The Sri-Lankan Government has equipped a rural hospital with computer facilities and a broadband link, which will offer remote consultation, diagnosis, and treatment through telemedicine, to patients in rural areas.
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.
The Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) of Bhutan is planning to launch an electronic registration and licensing information system (e-Ralies), which will allow to track the movement of passenger bus services in the country.
The Department of Local Governance (DLG), Bhutan has installed a computer software, named Instantaneous Access to Exceptional Information System (INSTAXX) to facilitate e-Governance in the country.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of the Indian Ministry of Defence has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India’s leading IT industry National Association of Software and Services Industry (NASSCOM) to develop innovative technologies for the IT industry.
Easy Bill, the bill payment venture promoted by the Hero group announced that soon the company will tie up the Indian Railways. Under this agreement, railway tickets would be available at over 3,000 outlets across the country from morning to late evening.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of UK is planning to organise a campaign to raise public take-up of its Electronic Vehicle Licensing service across the country.
The Union Cabinet of India has approved the IT Policy of the Kerala Government. The new IT policy aims to turn Kerala into “a knowledge society with sustainable economic growth, social harmony and high quality of life for all.
The European Parliament has approved the draft proposals for a biometric database on June 7, 2007, which aims to prevent the practice, known as ‘visa-shopping’.
The West Bengal Government (WB), India is planning to launch electronic trading (e-Trading) of fruits in order to give good returns for the farmers of the state.
