News Review – Geo Informatics
[This article was published in the April 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
News Review
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India ranks 40th in IT at global arena
The World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006, ranks India in the 40th position in the IT sector.
Open policy market for IT in China gets support
Three most influential IT Industry Associations of China has taken a joint initiation to end brand-specific procurement tenders.
China closes more than 2,000 ‘unhealthy’ websites
Chinese regulators closed down more than 2,000 websites last year because they had too much sex, violence or politics.
Climbing the e-Governance ladder : Hayati Harudin, Malaysia e-Governance Centre of Excellence
Hayati Harudin, Head, Malaysia e-Governance Centre of Excellence, Oracle Corporation Malaysia, in an interview with egov explains the current situation of e-Government applications in Malaysia and how their centre is trying to become a strategic enabler of Malaysia
Gitex awards to Satyam, Wipro, MS India
Satyam Computer, Wipro, Microsoft India Research and Development (R&D) and Google are among a host of IT companies having their centres in Hyderabad chosen by the southern Indian State Government Andhra Pradesh for awards during the three-day Gitex exposition.
3Es of Good Governance : Malcolm Walter, Bentley Systems Inc.
Bentley Systems Inc. (www. bentley.com) provides software for the lifecycle of the world
Potholes in the free-way
[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Asia-Pacific countries are adopting public sector reforms to better compete in the regional and global economy by strengthening markets and individual choice and in turn economic growth and poverty reduction.
ICT to combat HIV/AIDS
[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The key role of ICT in the prevention and mitigation efforts for HIV/AIDS in India is generating awareness and providing practical information to people and in capacity building.
GKP Youth and ICT Awards 2005 Winner:
The Household Wastewater Recycling Management Project includes an innovative design for a pipeline system that could potentially address the severe water shortage in Beijing, and ultimately, all of China.
