India Seeks to Increase Oil Imports from Iraq

In an effort to strengthen its energy ties with Iraq, India plans to boost its annual oil purchases from the […]

Iraqi Team in Bangalore to Observe e-Gov Projects

A 20-member delegation from Iraq, led by its Science and Technology Minister Abdul Kareem El-Samarai, is in this tech hub for a firsthand account of the e-Governance projects used for community development and as an interface between the government and citizens.

Bytes for All

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

Bytes for All

UN releases e-Government Readiness

The United Nations (UN) has released survey of e-Government readiness around the world. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) were the highest ranked countries in the Middle East. The UAE moved up to 32nd spot from 42nd in 2005.

Worldwide press freedom index

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The bottom billion

[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Book Received

A Helping Hand

[This article was published in the January 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Every year thousands of ICU patients develop atypical physiological symptoms, which keep them ill longer than necessary.

Iraq Security, Technology & Communications Summit in September 2006

Preparations for the Iraq Security, Technology & Communications Summit were boosted last week.

Middle East countries developing economic base for improved telecom facilities

Moblie Telecommunications Company (MTC), the provider of telecom services in Kuwait has decided to tap the Islamic market ‘in line with the company’s overall strategy to diversify the sources of funding.

Kalashnikov Theory of e-Government

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

If eGovernment is to be promoted as a tool for progressive change across the Middle East then it has to be in a sound local context and with the financial and technical support that will take modest projects to the point of being able to deliver simple, useful shared, services for the many. This is the Kalashnikov theory of e-government.