Dubai Police have launched a new device which help motorists to pay their fines using credit cards in a safer and time-saving method. This movement will restructure the government organisations and departments in Dubai and provide electronic services under the umbrella of Dubai e-Government.
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) has released its 2008 e-Government Survey, which shows that all GCC member states have significantly improved in e-Government Readiness since the 2005 survey.
Thousands of villagers across 12 states are likely to get their social security pension and wages paid under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme with the help of mobiles over the coming few months.
Open public meetings in New York State in the United States of America (USA), have become a lot more open and a lot more accessible than they were. Eliot Spitzer, Governor of the State of New York issued an executive order requiring state agencies and public authorities to webcast meetings subject to the Open Meetings Law on the internet.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh (India) has decided to provide mobile phones to more than 7,000 health workers who are working in rural areas to offer instant medical services to their families on any health problems by contacting the doctors deputed for the purpose.
R.L. Bhatia the Governor of Kerala (India) said that the government of Kerala would set up a State Data Centre (SDC) at Technopark.
To ensure the safety and security of the payment systems, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
The Pune Muncipal Corporation (PMC) in India will launch a innovative system through which the citizens can get the details of their property tax bills through an SMS.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has allocated $2 million for a programme to support and deepen African Public and Governance Reforms in African countries. The Steering Committee of the 5th Pan African Conference of Ministers on Public/Civil Service has approved the consolidated Works Plans and Implementation Strategy for the Preparatory Assistance Programme.
