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Gujarat to get SMS Alerts for Paying Property Tax
Gujarat to get SMS Alerts for Paying Property Tax

Gujarat will soon be getting reminders on mobile for paying professional or property taxes. The mobile governance by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) aims to reach citizens for giving out important SMS alerts on property tax, professional tax, renewal of licenses such as food, shops and establishment and drugs.

e-Government Forum to be Held in Rwanda
e-Government Forum to be Held in Rwanda

Preparations for the third annual African e-government Forum to be held in Rwanda in March have begun. The three-day event will give an opportunity to Information and communication technologies to voice their views, insights, knowledge and share experiences at the forum.

Dubai Municipality Accomplishes 1.4 million e-Transactions
Dubai Municipality Accomplishes 1.4 million e-Transactions

Dubai Municipality has accomplished a record 1,386,791 e-transactions last year i.e. 2008, marking a tremendous success of the e-government project of the Municipality. Among the 492 e-services provided by the Municipality e-portal, 402 are main services and others are branch services covering information services and transactional services that facilitate easy access to a number of forms required for getting the Municipality services accomplished.

e-Tendering Adopted by Punjab Farm Board
e-Tendering Adopted by Punjab Farm Board

Punjab Agricultural Marketing Board board is on its way to become the first organisation in Punjab to implement the internet-based tendering. Punjab Agricultural Marketing Board has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-run Indian Telephone Industries Limited for implementing e-tendering. The system is expected to get functional by February 15, 2009.

Smart Cards for All Gulf-based Indian Workers
Smart Cards for All Gulf-based Indian Workers

Launching a new Smart Card for all five million Indian nationals working in the Gulf region, prime minister Manmohan Singh said that this initiative marks a comprehensive e-governance project on migration. Under this project, every worker will be issued a Smart Card that will contain all details of the worker, his work contract, his employer, his insurance etc.

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