Facelift to Hong Kong’s e-Government gets a makeover
e-Government service delivery of Hong Kong is about to undergo a transformation as the contract with ESDlife is to expire in January 2008.
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Malaysia to issue e-Visa for tourists from India
Looking at the increased tourist arrivals in Malaysia from India, Malaysia is working out modalities to issue electronic visa (e-visa).
Good hope for Asian and US e-Commerce
ComGateway’s endeavour to bring online shopping in the United States to Asia, brings cheer to the people of east and west.
New electronic voting machines for Carbon county
Carbon County (US) has decided to go for 115 new electronic voting machines after a long pending resolution, from Supreme Court.
Ninth Malaysia Plan to focus on ICT based curriculum in education
In the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), government aims to develop a knowledge-based economy to create a competitive and resilient workforce with high moral values.
America Online to institute fee-based service
America Online will carry out its plans to institute fees for mass senders of e-mail, despite protests from groups that claim the move will stifle communications instead of merely halting spam.
e-Government Procurement System in Morocco
The Government of Morocco has signed a letter of intent at the International Forum of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategies and Investment to deploy a new e-government system that will streamline public procurement processes, increase competitive bidding and save money for Moroccan taxpayers.
e-Passports in Botswana
Addressing the issue of stolen passports and identity theft in the Botswana, the government is planning to introduce machine-readable passports shortly.
New ICT projects in Philippines
Government in Philippines has decided to realign untapped e-govt funds to new ICT projects.
Pilot Project to digitize and offer historic films online
National Archives and Google Launch have jointly initiated pilot project to make holdings of the National Archives available for free online.
