Push for e-Governance in Saudi
Saudi Arabia has been urged to pursue its e-Governance initiative and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the public and private sectors in the kingdom.
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UAE issues new cyber crime law
The UAE has issued a new cyber crime law that will help the authorities to fight misuse of cyberspace.
e-Government a success in English Councils
By the 31 December deadline, councils in England had achieved 97% e-enablement, with legal or operational barriers accounting for the outstanding 3%, the ODPM said.
Net Portal Plan lashed in Hong Kong
Information technology industry experts in Hong Kong have criticized government plans to set up a new HK$560 million electronic government Internet portal to replace the current system run by a unit of Hutchison Whampoa.
E-auctions only one tool in anti-fraud battle
The Thailand government’s CDMA network installation project, and the various public works contracts are among the ventures that have raised eyebrows over whether the public has received the best services at the lowest prices.
Scots to test e-Count
The Scottish Executive is organising a series of trials on the electronic counting of votes in an election. The first trial will last for a week and be followed by similar trials in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
e-Governance in Indian state draws accolades
The department of treasuries in the Indian state Karnataka, which ushered in an accountable system of financial transactions by starting an online project in November 2002, added another feather to its cap recently. Three years ago it took 45 to 60 days for the government to complete compilation of accounts. But today it takes not more than three days with this e-Governance initiative ‘Khajane’.
Goa to formulate plan for e-Governance
The government in the Indian state Goa would formulate a plan for e-Governance in the state through public-private-partnership.
Korea Telecom deploys IP traffic management solution for e-Government project
Caspian, a supplier of advanced policy-based traffic management solutions for IP networks, has recently announced the successful deployment of its Media Controller solutions by Korea Telecom (KT) for South Korea’s e-Government project.
