Stakeholders agree to help South African govt. to deliver services via technology
Several stakeholders from the ICT sector have agreed to work together in order to help governments to deliver efficient services through technology in South Africa.
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Karnataka (India) Govt. plans to digitally connect 4000 villages
The State Government of Karnataka, India will soon digitally connect 4000 rural and semi-urban taluks of the state.
Dynamic Water resource website launched in India
The Union Ministry of Water Resources of India has redesigned the bilingual and dynamic website, http://www.mowr.gov.in, to make the ministry more transparent.
GSA launches redesigned USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov web sites
Aquilent, Inc. has redesigned the USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov web sites in collaboration with the GSA Office of Citizen Services and Communication (OCSC).
Thailand slips in e-Readiness rankings
When most of Asian countries have bettered their place in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2007 e-readiness rankings, Thailand slipped two places, from 47th to 49th, out 69 countries in worldwide e-Readiness rankings.
3i, FINO deal for e-Gov projects in India
3i Infotech, the software services firm has partnered with Financial Information Network & Operations (FINO) to provide financial services through low-cost technology enabled delivery channel using common service centres (CSCs) in India.
Indian Govt. plans to introduce Biometric Passports in India
The Ministry of External Affairs of India has decided to introduce e-Passport, also known as biometric passports in India.
Punjab, India moves for e-Agriculture services
The State Government of Punjab (India) is moving towards the direction of e-Agriculture by setting up ‘Kisan Soochna Kendras’, a network of agricultural information kiosks with broadband connectivity across the state.
County Councils joined to share new services in UK
Northamptonshire and Cambridge-shire County Councils, UK, are planning to work together on a shared services project, including finance, HR and procurement.
Rel Comm bags e-Governance project from WB, India govt.
Reliance Communications (Rel Comm) and Srei Infrastructure have bagged an e-Governance project from the government of West Bengal (WB), India.. Rcomm has signed an agreement with the state government for the project.
