The Kingdom of United Arab Emirate will set up SR120 million Information Communications Technology training institute in Riyadh in cooperation with Malaysia. The Kingdom has allocated SR3 billion for e-Government projects over the next five years.
Arkansas has successfully deployed approximately 2,500 iVotronic touch-screen voting machines in 1,900 polling sites in 68 counties.
Telemedicine is still in primary stage in Germany. Electronic monitoring of people’s pulse, blood sugar, blood pressure and weight could soon make life easier for many sick people and may even save lives
Microsoft Corp pledged to add new markets in the coming months, by launching a new version of its Windows Live local online mapping service with real-time traffic reports and features to make it easier to share maps and information.
The Transport department of the Goa Government has plans to implement High Security number plates in the state within the next two months. This is ager their smart card driving licences initiative.
The Malaysian government will help the Mozambican authorities develop a “Smart Card”, which will allow Mozambican citizens to have all their key documents such as the identity card, passport and driving licence, among others, on the same electronic card.
The Government Information Technology Officers (GITO) Council, South Africa, informed that it would help municipalities to improve the service delivered to citizens through ICT.
The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs of Korea is planning for an annual forum in which world-renowned experts on electronic governance will deliver their speech focusing on the e-Governance.
According to the latest update from the survey of Internet Service Providers (ISP), broadband connections formed 69.2 per cent of all UK Internet connections in March 2006, up from 65.1 per cent in December 2005.
The Ohio based NCR Corporation has inaugurated Intelligent cash deposit ATMs in Bangalore, India. These ATMs can count notes and record the cash transactions by the customers along with denomination of the currency.
