The department of treasuries in the Indian state Karnataka, which ushered in an accountable system of financial transactions by starting an online project in November 2002, added another feather to its cap recently. Three years ago it took 45 to 60 days for the government to complete compilation of accounts. But today it takes not more than three days with this e-Governance initiative ‘Khajane’.
In preparation for the final take off of the Nigerian e-government project, prominent governors, ministers and heads of parastatals have been appointed project champions for their various establishments.
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) officials are looking to expand the capacity of its e-tax client application to accept pre-prepared data, with information from financial institutions and share registers top of the list.
Kwara State Government in Nigeria has concluded arrangements to introduce Electronic Tax Receipt, in an effort to boost the State Internally Generated Revenue.
The state revenue department in Mumbai, India, is creating a new central agency to implement the scheme of making available revenue stamps through the internet. This is the first step towards a e-stamping and e-registration system.
The North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) has started a Mobile Bill Payment Centre and introduced online bill payment facility through credit card for its over nine lakh consumers in the Indian Capital.
[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
National Commodities & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX), a leading commodity exchange in India, provides a world-class platform for market participants to trade in a range of commodities.
The Tiruchi Corporation has made significant improvements to its e-Governance system towards making the local body more people friendly. An updated website, extension of online tax collection system for collection of underground drainage charges and facility to pay taxes through credit cards are among the major value additions to the system.
[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Straight Talk is a unique platform for youth in Kenya with a nation-wide outreach and successful in providing Kenyan adolescents with a forum for open dialogue on sexuality and reproductive rights related to HIV AIDS, homosexuality, girls
[This article was published in the November 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Lokvani is an innovative model of Citizen Service Centres (CSCs) implemented in district Sitapur in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a self sustainable solution, wherein the existing cyber cafes are being leveraged to act as franchisees, benefiting the citizens, the administration and the kiosks operators.
