Malaysia to get high speed broadband
The Malaysia Government is willing to fund 30 percent of a proposed multi-billion dollar high-speed broadband services project, which will include provisions for a “last-mile” fiber-optic network.
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Indian Communication Minister: New guidelines on spectrum allocation
The Communication Minister, A Raja has said that the Government of India will issue a new set of guidelines for telecoms licenses and allocation of spectrum in the next 10 days.
BSNL invites bids to set up 50, 000 WiMAX kiosks in India
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has been inviting tenders for setting up 50,000 Common Service Centres (CSCs) across the country. The initiative would be one of the largest deployment of WiMax in the world.
e-Tender project begins in Bahrain
Bahrain Tender Board (BTB) has launched e-Tendering project to integrate all the ministries and business community to utilise a single e-Tendering system. It is expected that the project will be completed in six months.
NRB launches local govt information system in Punjab (India)
The National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) has launched a National Reconstruction Information Management System in all districts of Punjab to monitor and support local governments.
Over 6,900 consumers pay electric bills through post offices in Mangalore (Karnataka, India)
In Mangalore, people are paying their electricity bills through post offices.
Indian Govt. plans for national WiMAX group
The Government of India plans to set up a national working group on WiMAX consisting of all stakeholders, including government, service providers, equipment manufacturers and test equipment suppliers.
Indian Government updates rural job scheme programme
The Government of India announced the extension of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which guarantees 100 days of wage employment to rural households, to all districts in the country, for performing manual labour at minimum wages.
Asian Healthcare IT market
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Asian healthcare IT market is sizzling. Big investments are pouring in and much more is yet to come.
Millennium Corporation and Council
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This article looks at the e-Administration application suite developed for local urban development authorities by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Pune, India.
