Government portal up for redesign

The Philipinnes Government portal, www.gov.ph, is up for a redesign and government is set to bid out this project to the private sector.

e-Governance Conference in India calls for PPP

The three-day ninth National e-Governance Conference last week recommended higher adoption of public private partnerships (PPP) and amendment to the sections on e-Governance in the Information Technology Act. The conference, attended by heads of State IT departments and representatives from IT majors, also wanted legislative changes to boost the PPPs, besides urging the Government to evolve a policy on user charges.

Eyeing Third World leadership Bangladesh embraces e-Governance in earnest

[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Bangladesh, as a developing Third World nation, has understood the crucial importance of e-Governance and the strong prospects that it holds in steering the country on the path of progress if successfully implemented. Cooperation from government officials and staff would be crucial in realising the goals of modernising Bangladesh through e-Governance.

Kerala consumer affairs web site launched

The Kerala Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy has inaugurated the Web site of the Kerala Consumer Affairs Department.

Bostwana Government’s e-Readiness

The Government of Botswana is in the early stages of a move towards e-Government. There is a central government website – www.gov.bw. There is currently no e-Government strategy in place, however the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology is in the process of establishing an e-Government framework.

Creating a connectivity backbone for rural Bengal : Dr. GD Gautama, Principal Secretary, IT, West Bengal

Owing to the fast progress of the state of West Bengal in recent years in IT and e-Governance services, it is now being counted as one among the leading states in e-Governance along with Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. West Bengal is now all set to implement India

Changing face of India’s Income Tax Department

[This article was published in the November 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of Government of India, the Income Tax Department of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has initiated one of the major
e-Governance initiatives of India. Under this initiative, the entire department along with the gamut of services that it offers has been automated through a system of web-based, single-window, 24X7 service delivery model.

Role of e-Government in overcoming bureaucracy in transitional countries

[This article was published in the November 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a part and parcel of our daily life by penetrating all spheres of human activities. As a result, a new field of economy i.e.

Revamping Citizen Services

[This article was published in the September 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to leverage information and communication technologies to provide efficient, affordable, accountable and transparent municipal services to the people of Delhi.

Everything starts with an idea

[This article was published in the September 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In the midst of one of those conferences filled with formal speeches, Ravi Gupta lent across the table and asked something in a conspiratorial tone.