Ireland minister announces ASC initiative
The Republic of Ireland Minister for the Information Society, Tom Kitt, has announced an ASC (Access, Skills and Content) Initiative.
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UNDP introduces ICTDAR for Arab region
Eyeing at the weak Information and Communications Technology (ICT) indicators in Arab region, UNDP has introduced a regional initiative namely, ‘Information and Communities Technologies for Development in the Arab Region’ (ICTDAR).
ICT Pact to fast track implementation of NEPAD ICT broadband network
Information and Communication Technology ministers from Eastern and Southern African countries have signed a policy and regulatory protocol for Nepad broadband ICT infrastructure network.
Jharkhand to e-Market crafts with the help of NID
Jharkhand will e-Market its indigenous products with the help of National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad.
RAJiv in a move to deliver IT power to villages in India
The Government of India is trying to entrench the country towards an e-Governance era and projects like Rajiv Internet village (RAJiv) are ideally placed to provide a solid foundation to the rural parts of the country.
ICT & the Third Revolution in Education Policy
[This article was published in the September 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Singapore plans for common IT system for GPs to manage patient records.
The government of Singapore has unveiled a new program aimed at helping general practitioners (GPs) in the island-state manage patient records and related information via a common IT system.
The price of good policy
[This article was published in the September 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Presenting queueing theory as a general method for modeling patient waits in healthcare, the book dwells on the topic of rapid delivery of medication in a catastrophic event, such as a pandemic or terrorist attack.
New Step In Telecentre Movement In Bangladesh
[This article was published in the September 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The culture of listening to the radio has almost disappeared.
