ICT based Rural Knowledge Centres launched in Rajasthan
Rajasthan, India, launches a thousand of Rural Knowledge Centres (RKC), which would be managed entirely by women and women
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Funding shortfalls rank Namibia down in global ICT scale
Namibia has dropped in world rankings measuring successes in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
DST launches national weather portal
The Department of Science and Technology (DST), India has set up an exclusive national weather portal that aims not just to inform, but also issue alerts and tutor the uninitiated on weather and related topics.
e-Service for all panchayats in Jharkhand
Jharkhand, in an effort to catch up with the rest of the India, is all set to expand e-Governance in its rural areas by opening e-Service centres in all its panchayats.
A question on sustainability of MCA-21
Some Legal experts has raised question on the sustainability of MCA-21 project carried out by the Ministry of Company Affairs, India. What legal experts are worried about is that MCA-21 in some ways lacking legal backing. Overall responses evaluate the project as premature.
Issuance of regular e-Passports by U.S. from this summer
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of US has successfully completed its testing of e-Passports in a live environment. e-Passport is biometrically-enabled technologies to prevent the use of fraudulent or stolen international travel documents and it would ensure the authenticity of international travel documents.
Camelot, one of the highest performing transactional sites in UK
The National Lottery website of Camelot is now predicted to be one of the highest performing transactional sites of its kind in the UK by the end of Camelot’s contractual period in 2009.
NDMC to implement e-Government financial accounting system
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), India, signed two agreements with a non-profit organisation set up by Infosys, e-Government Foundation-Bangalore, for computerisation of its financial accounts.
Nortel eyes on SMB and e-Gov segments in India
Nortel Networks Corp., a Canada-based telecom solutions provider is focusing on small and medium businesses (SMB), e-Government activities and contact centres for further growth in India.
Vested interests inhibiting the way of e-Governance – Karnik
Kiran Karnik, Chief of NASSCOM said that there are plenty of vested interests, which are inhibiting the growth e-Governance programme in the India.
