Bihar (India) Government has taken encouraging steps to roll out the draft version of the IT Policy 2008. The draft version is all set to put Bihar on the IT map and help in balancing the digital divide in the country.
With the intention of providing various IT enabled e-Government and non-government services to the citizens, the Government of Rajasthan is planning to establish Common Services Centres (CSCs) across the state.
Now Vietnam holds 73rd rank out of 127 countries for information technology (IT), according to the report, produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The report analyses how prepared countries are to use ICT on three main elements, ICT environment, the readiness of key stakeholder groups, and the usage of the latest ICT.
Very soon the desire to have power bills in your e-mail, computer-generated voice mail on your phone sending alert about the last date of payment etc. can come true.
The Government of California has launched the state’s official video channel on YouTube.com. The project, ‘cost-neutral’, would be implemented without any additional funds.
Soon Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) will provide birth and death certificates, payment of municipal taxes and other civic facilities via e-Nagrik Seva Kendras. Soon citizens of Ranchi will be able to get birth and death certificates and other payment of taxes with the click of mouse.
Now vessel owners can easily renew their registration, purchase ramp use decals, and order replacement registration cards on-line with the launch of new online service at www.vessel.ehawaii.gov/vessel/ . The Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) has launched this new online service for owners of boats and vessels registered in the state of Hawaii in cooperation with ehawaii.gov.
The Government of India will soon invite tenders from telecom service providers to set up rural networks for which subsidy would be provided from the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund. Around INR 99 billion fund is lying with the centre.
The Mayors and the Representatives of the world’s populous cities would meet in UN headquarters in New York on 23rd and 24th April 2008 to discuss how the innovative technologies can meet the environmental challenges that come up with the constantly swelling urban areas.
