On promoting e-Government in ME for progressive change

[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Back from a visit to the Middle-East where I

e-Government in evolution

[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The Malaysian government has envisioned a technologically advanced society and implicitly, a technologically enabled government through its Vision 2020.

Info-Connect 2006 opens

Kuwait will be tying up with Singapore to establish e-governance in Kuwait, Kuwait

Opening windows of public sector IT solutions : Peter Moore, Managing Director, Public Sector, Microsoft

The common knowledge that Microsoft is “a PC running windows” being particularly viewed in developing countries is grossly erroneous and completely out of place. However, the perception of Microsoft varies from country to country in terms of what it does. “We are the only real player that has very strong desktop presence and a very strong server presence,” concurs Peter Moore, Managing Director, Public Sector, Microsoft

Government portal up for redesign

The Philipinnes Government portal, www.gov.ph, is up for a redesign and government is set to bid out this project to the private sector.

E-government experts to convene in Bahrain

More than 30 international and regional speakers will be addressing a wide array of e-government issues at the inaugural Government Technology Middle East Conference & Exhibition (GOVTEC), being held in Bahrain from 13-15 February.

e-Passport coming soon

Heightened global security concerns led the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to set a deadline of 2015 for governments to equip passports with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips. In 2003, ICAO adopted a global plan for the implementation of not just machine-readable passports but also for the use of biometric identifiers in all of its 188 member countries.

e-Government on a fast track in the Middle East..

[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

With the emphasis on good governance, elimination of bureaucracy and transparency becoming the order of the day, e-Government has become important and considerably providing a level-playing field for the practitioners.

e-Governance project gets major CBC boost

The drive towards e-governance for Kenya and other African countries has received a major boost from the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) and EzGov Europe.

Kalashnikov Theory of e-Government

[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

If eGovernment is to be promoted as a tool for progressive change across the Middle East then it has to be in a sound local context and with the financial and technical support that will take modest projects to the point of being able to deliver simple, useful shared, services for the many. This is the Kalashnikov theory of e-government.