Women and men have different patterns of using computers and Internet, says Eva Rathgeber. From this perspective, national governments should launch gender sensitive e-Government initiatives.
In a bid to meet the requirements of corporate sectors in the new economic environment, Offices of the Registrar of Companies (RoCs), India, are going to be digitalised very soon. The catalyst to the transformation is the launch of an ambitious e-Governance project
The Indian Railways plans to move towards IT-based procurement for its high value procurements across all zones in a phased manner against the present practice of manual procurement.
The European Union has injected Euro17 million (about Shs35 billion) in the Information Communications Technology training programme for tutors and principals in health training institutions.
The President of India, A P J Abdul Kalam mooted a five pint suggestion for the efficient working of the police department of the country at the 37th All India Police Science Congress. He suggested for a nationwide database of criminals so that it would be available online at all police stations and the data should be updated continuously.
For the individual security promotion, the Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) has given the responsibility for the introduction of a modern Population Register and ID Card system for all citizens and residents of the UAE.
Really, the direction and pace of development in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have led the world economies to recognise the importance of ICT in catalysing economic activities, in efficient governance and in empowerment of the society.
China’s B2C (business to customer) e-Commerce market reached RMB 854 million in the first quarter of 2006, increasing 12.79 percent quarter-over-quarter, which is lower than the growth rate of 19.92 percent for the fourth quarter of 2005.
The new U.S. legislation sent to the Senate floor would require all mines to have two-way wireless communications and tracking systems in place within the next three years.
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a regulation introducing biometric identifiers in the Visa Information System (VIS).
