Microsoft to set up 50,000 kiosks in Indian villages
Microsoft has already pledged to set up 50,000 kiosks in Indian villages offering an array of public services.
Yechury wants government of West Bengal to go for free software
According to Sitaram Yechury, member of the CPI (M) politbureau, the government of West Bengal should be forced to use free software and GNU-Linux based operating systems in the delivery of information for public use so that costs are kept low.
UNWTO partners Microsoft to support tourism economies in Africa
Rwanda Office for Tourism and National Parks (ORTPN) has been selected to be a model for executing e-Tourism in Africa.
Media matters, so does ICT
[This article was published in the August 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Today through SEWA’s ICT projects, a number of poor rural and urban women are using ICT to improve their trades and secure their livelihoods.
ICT training to more than 45 million people in Africa by 2010 by Microsoft
Microsoft is planning to assist in giving ICT training to more than 45 million people in Africa by 2010.
GOI to set up rural business hubs
The Government of India will shortly sign 22 agreements with private companies such as the Tatas, Reliance and Microsoft to set up rural business hubs in the country.
National Summit on e-Forms
[This article was published in the July 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Education is all about giving children the opportunity to experience a variety of things and definitely, the world of technology and all its associated paraphernalia is an important experience that every child must undergo.
Taiwan government favours open source
Taiwan has mandated that all PCs purchased for government use must now be compatible with the Linux operating system.
Belgium plans to switch to Open Document Format
The federal government of Belgium plans to switch to the Open Document Format (ODF) by September 2008.
Government of India saves $9m with G2006
Government agencies, India, have achieved an estimated $9 million saving over the next three years with the signing of a new triennial licensing agreement with Microsoft, known as G2006.
