UK: Lancaster City Council becomes a finalist of CIB technology awards
Lancaster City Council (UK) has been named a finalist at the prestigious UK Communications in Business (CIB) technology awards in the category
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Zambia introduces e-Voting system
Zambia is introducing a computerised voter system as part of new security measures aimed at boosting voter confidence ahead of the fourth multi-party elections set for 28 September.
ICT Pact to fast track implementation of NEPAD ICT broadband network
Information and Communication Technology ministers from Eastern and Southern African countries have signed a policy and regulatory protocol for Nepad broadband ICT infrastructure network.
UNDP introduces ICTDAR for Arab region
Eyeing at the weak Information and Communications Technology (ICT) indicators in Arab region, UNDP has introduced a regional initiative namely, ‘Information and Communities Technologies for Development in the Arab Region’ (ICTDAR).
Jharkhand to e-Market crafts with the help of NID
Jharkhand will e-Market its indigenous products with the help of National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad.
RAJiv in a move to deliver IT power to villages in India
The Government of India is trying to entrench the country towards an e-Governance era and projects like Rajiv Internet village (RAJiv) are ideally placed to provide a solid foundation to the rural parts of the country.
ICT & the Third Revolution in Education Policy
[This article was published in the September 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Singapore plans for common IT system for GPs to manage patient records.
The government of Singapore has unveiled a new program aimed at helping general practitioners (GPs) in the island-state manage patient records and related information via a common IT system.
The price of good policy
[This article was published in the September 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Presenting queueing theory as a general method for modeling patient waits in healthcare, the book dwells on the topic of rapid delivery of medication in a catastrophic event, such as a pandemic or terrorist attack.
