[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Telemedicine is defined as the use of electronic Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants.
Pan European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL) a pilot project for cross border e-Procurement has been launched by the European Commission. The project aims to create the conditions for linking the existing national e-Procurement systems.
Rehman Malik, advisor to Prime Minister for Interior while inaugurating National Database and Registration Authority
The Department of Information Technology (DIT), Government of India has drafted a fresh policy on open standards for e-Governance that may lead to a reconsideration of the department
The Jan Seva Kendra of Gandhinagar Collectorate has received the Stockholm Challenge Award-2008 for innovative use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in governance.
Over the past few years, the GCC nations have begun to recognise the importance of e-Governance in economic development.
Thirty-one municipalities have signed a covenant indicating their commitment to help each other implement e-Governance in Philippines a representative of a Canadian International Development Agency-funded project said. The covenant was signed a couple of weeks ago at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic Freeport Zone, Zambales.
Former Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State, Nigeria stated his administration saved about N7billion through the establishment of Due Process and e-Governance Bureau. The state is now growing culture of transparency and accountability following the inauguration of the Bayelsa State Expenditure and Income Transparency Initiative (BEITI).
The Government of Selangor, Malaysia will launch its own wireless broadband network and soon the coverage will be extended to other parts of the Klang Valley.
Now, customers of Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (DESA) can avail of the ‘CitiConnect’ online services of Citibank in collecting and paying their bills. Citibank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for online payment of electricity bills.
