[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Janadhar is the e-Governance initiative of the government of Uttarakhand. Started in March 2005, the initiative was taken up with funding from the UNDP and technicalguidance by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT).
[This article was published in the March 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Recent technological advances in mobile devices, technology and networks have made it possible for citizens to access information and transact services while on the move.
[This article was published in the February 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Electronic Procurement (e-Procurement) or locally known as e-Perolehan in Malaysia was initiated as one of the projects under the Electronic Government Flagship Programme.
In the area of e-Government, Singapore is definitely ahead than other countries in Asia.
[This article was published in the January 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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The department of information technology (DIT) has initiated the process of assigning a unique identification (UID) to the Indian citizen.
The Chief Commissioner of the Income tax department, Rajiva Deva inaugurated the help centre of e-filling of income tax return on November 4, 2006. According to the Deva, now people can file their income tax returns on the internet also.
The West Bengal government in India is planning to make more interactive e-Governance platform by incorporating retail banking and agriculture advisory services through a network of kiosks till the gram panchayat level.
The State Bank of Travancore which recently networked all its 672 branches with Core Banking Solutions, has launched the facility of e-payment of Central Excise and Service Taxes through its internet banking facility.
