Kagwe urges Kenyan investors to embrace e-Technology

Mutahi Kagwe, Information and Communication Minister of Kenya has urged investors in the tourism industry to embrace e-Technology to market their products more effectively.

GKP International Forum and Members Meeting, 8-10 May 2006, Colombo, Sri Lanka

[This article was published in the July 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

GKP International Forum on Cross-Sector Partnerships 2006 was held in Hotel Hilton, Colombo, Sri Lanka from 8-9th May 2006, followed by GKP Annual meeting. Global

India: Bhoomi kiosk to be extended to 800 hoblis

Bhoomi project under Karnataka

Rs 750 crore spent for computerised ration cards in Karnataka

Karnataka is the first state in India to bring the public distribution system under

Global Alliance for ICT and Development announces members list

The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Development, a new initiative of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to promote effective use of ICT for development, announced the members of its Steering Committee and Strategic Council for the first year, in view of its inaugural meeting on 19-20 June in Kuala Lumpur.

Paradigm shift: Paper based system to digitised one

In a bid to meet the requirements of corporate sectors in the new economic environment, Offices of the Registrar of Companies (RoCs), India, are going to be digitalised very soon. The catalyst to the transformation is the launch of an ambitious e-Governance project

Interview-A democratic channel of expression : AHM Bazlur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh

Interview- AHM Bazlur Rahman

Get ration cards online: Delhi

Delhi is all set to go for computerised system for the issuance of ration card. In the month of July, all the 70 circles of Delhi’s Civil Supplies Department would get centrally connected to the head office, making the sorting and verification process for ration cards much easier and time saving.

Malaysia to help Mozambique develop ‘Smart Cards’

The Malaysian government will help the Mozambican authorities develop a “Smart Card”, which will allow Mozambican citizens to have all their key documents such as the identity card, passport and driving licence, among others, on the same electronic card.

Local Authorities in England to carry out eAdmission project soon

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) has set up a goal for 150 local authorities (LAs) in England to offer an online school admissions system by September 2006. The eAdmissions National Project is jointly sponsored by ODPM and the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).