University researchers in Taiwan have released a mobile phone application that with one touch can transmit to any number of people the location of users trapped in earthquake rubble or debris.
The Delhi government is gearing up to complete the exercise of giving out the “Aadhar” numbers by October this year, with poor families set to get their Unique Identification Numbers ( UID) first.
Dubai Municipality has re-launched its web portal with a new design, the fourth since 1998, which was the first launch to create an e-audience for Dubai Municipality on the Internet.
Karnataka is all set to open a business process outsourcing (BPO) centre – the first of its kind in the country
The Election Commission will install web-based geographic information system (GIS) in West Bengal’s polling booths to help the State Chief Electoral Officer track them on their website.
In a bid to straighten up some e-Governance facilities Bengal has buckled up. EMC, a provider of data storage facilities has joined hands with the Bengal government to set up a state data centre (SDC).
The government will soon invite bids from telecom firms to provide broadband services in rural areas of the country. For this service the providers will get subsidy from the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund.
The Haryana government has decided to create an information technology (IT) cadre for implementation of the state’s e-Governance initiatives in various departments.
The United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development, a regional institute of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-APCICT/ESCAP), kicked off the Fourth Regional Training of Trainers Workshop in Seongnam, Republic of Korea. The five-day workshop was held from 22-26 February and aimed at giving training on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for disaster risk management and climate change abatement.
In a new e-governance initiative Government of India (GOI) has approved a proposal for the
