[This article was published in the September 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
e-Government can be a gamechanger, but challenges remain
By Walter Fust, Member, ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission; Member, UN C
The goal is for Thailand to offer universal government services online by 2015, allowing public access via any device around the clock
[This article was published in the June 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
As far as technology is concerned Unified Communications (UC) is the way forward to achieve all many targets for successful e-Governance
India has inked a loan agreement with World Bank for 150 million dollars for the ‘e-Delivery of Public Services Development Policy Loan’ under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP),
[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
While government aims to assign unique numbers to a billion plus population for providing a portable identity and eliminating of ghosts from databases, it has spurred a public debate on the potential misuse of UID leading to infringement of individual privacy and liberty and data security
The Bahamian government has engaged the government of Singapore to recommend best practices on e-government in an effort to strengthen ICT infrastructure and improve online service delivery in Bahamas.
A bilateral agreement on the cooperation in the fields of IT and the electronic government was signed Monday between Bulgaria and Austria.
Despite all implementation challenges like business continuity, lack of administration capacity and indifference of line departments, the Department of Information Technology (DOIT) is doing a 9 to 9 job to push the e-Governance agenda in the state.
[This article was published in the March 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Municipal e-Governance through advanced, interactive and user-friendly technologies is the way forward. The agenda is to minimise personal visits to a government office and ensure speedy delivery of G2C services
