According to IDC, the drive for e-Government, operational efficiency and the pressure to build an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) savvy nation is fuelling strong growth in IT spending for the public sector in the Asia Pacific region.
At a national meeting on e-Governance, recently held in Beijing, China, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice-Premier Huang Ju have called for faster and more comprehensive development of government websites in order to provide a more better and transparent on-line services to citizens.
China wants to give a big boost to its education sector with the help of Information and Communication Technologies -based (ICTs) distance education and e-Learning.
China’s B2C (business to customer) e-Commerce market reached RMB 854 million in the first quarter of 2006, increasing 12.79 percent quarter-over-quarter, which is lower than the growth rate of 19.92 percent for the fourth quarter of 2005.
[This article was published in the June 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Non Profit Organisations (NPOs) in Japan use ICT for their services and assistance for immigriants, sharing certain characteristics, such as presence of active staff who selflessly devote time and energy.
A farmer in a village in China can now use a computer to get help from an agronomist several hundred kilometers away about rice planting. This information helps to get proper guidelines regarding plantation and marketing of agri products to get more money.
[This article was published in the June 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Today, the Internet has become a tool that transcends national borders and allows free flow of ideas the worldover. It has got immense potential to empower, educate and allow people to share and mobilise opinion. In fact, the Internet has truly become a forum for e-Democracy where people have found voice through personal websites, blogs and discussion groups.
The State Informatization Development Strategy (2006-2020) published by General Office of the CPC Central Committee and General Office of the State Council sets forth China’s goals in informatization development for the next 15 years.
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Even the most marginalised and neglected groups would be significantly impacted by the potential challenge of the digital age.
In the report’s Network Readiness Index (NRI), which reflects the degree of readiness of a country to benefit from Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development, Taiwan’s ranking soared eight places from 15th in 2004-2005 to seventh place among 115 countries.
