Connecting people, systems and services

[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Med-e-Tel 2008

[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The International Educational and Networking Forum for eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT

Cross Border eID to be checked: European Commission

In order to check national Electronic Identity (eID), the European Commission launched a pilot project

World News

[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

World News

Cross Border e-Procurement Project Launched by European Commission

Pan European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL) a pilot project for cross border e-Procurement has been launched by the European Commission. The project aims to create the conditions for linking the existing national e-Procurement systems.

Education gets mobility

[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Mobile devices have been hugely successful as a lifestyle product. However, in the last few years, they have made a real time contribution to the teaching and learning experience through exciting technologies like Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Tablet PCs, SmartPones and modern gaming consoles.

Privacy Laws and Citizens : Thomas B. Riley, e-governance

Thomas B Riley has been involved in government policies including freedom of information and privacy for the past 38 years in many countries around the world.

Architecting Health Network

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Health IT tends to be a catch-all phrase and includes almost anything electronic that displays or transports information. This article focuses primarily on the transportation of information and the provision of applications in a connected environment, where connectivity is the defining factor.

Open Source in Education

[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The open source software movement has received much well deserved attention within the Indian development community, but the time may be right for the academic community to adopt the precepts of open source to provide innovative instructional materials to the country

ITU and European Commission to create investment environment for ICT

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.