Dubai e-Government stands at GITEX visited by Malaysian delegation

At the Dubai e-Government stand at GITEX 2006, Salem Al Shair, eServices Director, Dubai eGovernment received a Malaysian delegation.

Brunei Government requires ICT trained manpower

The Brunei Government is conducting manpower planning exercise to ensure an adequate supply of ICT trained manpower for development and maintenance of e-Government initiatives.

Customised incentives for foreign ICT investors in Malaysia

The government of Malaysia will consider introducing customised incentives to attract more foreign investors to Malaysia’s ICT sector.

ICT Competencies Among Adults in Rural Malaysia

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

Despite the recent and rapid improvements in the domain of information and communication technology (ICT) across the globe, there are still yawning gaps in terms of access to healthcare services.

Women and ICT in Development of Africa

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

Based on the aspirations to become an industrialised nation, Malaysia has made many conscious efforts to improve and develop literacy.

Government to ensure Malaysia as a destination for ICT based investments

The government of Malaysia will continue to implement measures to ensure that Malaysia remains a choice destination for Information and Communications Technology-based (ICT) investments.

EG2KM to enhance e-Governance

The International Conference on eGovernance Enhancement via Knowledge Management (EG2KM) expects to provide a framework for the development of a strategic software on knowledge management (KM) catered for the needs of the public sector.

e-Entrepreneurship

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

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ICTS in e-Business

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

Eleven years after the Fourth World Conference on Women which was held in 1995 in Beijing that came out with a Action Plan, and six years after the Millennium Summit which focused on some of the common goals relating to gender equality, poverty reduction, education for all, maternal mortality, etc.

Call for countries of Asia Pacific-Region to adopt ODF

An official from the United Nations (U.N.) has called for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to embrace the Open Document Format (ODF).