e-Goverment on the go in Macedonia with Microsoft support
Several e-Government Web sites have opened as part of a two-year-old partnership agreement between Macedonia and Microsoft Corp. to enhance IT in the Eastern European country.
Microsoft to push e-Governance in India
IT major Microsoft is to invest $1.7 billion in India and also partner the government of India in pushing e-Governance through National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG).
500 Judges get computing skill in Rwanda
A total of five hundred provincial judges and court clerks from different provinces of Rwanda recently concluded a two-month basic computing skills course from their respective provincial centres.
Creating a connectivity backbone for rural Bengal : Dr. GD Gautama, Principal Secretary, IT, West Bengal
Owing to the fast progress of the state of West Bengal in recent years in IT and e-Governance services, it is now being counted as one among the leading states in e-Governance along with Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. West Bengal is now all set to implement India
Q & A : N S Kalsi, IT secretary Punjab
Government of Punjab has realised the potential of Information Technology for SMART (Simple, Moral, Accountable, Responsive and Transparent) governance.
Egyptian e-Government Program
[This article was published in the July 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Egyptian Information Society Initiative for Government Services Delivery
Foss and Civil Society Organisations (cso)
[This article was published in the October 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is affordable and easy to obtain.
International Open Source Network (IOSN)
[This article was published in the October 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
IOSN is a centre of excellence for FOSS in the Asia-Pacific region. It is tasked specifically to accelerate the adoption of FOSS by facilitating and networking relevant technologists, advocates, institutions and end-users.
Free / Libre and Open Source Software (floss)
[This article was published in the October 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)1 represents a new and growing phenomenon, which is much discussed these days as it implies a radically new method of production, cooperation and exchange.
Tansen CMC:New directions in multimedia
[This article was published in the September 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The goal is to explore ways that Tansen can use ICTs as dynamic development tools: to bring more voices and cultural forms, ideas and issues into the community
