7-9 July 2004, Mauritius:ICT stakeholder forum
[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The First Global ICT Stakeholder Forum with a special focus on Least Developed Countries (LDC)
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9-10 July 2004, New Delhi, India:Mission 2007
[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences in New Delhi hosted
Jharkhand state in India goes online
Netguru Inc’s Indian subsidiary, Netguru India has won an e-governance contract from the Jharkhand state government to develop a portal for them to increase interaction with the public.
Another government website not updated
Launched by the Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, amid much fanfare in February 2003, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) website – http://www.mcdonline.gov.in – shows stale information. A large amount of people’s money goes to the ECIL-SARK consortium that is responsible for maintaining the website. And still the website is outdated and poorly maintained. A lot of hue and cry was raised over it recently in its standing committee meeting.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation on a computerisation drive
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), has turned to information technology (IT) to help minimise revenue losses, modernise payroll accounting, create a digitised map and improve operational efficiency in general.
Netting taxes: Online payment makes for better compliance
The introduction of online tax accounting system by the income-tax department from the begin-ning of this month is another step towards making tax compliance easier for taxpayers.
Hi-tech police post
Greater Noida, an upcoming suburb of Delhi, India will have better security as a hi-tech police staion opened up last week.
Adobe bullish on e-gov applications
Adobe Systems India, a fully-owned subsidiary of Adobe Systems Inc, a network publishing solutions provider, is bullish on e-governance applications.
Promoting local content in global market
[This article was published in the June 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This article presents a web based application software package RuralBazar, which could become the means for sharing local content produced by rural communities with global consumers.
Tanzania cabinet endorses e-government
A workshop was convened to establish Tanzania Parliamentary Network for ICT for Development (ParlNet ICT D Tanzania) simply dubbed BungeNet. The Cabinet has officially endorsed establishment of electronic-government (e-government), as part of the ambition to turn the country into a hub of information and communication technology in Africa. This initiative to be co-ordinated by the Public Service Department, would enable the government to collect and hold vast amounts of locally relevant information.
