e-Governance Scheme for Cities Finalised by Government of India
Government has finalised a scheme on e-Governance in civic bodies of cities with a population of one lakh and above.
Bio-metric passports for India soon
India’s Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, E Ahamed,recently said at the lower house of the India Parliament- Rajya Sabha,that e-Passports would initially be introduced for diplomats and officials as a pilot project by the middle of 2008. Based on the experience of the pilot project, the government would then issue e-Passports in the ordinary category, which could take another year.
E-Portal launched to impart skills and generate employment
The Department of Science & Technology has launched a portal on project, called
Bahrain launches e-services portal
The government of Bahrain has launched its e-government strategy and unveiled a new e-services portal, www.e.gov.bh.
Bahrain Govt. allocates BD22 for e-Government services
Bahrain has allocated BD22 million to develop its eGovernment services in next three years.
Australian Federal Govt. to spend $42 million on website
The Australian Federal Government will spend $42 million to update its website, so that Internet users can create their personalised accounts.
10th National e-Governance conference in Bhopal, India
Today, a two-day 10th national e-Governance conference has been started in Bhopal, India. The conference will deliberate on various subjects, including community participation in e-Governance and display IT enabled services and e-Governance initiatives of states.
Indian Government plans to spend INR 300,000 cr to set up rural kiosks
Indian Government is planning to spend INR 300,000 crore by the end of the next year for setting one lakh kiosks in the rural sector.
