News: July 2010
News: July 2010

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

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For Brazil Voters, Machines Rule
For Brazil Voters, Machines Rule

A battery gives the urnas, as these portable electronic voting machines are called, a backup in case of power failures. Voters punch in several digits to vote — and are no longer obliged to write out a candidate’s name, a baffling chore for borderline literates.

Microsoft tie up with African countries, Ghana
Microsoft tie up with African countries, Ghana

A memorandum of understanding has been signed with The government of Ghana and Microsoft aimed at creating a workforce that is literate in information and communications technology. Angola has also signed an agreement with the software giant on financing Internet access for the government and training.

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