UK falls in IT readiness and digital services
UK is falling behind in its overall IT readiness and infrastructure. From the fifth in 2006 through, now the UK has dropped to seventh.
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South Africans check their govt. services via SMS
Home Affairs Ministry of South Africa is using short message service (SMS) to check identity documents and passport applications.
Malta holds 24 in E-Readiness Worldwide rankings
The European Commission and the World Economic Forum, the world-renowned Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked Malta among top 25 nations in the world in e-Readiness.
NeGSt commences to roll e-Product in Nigeria
The National eGovernment Strategies Limited (NeGSt) is fully commenced to roll out eProduct and marketing stage of the programme in Nigeria.
Multi-purpose ID Cards for Indians
The Indian Government has proposed to issue multi-purpose Identity Cards to citizens of the country.
Handheld GPS computers for Indian Army
The Indian Army is planning to provide handheld multi-role computers to soldiers to enable them to pinpoint their field locations in difficult-terrain tactical warfare and for counter-insurgency operations.
Chandigarh, India village receives e-Governance facilitation centre
Khuda Jassu village of Chandigarh, India has received its first rural e-Governance facilitation centre. The centre named e-Gram Sampark provides all facilities to villagers from depositing bills to collecting pensions.
China’s SMB invests US$9.5 billion on wireless
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in China and India will invest approximately US$9.5 billion to set up their wireless infrastructure in 2007, which is almost 17 percent higher than last year.
HRD Ministry, India hopes to bring laptop at $10 for schoolchildren
Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry, India has rejected Nicholas Negroponte’s offer of $100 laptops for schoolchildren. The Ministry is planning to make laptops at $10 for schoolchildren.
All village panchayats in the union territory of Puducherry, India to come under e-Governance
All 98 village panchayats in the Union territory of Puducherry will come under the system of e-Governance after computerisation.
