Indian railways plans for Wi-Fi connectivity at stations
The Indian Railway Ministry is planning to set up Cyber Cafes with wireless connectivity at 17 selected railway stations across the country.
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Norwegian Govt. goes online for management solution
The Norwegian Government has gone live with a major new information management solution to empower its national website, www.government.no. The new system allows staff from 17 Ministries to access all information and documents.
Malaysian State Govt. awarded Obnet to connect all government departments
Malaysia’s Selangor state government has awarded local technology provider, Obnet to connect government offices and related agencies with a state-of-the-art wireless broadband infrastructure.
Beaverton, USA goes wireless for its police department
The city of Beaverton, Portland has launched a wireless network for its police departments, which allows police officers to work digitally from their patrol cars.
Dubai Municipality launches e-Gate for organisational learning
Dubai Municipality for Technical Services announced that the new ARIS-based (Architecture of Integrated Information Systems) e-Gate will soon uploaded on the DM Intranet to help the staff to have easy access to the municipality
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).
UN award for Chattisgarh (India)
Chhattisgarh, India has become the first state in Asia to receive the UN award for “excellence in participation and capacity building” category.
Vietnam province selects Motorola solution for e-Governance
A Vietnamese province has selected Motorola
RBI panel goes for e-Transactions
A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) panel has suggested that banks clear cheques through electronic transfer of funds. At the same time customers can use free Internet based transactions.
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.
