Texas leads in e-Filing in United States

Texas is leading in e-Filing service among United States (US). The Internal Revenue Service announced that taxpayers through electronic filing are increased by 7 per cent from last year.

SMEs in the IT industry learn about FOSS

[This article was published in the January 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

SMEs in the IT industry learn about FOSS

EFPO goes online in six cities of India

The Labour Minister of India has launched the ‘Re-Inventing EPF’ project in various parts of the India including, Kota, Patna, Karnal, Hyderabad, Mangalore and Indore.

Software for Value Added Tax to be developed by NIC in Karnataka (India)

The Department of Commercial Taxes in Karnataka (India) has asked the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to develop a software to process Value Added Tax (VAT).

eSeva (service) launched by Cyberabad police, India

eSeva in Hyderabad is now attending to civil grievances, a service launched by Cyberabad police in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

EU to consider the laws concerning to RFID tags

In response to the perceived threat being posed to privacy by radio tags that emerged in EU study of technology, the commissioner Viviane Reding assured citizens that radio tags would not lead to any large-scale surveillance.

Strategic Recommendation Paper, Afghanistan

[This article was published in the October 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The commission needs to live in coordination with the information industry, governmental agencies, local and tribal shuras in order to adjust policy efforts in serving the public interest.

Philippines: CSC hopes HR sectors to adopt ICT

The Civil Service Commission (CSC), Philippines, has directed the human resource (HR) sector in Region XII or Southwestern Mindanao to integrate various Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into their operations.

IBM signs MoU with Uttar Pradesh on IT education

IBM Global Services India has signed a deal with the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government, India, to promote IT education at the grassroots level as well as build capacity and improve skills of the IT workforce. The programme is called Initiative to Nurture a Vibrant IT Ecosystem (INVITE).

KMC to implement e-Governance soon

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), West Bengal (India) will fully implement its e-Governance platform in 16 months time.