[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Governance is closely linked to development. As more and more governments the world over use online tools to reach out to its citizenry, the world wide web becomes the face of these governments.
Software experts have designed simputers to help the traffic cops to better equip them in the management of burgeoning traffic in Indian city Bangalore.
The Finance Minister of India has planned up to double the taxpayer base by 2010-11. To make this plan successful, a massive IT networking strategy that promises to increase the number of the tax payers in the country is going to be introduced.
European Commission has called for interoperability among all national and regional administrations in the EU – using e-Government systems.
Spectrum crunch is forcing the Department of Telecom (DoT) to think wire-line. The DoT has asked non commercial users of spectrum such as Defence agencies to shift their communication links from wireless to wire-line mode wherever optic fibre cable is available.
The NSW government is planning to implement a four-year state-wide information and communications technology (ICT) plan and reform e-procurement as a strategic part to save the state AU$2.5 billion in public sector costs.
Parliament Office Vienna and the Federal Chancellery win Electronic Government prize in International Speyer Quality Awards.
The score card for the first quarter of fiscal 2006, released Feb. 2, shows that eight departments moved from red to yellow or from yellow to green for their e-Government initiatives, while 16 departments had mixed results, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
The United Kingdom’s first e-passports, which feature personal information stored on a chip, have been issued.
Ram Informatics Ltd has signed up for iSethu, an e-Governance project , for Indian City Mumbai, with the Maharashtra Government.
