Middle East- News Review
[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Chandigarh administration in India to go wireless
In India, the administration of Chandigarh has geared up to make the entire city wireless within next one year.
APC Regional Consultation Meeting, 19-21 April, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh
[This article was published in the June 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) organised a regional consultation meeting on ICT Policy in South Asia from the 19th till 21st April, 2006 at BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka.
ETC invests more in telecom sector to ensure connectivity in rural Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) has allocated 5.2 billion birr currently for infrastructural development of country
Women’s ICT-based Enterprises Workshop, 2-3 March 2006, Kolkata, India
[This article was published in the April 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The falling cost of technology has generated self-employment opportunities for women in ICT-based enterprises, but great expectations need to be tempered with a realistic assessment of the country
ICT for Agriculture in Tanzania
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
If a peasant can send a 40-page trade document from Tanzania to Cuba for just 40 cents of one US$, there is no doubt that modern ICT are cost-effective and hence efficient in poverty reduction.
Kuwaiti legal agency and the challenge of Enterprise Content Management
Kuwait’s Department of Legal Advice and Legislation implemented a FileNet Enterprise Content Management solution to provide up-to-date legal information on demand.
Turkey’s Social Security Project most Successful
The e-report execution that allows bureaucratic processing related with the Social Security Organization (SSK) to be conducted via the internet has become the most successful e-government project in the world.
Story telling for knowledge sharing
[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Presenting a series of locally written articles with southern perspectives on the impact and the use of ICTs for Development. Following is the second series of articles focusing on ICT and Livelihoods in 6 African countries.
