Second e-Government initiative in Cooper city, USA
In a response to customer feedback, the Cooper city, USA, has recently made it possible for residents and businesses to pay their water and sewer bills online.
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Chinese website to teach Chinese language
Eyeing at the growing interest of people to learn Chinese as a foreign language, China launched a website offering free Chinese lessons and materials to promote the study and use of the language abroad.
MPs call for security measures for e-Commerce to curb cyber theft
The Members of Parliament in Kualalampur, debating the Electronic Commerce Bill, asked for the proposed legislation to provide better protection to people transacting business through e-Commerce.
The road map of UCAS is worth emulating
With so much happening in IT, one would look for a system that is completely online, super-efficient, available 24×7 all the 52 weeks, inexpensive and user-friendly. The Universities and College Admission Service (UCAS) in the UK has used e-Governance to its advantage in college admission. This is a system worth emulating for all.
Internet subscriber rate goes high in Oman
The number of Internet subscribers has increased to more than 90,000 by end-May 2006 in Oman.
Motorola develops Canopy for village schools in India
Motorola has developed a unique wireless broadband solution called `Canopy’. The
Ireland ranks 15th in e-Governance services
According to a new survey carried out by CapGemini on behalf of the European Commission, Ireland has slipped from 12th place last year to 15th place this year in the league table of online public service availability.
South Korea ranks first in using ICTs
According to United Nations rankings, South Korea tops the list by beating the rest of the world for the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
GrameenPhone launches CICs in Bangladesh
GrameenPhone (GP), Bangladesh, has launched a pilot project titled ‘Community Information Centre’ (CIC) through its nationwide EDGE (enhanced data rates for global evolution) connectivity to provide Internet access and other communications services to the rural people.
China in a mission to purify Internet environment
In response to the spread of illegal and unhealthy information through the blogs and search engines in China, the Chinese government has taken a step forward to control it.
