Europe leads in e-Governance preparedness
The annual UN e-Government Survey 2008, reveals large differences between five regions of the world in terms of e-Government readiness.
Hughes signs deal with Comat to provide broadband services at 10,000 kiosks across rural India
Hughes India has signed an agreement with Comat Technologies to supply ten thousand broadband satellite terminals with its nationwide HughesNet satellite services and applications to be delivered at rural business centres across multiple states in India.
EPF Online Project- Set to be Scraped
The Employee’s Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) of India had started the project ‘reinventing EPF India’ seven years ago, that was to provide online access of Provident Fund accounts and services to about 4 crore citizens of the country. However after INR 2,500 million having been spent, the UPA government is all set to scrap the project and start all over again.
E-governance in Africa goes backwards
South Africa stood 61st in e-Governance rankings among 192 UN member states. According to the UN e-Government Survey 2008, South Africa is far behind in e-Governance as compare to other UN member states.
KL to be ‘wireless’ city from mid 2008
Kuala Lumpur is going to become a ‘wireless city with free wireless internet coverage for two years. The Wi-Fi facility will make it possible for 80 percent of the federal capital
ADB provides US$ 21 million to develop ICT in South Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is granting &21.2 million for the development of ICT in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal by improving the availability of affordable broadband Internet connections.
Spatial Data Infrastructure to be Set up in Delhi, India
The Government of Delhi along with the Survey of India and the National Mapping Agency has recently launcehd the Delhi State Spatial Infrastructure (DSSDI) project.th November, 2007, by . An outcome of a pilot project of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, the DSSDI project will help the state government to provide better disaster management and security covers of valuable infrastructure.
Haryana (India) rated as aspiring Leader in e-Governance
Haryana (India) has received the TELECOMM India Excellence Award 2007 and has been rated as an Aspiring Leader in e-Governance Readiness Index for the year 2005-2006.
All Malta Government services online by 2010
The Malta government is planning to provide all government services online by the end of the year 2010.
South Korea supports for Nepal e-Go0vernance project
Nepal has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea to pave the way for the construction of a Government Integrated Data and Training Center.
