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Ghana Govt in for Biometric Registration
Ghana Government has pledged its commitment to the Electoral Commission (EC) in its bid to introduce biometric technology to promote e-voting in the country. The Minister for Communications, Haruna Iddrisu, announcing government
Bihar headed for the digital age
Nitish Kumar directed all government departments to prepare an Information Technology roadmap as well as computerisation of their internal function following the state government’s agenda to adopt e-Governance.
Bahamas Ropes in Singapore to Develop e-Gov Projects
The Bahamian government has engaged the government of Singapore to recommend best practices on e-government in an effort to strengthen ICT infrastructure and improve online service delivery in Bahamas.
Bulgaria, Austria Join Hands for e-Government Cooperation
A bilateral agreement on the cooperation in the fields of IT and the electronic government was signed Monday between Bulgaria and Austria.
India
The framework looks largely at ways in which the mobile can be used to provide government services. The draft has been tabled and available forcomments from anyone till the 15th of April, 2011.
Better Mobile Telephony Tools in Punjab by BSNL
In a bid to transform mobile telephony in Punjab, Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot has launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam’s (BSNL) value-added services (VAS) in the state. The new VAS launched includes ‘dial-a-video’, ‘live share services’ and ‘video SMS’ services.
Geo-Informatics Centre Coming up in Himachal
The Himachal Pradesh government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gujarat for setting up a centre in the hill state
No More Excuses; Pay Your Tax Through ATMS Anytime, Anywhere
State-owned Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) launched the Income Tax payment facility through ATMs for their customers.
Social Media Played a Big Role in Hazare
The social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter were brimming with constant updates when India won the ICC World Cup on 2nd April 2011. And soon after all the sites were flooded with likes, communities, pages and status updates for a new cause- Anna Hazare
