Measuring the Value of Public IT Investments
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Transforming Education Through Personalisation of Learning
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The usage of ICT for improving governance is an agenda with large ramifications. This needs policy enablements from various parts of the governemnt.
‘Don’t Only Jazz Up, Create Interactive e-Learning Rapidly’
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The government of India (GOI) is embarking on an enormous, wide-ranging set of e-Governance projects to achieve extensive government reform. The journey is full of challenges and mid course correction is due
Implementing National e-Governance Plan in Haryana
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The aim of this paper is three fold: (a) to highlight the power and promises of ICTs by taking a specific village close to Chennai, India
Importance of Localisation in India
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In the context of developing countries, the concept of
Ghana Govt. signs MoU with Microsoft to expand access ICT
The Ghana Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft, to expand access to ICT in the country.
Boston Public Schools, UK launches Cyber security programme
The Boston Public Schools (BPS) of UK will launch the ‘Cyber Safety Mentors’ programme for Internet safety campaign. Microsoft has granted $25,000 fund to BPS for this programme.
FBI, US announces botnet milestone
The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have identified more than million compromised IP addresses which are being used for cybercrime.
Setting up Example in Business Workflow Systems : Ravindran Karupiah, Indah Water Konsortium, Malaysia
“We used Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 for its messaging system for several years, and introduced several workflow applications which were integrated with the messaging system to automate work processes and improve customer service levels. When tasks were not completed within a specified time, an escalation was triggered, sending alerts that are delivered through e-mail messages to the appropriate individuals. These workflow solutions significantly accelerated processing and approvals”, says Ravindran Karupiah, General Manager, Information Technology Department, Indah Water, in an interview with egov magazine
UK Govt. supports open standards
The UK Government has supported the adoption of open standards for government documents. The government has supported open standards and interoperability through its eGovernment Interoperability Framework (eGIF).
