Government portal up for redesign

The Philipinnes Government portal, www.gov.ph, is up for a redesign and government is set to bid out this project to the private sector.

EC to step up e-government services

European Commission (EC) Vice-President Siim Kallas is currently taking a three-day visit to Portugal to address the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in achieving the goals of the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs in Europe.

Seminar Report on ICT in Agriculture and Health, 12 January, 2006, Hyderabad, India

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

The two areas-Agriculture and Health being so close to the hearts of many, a high level of interest and participation by the delegates was observed during the National e-Governance Seminar

e-Government in Bihar

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

At a time when India is in the grip of an IT revolution with most of the States in the country taking a plunge and effectively moving towards e-Governance, the State of Bihar simply does not want to lag behind.

EU plans immigration exchange

A cross border data sharing system will warn EU governments on immigration patterns

i4d Advisory Board Members’ Profile

[This article was published in the September 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The advisory board members of i4d serve in an honorary capacity for a tenure of two years which may be extended for additional term.

Bridging the Digital Divide through electronic knowledge based Panchayat

[This article was published in the September 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

ePanchayat is a software product conceptualised, designed and developed with the active involvement of the stakeholders at lowest administrative level and is implemented in Andhra Pradesh. It started as a pilot project in Ramachandrapuram in Medak district and spread initially to 40 districts. Now, it has been announced that ePanchayat would be rolled out in 475 major gram panchayats across the state at a cost of Rs 8.31 crores (1.9 million USD).

Human Rights in South Africa

[This article was published in the July 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Pambazuka News was the serendipitous offspring of a programme established to harness ICTs for strengthening the human rights movement in Africa.

National Workshop on Right to Information Act 2005, New Delhi, India

[This article was published in the June 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Introduction On 12 May 2005, the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliamment) finally passed the keenly awaited Right to Information Bill.