Bangalore to roll out Large Taxpayer Unit
Bangalore will be the first city in India to roll out Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU), an e-Governance project on a pilot basis from July 01, 2006.
Effective ICT policy in Jamaica
Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Jamaica, stated that the collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Youth and the technology arm of his Ministry, as one that had resulted in the creation of an effective Information Communication Technology (ICT) policy for the country.
Unified e-Government network in Oman
The ministry of National Economy and Omantel have signed an agreement to design, implement and manage a unified e-Government network. The agreement comes as part of the government’s plans to realise the Digital Oman initiative and e-Governance.
Microsoft to support e-Gram project in Gujarat, India
Microsoft has partnered with the Gujarat government to enable effective e-Governance under Project Bhasha.
Taiwan to set up IT training centres in HCMC
Two information technology (IT) training centres, called Telecentre and e-Care, will be established in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) under a Taiwanese project, aiming to assist local businesses in IT application.
Chinese leaders call for transparent e-Governance
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.
Government of South Korea to protect e-Documents
The Government of South Korea approved a bill to step up measures against online forgeries of official documents, including stiff punishment for counterfeiting and enhanced forgery prevention systems.
China to give a big boost to its education sector
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.
India map details on Net
About 60-70 percent of the land area of India could be officially available on the Internet based on several wide parameters including latitude, longitude, altitude, water bodies and forest cover in about a year’s time.
Mobile ICT improves productivity
Mobile ICT is an area that is going to become increasingly important in the coming months and years. It is a technology that small and medium sized enterprises can use to punch well above their weight in the marketplace.
