The Department of Environmental Quality, US has announced the availability of the Michigan Surface Water Information Management (MiSWIM) system in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources and Department of Information Technology.
The Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh has asked state governments to pay attention to the urban governance reforms and modernisation of infrastructure in cities.
The Postal department of India is planning to offer banking services through its full-fledged bank to be named Post bank of India.
Emirates Bank of UAE has partnered with the Dubai Internet City (DIC)to launch the first co-branded contact-less payment card in the region.
The Boston Public Schools (BPS) of UK will launch the ‘Cyber Safety Mentors’ programme for Internet safety campaign. Microsoft has granted $25,000 fund to BPS for this programme.
Financial Information Network and Operations Ltd. (FINO), India has partnered with eGov Services, a leading eGovernance services organization for Common Service Centre (CSCs) projects across Jharkhand, India.
The World Bank has approved a USD 63 million loan from the International Development Association (IDA) to Bihar, India to enhance social and economic empowerment of rural poor people in the state.
The Spices Board of India is planning to start e-Auction of cardamom by mid-July of 2007. The Commerce Ministry has decided to launch the e-Auction on July 15, 2007 at Bodinaykannore, one of the major auction centres in Tamil Nadu, India.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India, and its IT partner have initiated an INR 221 million e-Governance strategy for decentralisation of the entire working in the corporation.
The Protocol and Guest House Department in Dubai has launched a public portal, http://protocol.dubai.ae , for the foreign and diplomatic affairs of the state.
