.
Rs 6000 cr government scheme on ‘rural service delivery centres’ in India
The Government of India is actively considering a Rs 6000 crore scheme to set up Information Technology-driven ‘rural service delivery centres’ in 100,000 villages.
