[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Presenting a series of locally written articles with southern perspectives on the impact and the use of ICTs for Development. Following is the third series of articles focusing on ICT and Governance in 6 African countries.
A report by the UK Cabinet Office found that 97% of official websites were unusable by disabled people, largely because they ignored well-known techniques for making data accessible.
The results of a recent study of information technology and IT enabled services companies by Trammell Crow Meghraj, international property consultants, says Bangalore was numero uno destination for IT/ITES companies in the country, followed by Mumbai. Hyderabad and Pune steamed ahead of Delhi with Chennai and Kolkata bringing up the rear.
Kerala has been selected the second best state in India in the implementation of e-Governance.
District Administration Office (DAO) at Kavre district in Nepal has developed itself as a model e-Governance office, setting-up computerised system for official records and works.
Of the several e-Governance projects that Reliance Infocomm has undertaken with various state governments, three are expected to be over by next March.
For the first time in India, Andhra Pradesh Police introduced
Several countries attending the Sixth Conference of the Ministers of Information of Non-Aligned Countries (Cominac VI) have expressed their keenness to seek Malaysia’s assistance in the field of Information Communication Technology (ICT).
[This article was published in the November 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Youth are creators and consumers of technologies ranging from mobile telephones to e-Mail, to instant messaging, radio and television. As both business and social entrepreneurs, youth are creatively using technology to address community needs.
[This article was published in the November 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Youth Caucus of the World Summit on the Information Society is a loose group of youth who are active leaders in all kinds of areas.
