Under the e-Government initiatives in Bandar Seri Begawan, ministries are now perusing the implementation of their agency services to help the public, said Minister of Communications Pehin Dato Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong.
The online ticket sell of Indian railway has gained a well pace, with the service registering about 100 percent growth rates.
Going a step ahead of e-Ticketing, the Indian Railway is thinking on the lines of introducing home delivery of tickets. Indian Railway is in talk with Reliance Infocomm for developing a programme to make ticketing via SMS possible. The Railway Ministry believes that this could turn out to be a money churner.
The ministry of National Economy and Omantel have signed an agreement to design, implement and manage a unified e-Government network. The agreement comes as part of the government’s plans to realise the Digital Oman initiative and e-Governance.
The Union Government of India is likely to add a new project called `e-District’ to the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) to cover local high-volume services.
The unveiling of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) blueprint by the Union government of India is a step laden with huge significance. The ambitious project, costing Rs 23,000 crore, is to be implemented in the next five years at both the central and state levels.
The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Development, a new initiative of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to promote effective use of ICT for development, announced the members of its Steering Committee and Strategic Council for the first year, in view of its inaugural meeting on 19-20 June in Kuala Lumpur.
The Leicester-Shire e-Government partnership has selected Cintra UK Ltd, a leading supplier of e-Government software solutions, to supply its e-Portal solution, The Leicestershire Gateway.
The Chief Minister of Orissa Mr. Naveen Patnaik unveiled the e-Governance and capacity building road maps for the State. He said this initiative would make the administration efficient by ensuring greater transparency and accountability in delivery of public service to facilitate moral and material progress of all citizens.
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd has got franchisee rights to run cybercafes at 68 railway stations in India. The first such cyber caf
