Ease of doing business!

World Bank and International Finance Corporation have released a report “Doing Business in 2006”, which provides ease of doing business […]

ICT Initiative in Urban Governance

Orissa e-Municipality Services Implementing Agency: Orissa e-Governance Services Limited      http://ulborissa.gov. This Orissa e-Municipality Services is a centralised integrated application […]

Building a Better City the AMC Experience

Ahmedabad, India’s 7th largest urban area, is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation […]

Spurring Technology-Driven Innovation

[This article was published in the September 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

By Akhtar Badshah, Senior Director – Global Community Affairs, Microsoft

Project CADM: Enabling Smart Governance with GIS

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Computer Aided Digital Mapping (CADM) is a Government of India initiative under the umbrella of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, for providing large-scale digital maps with an aim to help in urban planning, disaster preparedness and infrastructure management.

Online Property Appraisal Interactive Site Launched in Texas

The Texas county has launched iSettle, Harris’s county’s interactive property tax website to boost the e-Governance initiatives in the county. With the help of iSettle, residents can request for a decrease in property appraisal with the click of a mouse, making attendance in Appraisal Review Board hearings unnecessary.