IBM has clinched a MoU with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to give impetus to e-Governance by providing quality training to IT students under an ambitious programme titled Project INVITE (Initiative to Nurture a Vibrant IT Ecosystem).
The European Commission has launched a school competition for young people to find a new name for the environmental monitoring system GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security).
Bangalore will be the first city in India to roll out Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU), an e-Governance project on a pilot basis from July 01, 2006.
Union Minister for Science and Technology and Ocean Development, India, Shri Kapil Sibal unveiled the proposal for creation of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) as considered and approved by the Union Cabinet.
The President of India, A P J Abdul Kalam mooted a five pint suggestion for the efficient working of the police department of the country at the 37th All India Police Science Congress. He suggested for a nationwide database of criminals so that it would be available online at all police stations and the data should be updated continuously.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning for complete back office computerisation with e-Governance strategy. Citizens can look forward to sit in front of a computer terminal at home and get their work done.
The State House website of Zimbawe can be accessed online from www.statehouse.gov.zm
Swansea Council, UK, is moving ahead for the implementation of phase one of its e-Government programme. It will deliver efficiencies in the way the council manages its finance, HR, payroll and procurement services.
HP has signed three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Kuppam i-community initiative with BASIX, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Kuppam project was launched in 2002, a three-year pilot program that was conceived by HP with the overarching goal of using the power of HPs technology to serve disadvantaged communities.
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India organised a workshop on MCA-21 e-Filing in Coimbatore.
