CSI gets 100 eGov projects from 21 states for evaluation

The Computer Society of India (CSI) has received over 100 eGovernance projects from 21 States for evaluation based on the project features, sustainability and technology innovation.

NIC, IBM team up to boost national portal of India

National Informatics Center (NIC) has partnered with IBM (NYSE:IBM) to power the national portal of India (india.gov.in) enabling delivery of government services to its citizens.

UNWTO partners Microsoft to support tourism economies in Africa

Rwanda Office for Tourism and National Parks (ORTPN) has been selected to be a model for executing e-Tourism in Africa.

e-Voting drive in Bahrain launched

A campaign has been launched last week in a workshop on e-Voting at InterContinental Hotel in Bahrain which was attended by 50 representatives of various political societies and non-governmental organisations.

GKP International Forum and Members Meeting, 8-10 May 2006, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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

GKP International Forum on Cross-Sector Partnerships 2006 was held in Hotel Hilton, Colombo, Sri Lanka from 8-9th May 2006, followed by GKP Annual meeting. Global

Global Alliance for ICT and Development announces members list

The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Development, a new initiative of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to promote effective use of ICT for development, announced the members of its Steering Committee and Strategic Council for the first year, in view of its inaugural meeting on 19-20 June in Kuala Lumpur.

e-Governance readiness in Gulf progressing

The recent e-Governance readiness report compiled in a report by the United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs (UNDESA), informs about the increasing trend of e-Government readiness in UAE which reached 50 percent as compared to 91 percent for United States, which is leading the index.

A separate classroom for Haryana teachers

The government of Haryana and Intel India join their hands together to equip teachers of Haryana to became professionally well in the computerised environment in schools.

Government Bill to monitor telephone, e-Mail and postal communications at Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwean government has drafted a bill that would permit the surveillance of telephone and e-Mail communications while making it compulsory for service providers to install the enabling equipment on behalf of the state.

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.