U.S. House bans Internet gambling
The U.S. House has approved a Republican-written bill and has imposed a ban on most forms of Internet gambling by making it illegal for banks and credit card companies to make payments to online gambling sites.
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eCOPS to enhance police
As information for development is crucial today, an enterprise IT tool for enhancing the performance of the Indian police officials is necessary.
UK: National database to unmask the unrealised potentials
A pioneering national initiative is launched by Department of Education and Skills Schools Minister Andrew Adonis to help teachers to identify and stretch some of the brightest children whose true potential may in the past have gone unrealised or have been masked by social disadvantage.
ICT occupies a prominent position: Guebuza says
Speaking at a Forum of Government leaders in Cape Town, organised by Microsoft, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza invited all cooperation partners, and the Microsoft Corporation in particular, to join the efforts of Mozambique and of Africa to harness Information and Communication Technologies to development programmes.
Crimestoppers Most Wanted
Crimestoppers, an independent UK-wide charity working to stop crime and an integral part of the police force to fight against crime, selected Telstra Europe to provide
Sanad service centres focus on self-employment of Omanis
On the inaugural session of the fifth ‘Sanad’ service centre in the capital in Al Khuwair, Oman, Commerce and Industry Under-secretary Ahmed bin Hassan Al Dheeb underlined the key roles played by the ‘Sanad’ service centres.
e-Invoicing and PPP save 120 – 150 million Euros in Denmark
e-Invoicing and a good public private partnership (PPP) effort saves 120 – 150 million Euros per year in Denmark.
India: Bihar govt. gets laptops under NeGP
The Bihar government is finally taking steps to catch up with other developed states by equipping all of their 26 ministers with sophisticated laptop computers under the national e-Governance plan of the Central government.
Chinese website to teach Chinese language
Eyeing at the growing interest of people to learn Chinese as a foreign language, China launched a website offering free Chinese lessons and materials to promote the study and use of the language abroad.
Indian capital city courts to go computerised
The Department of Justice of India has taken up a major decision to computerise 29 capital city courts in cooperation with the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
