Antigua and Barbuda branded
Dr. Edmond Mansoor, minister for Information Technology has announced the agreement of Commonwealth Secretariat to assign an ICT expert to Antigua & Barbuda for two years.
E-GOV
Extol to launch ICT solutions
The Extol group is planning to launch four solutions before the end of the year- including Artificial Intelligent, fraud-detection system and forensic server for security purposes.
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.
London Borough of Hackney to extend e-Payments services to cover parking payments
Following successful implementation of e-Payments services for citizens, London Borough of Hackney, together with Netstore turned its attention to extend e-Payments services for citizens.
R(e)volutionary journey of Singapore : Choy Peng, Deputy Chief Executive (Industry) and Government Chief Information Officer, IDA, Singapore
The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA, www.ida.gov.sg) of Singapore is the key body of Singapore government responsible for charting the growth of its infocomm industry and spearheading the delivery of citizen-centric e-government services, regulating the telecom industry. One of their main objectives is to build and operate the Government
Indian IT minister puts e-Gov action plan in top priority
Union minister for communications and information technology, Dayanidhi Maran emphasised the extensive use of ICTs in day-to-day management of urban local bodies to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their operations.
Marketplace of Ideas
[This article was published in the October 2003 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
People need support and motivation to understand why it is worth their time and money to acquire these new tools and learn how to use them.
Online: Forum on gender and ICT
[This article was published in the October 2003 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The economic and political marginalization of women, especially in developing countries, is leading to their stunted growth.
Baramati, May 30 – June 02, 2003: Leading the movement
[This article was published in the July 2003 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Don’t fear machines or technology; embrace them to keep up with time. We don’t have the option of getting out of the bust
ICTs for poverty reduction
[This article was published in the July 2003 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
ICT applications in developing countries are often part of an overall strategy for economic growth, relying on the trickle-down effect to those in poverty…. Moreover, poverty is more than just a lack of income.
