Bahrain Becomes an Emerging ICT Hub in the Middle East
Bahrain has added many of ICT tools in becoming an infotech hub in the region. The country is ranked 45th on the global Information and Communications Technology readiness index.
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Electronic Parliament in Slovakia
Slovakian Parliament takes the electronic route through Electronic Parliament to massively reduce the amount of paper that is used. The brainchild of Pavol Paska, Chairaman of the Slovak National Council, these electronic procedures will be in place by the September 2008 session of the National Council.
India: Tamil Nadu Launches Portal for e-Processing of Lands
In order to improve its e-Governance, the Government of Tamil Nadu has a launched a website for online processing of land documents. The website was launched at a regional review conference organised jointly by the Land Resources department and Union Ministry of Rural Development.
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.
Records From Boroughs in Kolkata (India)
Soon residents of Kolkata will receive birth and death certificates from their respective borough offices.
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
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.
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.
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.
