Preparations for the third annual African e-government Forum to be held in Rwanda in March have begun. The three-day event will give an opportunity to Information and communication technologies to voice their views, insights, knowledge and share experiences at the forum.
In an e-Governance Survey for the year 2008-2009, Haryana has moved up to the 4th position from the 18th position in 2007-08. It has been ranked ahead of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra…
A national survey on e-governance has placed West Bengal among the bottom three, ahead of just Jharkhand and Bihar. West Bengal was ranked 19th among 21 states surveyed, with only Jharkhand and Bihar ranked below it. The survey was done by International Data Corporate (IDC)…
In June this year, DFID signed an MoU with the Bihar government to invest up to INR 100 million pounds on improving urban and health services in the state over the next five years…
The Government of Laos is planning to invest US$35 millions of budget to digitise the country by developing ICT infrastructure to allow Laos people to get access to any electronic government services by next year.
The advisory council of Bangladesh has given final approval to a new Right to Information Law 2008 to increase accountability of government institutions and establish good governance in the country.
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chief Sonia Gandhi called upon Congress Chief Ministers to adopt the model of an Right To Information (RTI) call centre run by the NDA government in Bihar. This would enable accessibility of information to the poor and illiterate. However, the UPA government is weighing the system before replicating it at the Centre.
The Malaysian High Commission in New Delhi has announced the receipt of visa applications online from the first week of August. This is an attempt to streamline visa procedures and to curb the prevalent practice of illegal overstay.
The Government of Austria launched a three-year e-Government reference towns project in order to boost the usage of electronic administration amongst various sections of the population.
Former Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State, Nigeria stated his administration saved about N7billion through the establishment of Due Process and e-Governance Bureau. The state is now growing culture of transparency and accountability following the inauguration of the Bayelsa State Expenditure and Income Transparency Initiative (BEITI).
