Open source training for government employees
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippines, is now training key employees to become open source experts as part of a department-wide shift to using open source software.
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Zambia rolls out computerised voter registration system
Zambia rolls out a computerised voter registration system and assesses its compliance with regional electoral principles and guidelines.
E-procurement tops in 7 surveyed e-Governance projects in Andhra Pradesh, India
The Government of India has got 39 e-Governance projects in the country assessed by independent agencies. Out of these 7 […]
Microsoft and Hughes to set up 5,000 kiosks in Rural India
Microsoft and Hughes have decided to set up 5,000 Kiosks in 200 small towns and rural regions.Satellite will be to provide broadband connectivity to kiosks. This is the first time that any company is planning VSAT-based broadband kiosks in rural areas in India on a large scale.
e-Governance programme to begin in Ghana
The Government of Ghana has accessed a World Bank loan to enable it to implement the e-Governance programme.
Improvement requirement for useful e-Government services in Europe
The eUser study’s review of current supply and demand in e-Government services indicates requirement for improvement in Europe.
Pakistan geared to become regional hub of IT and telecom business
Pakistan is geared to become the regional hub of IT and Telecom business as stated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shaukat Aziz.
‘Knowledge management’ workshop to be held in Chennai (India)
The Computer Society of India (CSI) in association with the Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) will organise a workshop on “Knowledge management” in Chennai on October 13 and October 14.
National e-Commerce portal in Vietnam reports growth in business
The national e-Commerce portal (ECVN) has attracted around 1,000 local and foreign members in its one year of operation.
Brunei: Local ICT training is vital to produce skilful human resources in ICT
It is high time for the nation to introduce a local training and certification programme to produce skilful human resources in ICT and to harness the latest technologies so as to deliver competent evaluation and skills training services based on scientific testing and training methodologies through a quality-driven approach.
