The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) of Pakistan is creating a citizens database, which will eliminate identity theft from the country. The national database will eliminate identity theft, which formed on the basis of all e-Governance regimes including e-Commerce and cyber security.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has entered into an agreement with the European Commission (EC) for massive investment in ICT enabled applications. EC has allocated Euro 8 million grant from the European Development Fund, while ITU will grant USD 500 000 fund from its own resources.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Trade and Industry has launched eCoSys, a system designed to grant and manage Certificates of Origin (C/Os) online through the website www.ecvn.com.
The Ministry of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications of Jamaica announced that the Ministry will be placing an emphasis on the establishment of community access points as part of its efforts to increase public access to IT.
It is expected that e-Commerce market in India will reach INR 9,210 crore by the end of the financial year, 2007-08. e-Commerce had an estimated market of INR 7,080 crore at the end of 2006-07.
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Editorial
More than 500,000 people in Ghana’s rural and peri-urban communities are taking benefits from the establishment of about 69 Rural Business Centres (RBCs). These RBCs are aimed to connect the communities with the outside world and also to educate them on the uses and benefits of ICTs.
Singapore has signed an agreement with Indonesia to cooperate in the field of information and communications.
The government of Kenya is drafting a legislation to fast track Electronic Commerce in the country. The proposed ‘e-Transaction Bill’ is expected to help in the growth of e-Commerce sub sectors as well as attract investors.
