Wealth of networks
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Wealth of Networks – How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
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Framework for knowledge management
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
E-stamping project has a deal
The Central government had floated the e-stamping project to end forgeries of stamp paper. However, the electronic project has run up a scam of its own
Kerala (India) state goes open source
In India, Kerala State Government is using an open source software to boost its IT literacy rate.
Karnataka (India) Govt. plans to expand eGov initiative
The Karnataka (India) government is planning to open 20 more BangaloreOne outlets in the city and also planning to expand its reach to five other cities of the state.
WB (India) plans to connect police stations
The West Bengal (WB), India State police headquarters has undertaken the Common Integrated Police Application project to connect all police stations across the 19 districts online. The state government is expecting to connect all police stations by 2008.
Thailand low on e-govt index
Thailand’s e-Government system has ranked 46th out of a hundred countries assessed by the United Nations e-Government Readiness Index. Thailand is behind other three Southeast countries, Singapore (7th), the Philippines (41st) and Malaysia (43rd).
FINO adopts Gemalto smart cards for India micro-banking project
Financial Information Network & Operations (FINO) has introduced smart-card technology with biometric authentication from Gemalto in India, to accelerate the deployment of micro-banking in India
FINO ties with e-Gov to boost microfinance in India
Recently, the Financial Information Network and Operations Ltd (FINO) has partnered with the eGov Services to provide financial products and services to citizens across Jharkhand.
NewMarket deploys citywide Wi-Fi in Texas
Texas city has signed an agreement with NewMarket Technology, Inc. and its subsidiary, RedMoon, Inc. to construct a city-wide high-speed wireless network.
