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[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Digital Divide all Set to Get Narrowed in Kenya
The digital divide in Kenya is all set to get narrowed. This is exactly what the intention of the drive is which has seen the coming up of a model digital village centre in the slums of Korogocho in Nairobi.
e-Payment on Cards for NREGA Workers
To disburse the wages to NREGA (National Rural Employment Gurantee Act) workers, the Department of Posts in India, in collaboration with National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is working towards establishing an electronic payment system.
ICT Making Great Penetration in Kerala
Availing services at the click of the mouse is no longer a service reserved for citizens of metropolitans instead, people from the villages of Kerala are also doing just that.
Nagaland to Process Driving Licenses Electronically
To streamline the process of issuing driving licenses in the state, the Government of Nagaland has launched Vahan and Sarathi software Scosta, the smart card operating system for transport application. Vahan software is for registration where as Sarathi was for issuing of driving licenses.
Tripura Hires PwC to Audit its SWAN, Makes it India’s First Third Party Auditor of the Project
PwC (Price waterhouse Coopers) has become the third party audit (TPA) agency for Tripura SWAN (State Wide Area Network) for a period of five years. Selected by a limited tender process by Department of Information Technology (DIT), they have become India’s first third party auditor for the project.
Computer Centres Launched in Remote Areas of Nagaland
Governor Jai Prakash Nehra inaugurated a computer centre at Piphema Village in Nagaland to spread computer literacy and bring about rapid awareness at the doorsteps the remote areas of the state.
e-Governance Projects Launched in Austria
The Government of Austria launched a three-year e-Government reference towns project in order to boost the usage of electronic administration amongst various sections of the population.
Tajikistan Farmers Use GPS Technology
In order to know about the exact size of land plots, the latitude, longitude, evenness of fields and precise location as well as land altitudes and elevation, the farmers in Tajikistan will use Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology system.
e-Governance not Beneficial for the Poor in India: Survey
India Corruption Study- 2007 by Transparency International India and the Centre for Media Studies has proved that computerisation of front-end government services, e-Governance, citizen charters and social audits have controlled corruption involving upper and middle classes but have not helped the poor.
