World News: May 2011

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

World News: May 2011

Bahamas Ropes in Singapore to Develop e-Gov Projects

The Bahamian government has engaged the government of Singapore to recommend best practices on e-government in an effort to strengthen ICT infrastructure and improve online service delivery in Bahamas.

Smart City 2011 Event

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

Smart City 2011 Event

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.

Now the Cloud Draws Governments

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

Innovation has now hit the sky as public and private sector entities have begun to embrace cloud-based service models with fervour

Our basic direction is to become the first choice for our customers : Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies, India

Arvind Thakur is the Chief Executive Officer of NIIT Technologies Ltd, a global IT Services Organization, headquartered in New Delhi,

Institutionalising efficiency

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

The proposed right to services legislation in some states of the country will make government officers pay for delay in service delivery. Will it really work?

Developing world’s IT maker

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

Cloud computing can jumpstart governments with IT without requiring them to make huge investments in infrastructure

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