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.
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.
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.
The Communist Party (CPM) of India has asked the Central Government to switch to free and open source software in all its e-Governance applications. It would be a major step towards e-Governance and open source
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) of India has promised to put an e-Governance plan to enable applicants to track the status of building plans. CDMA is expecting that the system would be introduced by the end of this month.
Now, it would be mandatory to make the payment through e-Mode from April 1, 2007. The Finance Minister of India, P. Chidambaram has launched the Electronic Accounting System in Excise and Service Tax (EASIEST).
Indian Government is planning to set around 5000 community radio stations in next two years. Indian Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has organised a national seminar on community radio in collaboration with the United Nations at Indian Institute of Mass Communication in New Delhi, India.
Myanmar has introduced a computer based e-Government system to replace paper filing government work system in the new administrative capital of Nay Pyi Taw.
The European Commission (EU) expects that the eID system will reduce the administrative burden on mobile workers and travelers in the EU. It will also simplify cross border transactions company registrations, or payment of tax obligations for small businesses.
Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai has transformed its 28 percent of its public services to electronic services after merging with Dubai Police and Dubai Municipality.
