The Oklahoma Municipal Court Reporting System has been recognised as an Innovator of the Year at the 11th annual Journal Record award ceremony. The Oklahoma Municipal Court Reporting System is a collaborative effort between the Department of Public Safety and the state
The Government of Jamaica has developed a new National ICT initiative, named E-Powering Jamaica, which would be implemented by year 2012.
Soon the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), India will launch an e-Governance initiative to offer online consent to firms seeking environmental clearance.
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Nowhere, can the benefit of localisation and public-private partnerships be seen more clearly than in e-Governance initiatives. e-Governance, by nature, is citizen-centric rather than officer-centric.
Two reputed IT firms of India, Hughes Communications Ltd, one of the leading providers of broadband satellite networks and services and Microsoft have rolled out a campaign in Jaipur, India to encourage rural citizens about the use of ICT for socio-economic empowerment.
NASSCOM and VOICE, the IT software and services industry in association with Pune Police has inaugurated the state
The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) and the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchanges (NCDEX) are planning to launch commodity-specific electronic spot trading in mandis of different states of India.
Kharadi, Pune, India is becoming the first special economic zone (SEZ), which is going to be online. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) is the first applicant, who entered into the first SEZ.
Soon the Anti Corruption Bureau (ABC), the Income Tax Department will use online records of the Maharashtra, India.
[This article was published in the December 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The government of India feels the country was still a long way from realising the goal of every child completing eight years of good quality education.
