Romanian e-Gov Portal to Serve EU Citizens Soon
Romanian Government has floated plans to expand its e-Gov portal e-Guvernare, to serve citizens in other European Union countries and help them to access Romanian Government services remotely.
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Records From Boroughs in Kolkata (India)
Soon residents of Kolkata will receive birth and death certificates from their respective borough offices.
Gujarat (India) to Connect All Villages via Satellite
Gujarat will be the first state in India to provide high-speed connectivity through satellite-based data connections to all its 13,693 gram panchayats by July this year, enabling video, voice and data offerings in the areas of e-Governance, distance education, telemedicine, agriculture and interactive advisory and counselling services.
Ctrl S Signs MoU With IBM
Ctrl S Data Centers Ltd., the Pioneers in Tier IV data centre In India, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IBM
Six Third Party Auditors (TPA) Empaneled by DIT, India
Six Third Party Auditors (TPA) have been empaneled by the Department of Information Technology in India for independent evaluation and performance monitoring of State Wide Area Networks (SWAN) across India.
Biometric Passports to Replace e-Passports in France
e-Passports that have been made available in France since April 2006 will be gradually replaced by Biometric passports containing a digital photo and the fingerprints of their holders.
Indian Railways to Outsource e-Tickets
Soon, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will outsource the work of e-Ticketing service. This initiative will help those people who do not have access to computers and cyber cafes to get ticket printouts.
NigComSat to Provide Internet Facilities in 400 Communities
NIGCOMSAT Limited, the company incharge of Nigeria’s communication satellite announced that the company will provide Internet facilities over 400 Community Tele-Centres (CTC) nationwide. The project is meant to provide affordable access Internet, multimedia and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) in remote and unserved urban areas.
Indian Government Stresses Rural Focus for ICT Industry
The Government of India has asked private organisations specifically the ICT industry to establish BPOs and call centres in rural areas. While addressing a gathering of dignitaries at the VARIndia IT Forum 2008, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Minister of Rural Development stated that the growth of India can be achieved if government is able to offer employment to the youth in the rural areas, which comprises 70 % of the population.
e-Passport to be Introduced in India from June
In an effort to check misuse of passports in the present format, e-Passports carrying biometric information in a chip will be introduced by the Government of India.
