Belgium plans to switch to Open Document Format
The federal government of Belgium plans to switch to the Open Document Format (ODF) by September 2008.
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‘IT Health Check’ scheme in UK
Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) in United Kingdom has re-tendered its successful IT Health Check Scheme, an efficient vehicle for obtaining the services of skilled contractors to conduct mandatory security tests for police forces and related agencies who are connected to the CJX (Criminal Justice Extranet).
IT penetration to change the Indian scenario says minister
The growing use of IT in government departments of India is the fact that Government of India (GoI) has acknowledged the potential of IT and started looking at it as a component of progress.
Bidar police in Karnataka goes hi-tech
In an effort to upgrade and renovate the administration system in the state, Bidar police in Karnataka, India, is introducing IT in its administration system.
UNESCO willing to support Akshaya e-Project
The UNESCO has expressed willingness to support the IT dissemination project of the State of Kerala in India, ‘Akshaya’, which is focusing on women empowerment.
Government of India saves $9m with G2006
Government agencies, India, have achieved an estimated $9 million saving over the next three years with the signing of a new triennial licensing agreement with Microsoft, known as G2006.
IBM to nurture vibrant IT eco-system in Uttar Pradesh, India
IBM has clinched a MoU with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to give impetus to e-Governance by providing quality training to IT students under an ambitious programme titled Project INVITE (Initiative to Nurture a Vibrant IT Ecosystem).
India to spearhead in ODF revolution
The OpenDocument Format Alliance (ODF Alliance), a broad cross-section of associations, academia and industry dedicated to improve the accessibility to electronic government documents held the first national event in support of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) at New Delhi, which will change the way data is managed across the globe.
African Parliaments to discuss on benefits ICT in parliamentary democracy
African Parliamentary officials from eleven countries, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum and the Pan African Parliament will discuss at a United Nations workshop the benefits of applying Information and Communications Technologies to their work in order to promote parliamentary democracy.
Chandigarh will host e-Revolution 2006
Chandigarh, India, will host the international IT event, e-Revolution 2006, the second mega IT event, at Hotel Taj, Chandigarh, on 19-21 July.
