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Intel grants $4 million fund to Comat, e-Governance company in India
Intel Capital is investing around $4 million into the Bangalore (India) based e-Governance focused company; Comat Technologies to promote e-Governance projects in India. This would be the Intel
Nebraska court, Omaha launches e-Filing system in Sarpy County
The Nebraska court system of Omaha has launched its e-Filing initiative with the implementation of the technology at Sarpy and Lancaster County Courts.
TCS keen to implement e-Governance model in Orissa, India
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has shown its interest to implement the e-Governance programme in Orissa, after successfully implementing the e-Governance programme in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Estonia becomes first country in EU to implement e-Voting
Estonia has become the first country to implement e-Voting system for a national parliamentary election within the European Union (EU). Around 900,000 Estonians were ready to use online polling system on February 26 to February 28, 2007.
Texas leads in e-Filing in United States
Texas is leading in e-Filing service among United States (US). The Internal Revenue Service announced that taxpayers through electronic filing are increased by 7 per cent from last year.
e-Governance through mobile phones in India
Indian Government is working on technology, which will allow Indian citizens to fill forms and payments of utility bills among others through mobile technology. The technology will also enable a citizen in a remote area without internet access to use mobile phones to access services like land records and employment exchanges.
State Govt. connects 6000 gram panchayats of Orissa, India
The State Government is planning to put in place a State-Wide Area Network (SWAN), which will connect the state secretariat with over 6000 gram panchayats and 314 block offices of Orissa, India. The cost of the project is estimated about INR 120 billion.
comScore Study: India holds No. 8 position in worldwide Internet audience
India, China and Russia have the highest number of growth rates in the adoption of wireless Internet. comScore Networks, a leader in measuring the digital age, has revealed a study, in which India is holding No. 8 position among top 15 countries in the wireless audiences.
National ICT Australia works on new e-Government projects
Researchers of National ICT Australia (NICTA) have received a fund from Federal to work on several new e-Government related projects. The NICTA group will look at improving interconnection between agencies’ and departments’ databases and IT systems.
