State Govt. installs SCO Mobile Server project in MP, India
The Madhya Pradesh (MP), India Government has selected SCO Mobile Server as the platform to develop and deploy government services to more than 60 million citizens.
Grameen Foundation, Bangladesh launches online centre
The Grameen Foundation, Bangladesh, has launched a new online assistance centre for microfinance institutions (MFIs) to offer the benefits of telecommunications to poor communities worldwide
Supportive payment systems
[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
A paradigm shift needs to occur in order to determine how the poor might be profitably brought into the banking sector.
Telecom infrastructure for the new age
[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The distance education initiative of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has been in operation since 2002
IT Minister of India, Raja focuses on rural telephony
New Communications and IT Minister of India, A.Raja has promised to focus on rural telephony across the country.
e-Payments system reaches rural Azerbaijan
Electronic payment system has started to progress and reach rural areas of Azerbaijan. There are more than 1100 ATMs and more than 2000 POS terminals, while 10% are located in rural areas.
China’s SMB invests US$9.5 billion on wireless
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in China and India will invest approximately US$9.5 billion to set up their wireless infrastructure in 2007, which is almost 17 percent higher than last year.
AN E-FFORT TO EMPOWER CITIZEN
[This article was published in the April 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Editorial
e-Governance through mobile phones in India
Indian Government is working on technology, which will allow Indian citizens to fill forms and payments of utility bills among others through mobile technology. The technology will also enable a citizen in a remote area without internet access to use mobile phones to access services like land records and employment exchanges.
Dubai Police uses mobile phone for issuing traffic fines
This is the first time; Dubai Police will use mobile phones for traffic control.Dubai Police’s Electronic Services Department has developed the programme to make it usable in camera enabled mobile phones.
