The second phase of the ICT development programme is rolling out. The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), the Department of Provincial and Local Government (DPLG), the South African Local Government Association (Salga) and the Local Government Seta would be rolling out the second phase of the ICT training skills programme for municipalities in all nine provinces.
Still Postal services are most popular means of communication. Now ICT is also looking forward in this sector in Africa.
Malta, the tiny island in the Mediterranean Sea has invited Indian technology firms to set up near shore facilities to serve European and North African markets. Since Malta is member of European Union (EU), Malta has given preference to the development of ICT sector.
Soon, the project named e-Soochana Sahayata will launch in Jagatsinghpur, India, which will give all benefits of e-Governance.
In India, Jharkhand has been nominated for the best e-Governance state award given by the Computer Society of India. Computer Society of India has nominated Jharkhand for its campaign for the introduction of e-Governance in administrative system.
Aircel Business Solutions announced that, company is going to provide wireless Internet services in Bangalore (India) through Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) technology. The company has already enabled WiMAX connectivity at the Palace grounds, the venue of Bangalore IT exhibition.
Nasscom is rolling out the plans of BPO sector in nationwide. Nasscom announced that the company will roll out the Nasscom Assessment of Competence (NAC) programme to evaluate talent of candidates for BPO sector.
[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
During the past two decades, computers have revolutionised the way we live. The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are now part of every critical infrastructure, from telecommunication to banking to transportation.
[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Nobel citation reads: ‘lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups find ways to break out of poverty. Micro credit is one such means’.
[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Despite the recent and rapid improvements in the domain of information and communication technology (ICT) across the globe, there are still yawning gaps in terms of access to healthcare services.
