Recently, Dubai eGovernment has signed an agreement with Dubai Municipality to teach e-Learning courses to 100 municipality staff through the e-Learn channel. This movement will enhance and accelerate daily transaction between Dubai Municipality and local residents.
Bangladesh Government has supported the Amader Gram (Our Villages) ICT4D Project to provide appropriate knowledge and ICT intervention for villagers of the country.
Kerala State Government has released the Draft IT policy to upgrade the productivity, skill and knowledge levels of the citizens of Kerala, India.
Bihar, India has become the first state in the country to introduce a helpline service for RTI applicants.
Recently, Indian Government has opened up non-commercial community radio broadcasting, now voluntary groups are exploring models to use the power of communication for community development.
After State Bank of India (SBI) and other six other nationalised banks set up will Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) at railway stations. Indian Railways has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from all other banks to install ATMs at different stations.
In Colombia, the Citizens Radio Project is bringing rural communities together. The main aim of IOM project is to encourage different social groups to take part in public interest at the local and regional levels of the country.
The South Asian hub of the world-wide NGO-in-a-box initiative was launched at the start of this year by Mahiti.org, Bangalore with the support of Hivos, Netherlands. NGO-in-a-box is an initiative of the Tactical Technology Collective, Netherlands with the aim of providing effective Free and Open Source Software applications tailored to specific needs of the non-profit sector.
The Indian Government is making easy to transact cash from ATMs in rural areas of India. The Government is planning to set 15 biometric ATMs at village kiosks in five districts across southern India.
The Dubai government is working on a Federal e-Government strategy in order to take public sector activities fully online.
