e-Payment mode for old age pension in HP, India
Himanchal Pradesh (HP), India is all set to switchover from money orders to the e-Payment mode for disbursement of old-age pension with the assistance of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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ID theft task force urges tougher penalties in the US
A U.S. task force which has been created to curb identity theft has urged federal agencies of the US to help protect consumers by ceasing unnecessary use of Social Security numbers.
Chattisgarh, India aims to digitalise government
In India, Chattisgarh is enabling a ‘digital government’ by empowering private citizens as agents for delivering government services to citizens (G2C) through the Chattisgarh Online Informatics for Citizen Empowerment (CHOICE) program.
Soon e-Auction for tea, cardamom in India
Soon India will have an automated electronic auction (e-Auction) system for cardamom and tea. Currently, the Spices Board is conducting a trail run of the screen-based cardamom auction system and planning to introduce it in May.
UAE ID card supports Iris technology
United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning to introduce biometric technology on its ID smart card for expatriate workers and citizens. UAE will introduce ID smart card on the pattern of Iris biometrics card.
e-Governance needs to be rural oriented: Indian Cabinet Secretary
Speaking at the conference of chief secretaries, cabinet secretary has said that the public service delivery needs to be citizen-centric and e-Governance needs to be rural oriented.
Microsoft’s rural computing programme brings technology to farmers of China, india
Microsoft has launched rural computing programme, InfoWagons, in China and India to encourage the social and economic empowerment. Agricultural workers of China are becoming high-tech by utilising these InfoWagons.
Indian Government calls states to implement e-Governance in transport sector
The Union Minister of shipping, road transport and highways, Government of India has stressed the states to implement e-Governance in transport sector to solve the problems being faced by people as well as enforcement agencies.
CIITE ensures e-Safety for Indian IT students
The Consortium for Indian Information Technology Education (CIITE) has launched an education portal for Indian IT students and ensured e-Safety through two factor authentication keys.
CISCO building a massive Wi-Fi network in Itlay
CISCO announced that the Italian province of Brescia will use an outdoor wireless solution to service its rural communities.
