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[This article was published in the October 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Hartron to foray outside Haryana (India)
The Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation (Hartron) is planning to diversify its operations into newer areas and is scouting for business opportunities outside the state.
Uganda government will launch Web portal
The Government of Uganda will soon have a statewide Web portal that will consolidate the individual Web sites of various government institutions.
Africa : 12 Million Nigerians to be connected with ICT
Galaxy Backbone Plc is planning to provide ICT skills to about 12 million citizens of Nigeria, especially who are living in rural areas. Once the ongoing project will be completed, an estimated 12 million Nigerians will have digital access of post offices.
Video-conferencing to replace bureaucrats
Soon all the Indian secretaries at the centre and state chief secretaries will have virtual meetings every day as the centre has begun implementing a programme worth INR 1.5 crore, introducing desktop video conferencing to enable them take quick decisions and expedite the response time. The project is expected to be completed within two months.
India: Six departments in Kerala Secretariat to go paperless
The State Government of Kerala has taken a policy decision to implement paperless office system in six departments in the Secretariat. Under the policy, six departments are finance, information technology, public works, food and civil supplies, higher education and non-resident Keralites.
India: Madhya Pradesh plans to deploy SWAN infrastructure
The Government of Madhya Pradesh is deploying state wide area networks to support e-Governance projects. Delhi based Tulip Telecom will deploy the SWAN infrastructure across the state.
India: DIT plans to launch campaign for e-Governance project
The Department of Information Technology (DIT) is planning to launch a high-pitched awareness campaign for its INR 230 billion e-Governance project. The DIT has earmarked INR 0.15 billion for the campaign, which is likely to be launched around November 2008.
Bangladesh Cabinet passes right to information law
The advisory council of Bangladesh has given final approval to a new Right to Information Law 2008 to increase accountability of government institutions and establish good governance in the country.
India: KMC has an IT department
In order to streamline administration and expedite e-Governance, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has set up a separate Information Technology department. The existing data processing department has been merged into the new department.
