Dubai Government launches awareness campaign for e-Government services
Dubai e-Government is launching an awareness campaign for increasing the usage of its online services.
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Directgov makes local information available for mobile
UK Government website, Directgov has launched its mobile version to access the e-Governance services.
Karnataka Governments sets online e-Procurement platform
In India, the Karnataka Government is taking initiative steps for e-Governance initiative by digitalising all contracts and procurement of various government departments.
Panchayati Raj Ministry develops software to transfer funds through electronic banking
The Union Panchayati Raj Ministry has developed software to maintain database of bank accounts of all Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to transfer the funds through electronic banking channels. Once the data is entered, the money would be transferred directly to the2,40,000 PRIs from the State’s Consolidate Fund.
e-Learning campaign for Kerala prisoners
Now, Kerala’s e-Learning initiative, Akshaya has been introduced in prisons of Kerala, (India).
ChildLine: the helpline service for children of India
ChildLine India is group for helping children, which provides a free, emergency phone numbers to children to call on a crisis available for 24 hours a day across India.
Government of India to start on-line monitoring of fertiliser
Chemicals and Fertiliser Minister of India, Shri Ram Bilas Paswan has said that the Government of India will start district-wise ‘on-line monitoring’ of fertliliser movement from next month.
Civil expression in lead
[This article was published in the December 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India is the first country in South Asia to have a separate policy for community radio.
Noida expressway in India going to have WiFi soon
While driving at a speed of 70-kilometre per hour through the Noida expressway in India, one would soon be able to access the world wide web (WWW) in laptops and mobile phones.
ICT programmes emphasized in ASEM ICT Ministerial Meeting in Vietnam
Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Gia Khiem stated that in the spirit of co-operation for sustainable development and prosperity, the ICT Ministers will be able to establish a guiding framework for the implementation of specific programmes in The ASEM ICT Ministerial Meeting in Vietnam.
