Kerala to Offer Web-based Information System to Locate Govt Offices
Kerala is all set to start an Integrated Government Service Gateway(IGSG), a web-based Geographical Information System(GIS).
Quintessential Device
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Long Distance Calling Cards Approved
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), has opened the market for private players to provide calling cards for domestic and international calling, through its recommendations.
INR 5000 Cr. Towards Free Cell Phones to 50 Million Poor Families
INR 5,000 crore from the Universal Services Obligation fund has been seeked-out by Mobile handset makers towards providing free of cost cellular phone and a connection to families below poverty line.
m-Governance Adopted by Traffic Police in Kerala
Under the pilot project launched by Kerala Government, 38 traffic rule offenders landed in police net after the city police have started using the Blackberry mobile phones. Three complimentary Blackberry handsets had been handed over to the police personnel recently.
Advanced e-Governance For South Korea
In South Korea, by 2012 e-Govenance will enter an advanced phase. IT infrastructure will become even more sophisticated and the speed of Internet connections will increase ten-fold…
India: Mumbai citizens will pay property tax, water bills through SMS
Soon citizens of Mumbai will be able to pay their property taxes and water bills through cell phones. A quick SMS with a bill number to a fixed number will ensure that the bill is paid. The Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start trails of the new system from 20 August 2008.
Usage of Mobile Phones for Flood Monitoring in Bihar
From this year onwards, the Bihar government has decided to use mobile phones in monitoring of floods within the state. This is indicated by Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar during the launch of the Mobile Inspection System which is first of its kind in the state.
BJP Plans Tech-Savvy Lok Sabha Elections in 2009
In the upcoming Lok Sabha next year, Bharatiya Janata Party is planning to use technologies such as free and open-source software, which will bring video conferencing, Internet telephony and unified communication to approximately four million party workers by the year 2011.
