HIP delivers savings of
A successful change management programme, which is known as Hillingdon Improvement Programme (HIP) at the London Borough of Hillingdon, has achieved a record saving of more than
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CANI initiative in Nigeria
The President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo launched the Computer for All Nigerians Initiative (CANI) aimed at easing access to, and use of computers amongst all Nigerians in irrespective of class, age gender and location.
Indonesian project wins APEC Digital Opportunity Centre Awards
An Indonesian project developed by the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) in partnership with the UNDP, which aims to promote and expedite the development of ICT applications in poor rural areas, won the APEC Digital Opportunity Centre Awards for ICT best practices for the Bridging the Digital Divide category.
Second e-Government initiative in Cooper city, USA
In a response to customer feedback, the Cooper city, USA, has recently made it possible for residents and businesses to pay their water and sewer bills online.
MPs call for security measures for e-Commerce to curb cyber theft
The Members of Parliament in Kualalampur, debating the Electronic Commerce Bill, asked for the proposed legislation to provide better protection to people transacting business through e-Commerce.
The road map of UCAS is worth emulating
With so much happening in IT, one would look for a system that is completely online, super-efficient, available 24×7 all the 52 weeks, inexpensive and user-friendly. The Universities and College Admission Service (UCAS) in the UK has used e-Governance to its advantage in college admission. This is a system worth emulating for all.
Motorola develops Canopy for village schools in India
Motorola has developed a unique wireless broadband solution called `Canopy’. The
Internet subscriber rate goes high in Oman
The number of Internet subscribers has increased to more than 90,000 by end-May 2006 in Oman.
Ireland ranks 15th in e-Governance services
According to a new survey carried out by CapGemini on behalf of the European Commission, Ireland has slipped from 12th place last year to 15th place this year in the league table of online public service availability.
South Korea ranks first in using ICTs
According to United Nations rankings, South Korea tops the list by beating the rest of the world for the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
