e-Passport Soon in Sri Lanka

The Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka is planning to introduce biometric passport system within the year to increase travel document security and personal identity protections.

Goa Roads to be Monitored by Surveillance cameras

In a bid to make Goa “terror ready”, all major roads will soon be monitored by unmanned surveillance cameras, according to the Economic Survey tabled in the State Assembly recently.

Philippine Offer e-Passport Service in Beijing

Philippine officials in China launched the processing of applications for the Philippine electronic passport (ePassport) in Beijing.

Revolution 2.0

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

Online social media became the driver of a revolution in Egypt that stunned the conservative Arab world Online social media became the driver of a revolution in Egypt that stunned the conservative Arab world

UID setting trend for transparent governance

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

The UID will help unlock value dormant in existing databases and gives reason for new electronic databases to be created where none existed

How multispectral imaging makes citizen ID management possible

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

When designed properly with a reliable technology, identity management projects deliver reliable performance with enhanced security and convenience and a meaningful ROI

Caution—cyber missiles are coming!

The threat potential of Stuxnetlike malware hitting and crippling industrial plants  and utilities is very high for India In February […]

Govt will ride the cloud wagon

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

Adoption of models like SaaS will gain momentum to meet growing expectations in G2C service deliveries

Coming, the five-sense cities!

[This article was published in the December 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

ICT has constructed pockets of efficiencies into governance; it

A notch below the cloud?

[This article was published in the December 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Since cloud computing is the buzz word today, the trend towards adoption of private cloud and virtualisation is going to increase over the next few years, as unless you virtualise, you cannot move towards private clouds