National Data Centre for tapping tax to be set up
A national data centre of the Department of Income Tax will be established in the National Capital Region (India) in the year 2007.
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Denbighshire County Council implements e-Sourcing, e-Commerce to work SMEs
Denbighshire County Council is implementing an integrated Spend Control, e-Sourcing, e-Commerce and Supplier Relationship Management solution to automate the purchase-to-pay process and enable the council to source suppliers, manage contracts and procure goods via a hosted, online portal.
Glasgow City Council implements shared services in UK
Glasgow City Council has introduced shared services, after installing a Shared Service Centre to handle its own back-office functions. The organisation has already set up a shared services project board with representatives from Greater Glasgow Health Board, JobCentre Plus, Scottish Enterprise Glasgow and Strathclyde Police to try to make provision more effective.
Soon online driving renewal service in Malaysia
The Road Transport Department (RTD) of Putrajaya will renewal driving licence through online. It is expected that online renewal service would be available from next month.
Dubai Municipality launches government advertising management service
Dubai Municipality and Photint Venture Group have launched the new government advertising management service, branded ADubai, [www.adubai.ae] to offer companies and establishments an opportunity to advertise in the municipality-run websites.
Kenya: Still lack of e-Learning initiatives
Kenya Government embarked on an e-Government implementation strategy in 2004. The Ministry of Education has formulated an ICT policy for education, whose objective is to modernize teaching and learning.
NIST to decide US
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is determining whether making standards for the e-Records Management e-Government project in US.
ACS calls Federal Govt. to create broadband national priority
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has called the federal Government to implement world-class broadband infrastructure as a national priority. ACS is also establishing a National Telecommunications Special Interest Group with the alliance of Telecommunication Society of Australia.
