Australia emerges as leader in e-Government practices
Australia is at the forefront of e-Government practice. This was announced by Gary Nairn at the e-Gov Forum at CeBIT, in Australia.
This section lists upcoming e-Government conferences
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Whats on
e-Governance strategies to enhance e-Services
Australians government agencies will see adoption of landmark strategies this week that presents opportunities for the local technology sector.
Digitalising the indigenous communities
The Federal Government is putting forth a proposal in cooperation with telco industry and indigenous communities to improve indigenous communications.
ICT to dominate in the economy of Australia
Australian ICT ministry gives predominant thrust on ICTs in productivity drive of economy over next 20 years.
e-Government in evolution
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Malaysian government has envisioned a technologically advanced society and implicitly, a technologically enabled government through its Vision 2020.
Feds promise extra $130m for e-health
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has approved an additional $130 million in joint funding to further push electronic health initiatives.
Opening windows of public sector IT solutions : Peter Moore, Managing Director, Public Sector, Microsoft
The common knowledge that Microsoft is “a PC running windows” being particularly viewed in developing countries is grossly erroneous and completely out of place. However, the perception of Microsoft varies from country to country in terms of what it does. “We are the only real player that has very strong desktop presence and a very strong server presence,” concurs Peter Moore, Managing Director, Public Sector, Microsoft
e-Passport coming soon
Heightened global security concerns led the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to set a deadline of 2015 for governments to equip passports with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips. In 2003, ICAO adopted a global plan for the implementation of not just machine-readable passports but also for the use of biometric identifiers in all of its 188 member countries.
