Coal India Initiates e-Procurement
Coal India Limited (CIL) has planned to procure about one-third of its equipment, consumables, spare parts and other stores, electronically in order to cut delays and enable efficiency.
Online Contract Shopping Made Easy in Ireland
In Ireland, the Government’s e-Tender website has achieved a great success. The Government’s e-Tender was launched in 2001 to support EU procurement strategies.
India surging ahead
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In his opening presentation, Angel Gurria informed that the OECD Economic Survey provides an overview of economic policies in India and proposes a number of reforms.
Asset Tracking and Identification
[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Microsoft Pioneers “Rural Computing” in China and India,
Software Giant, Microsoft is working with the governments of India and China for encouraging rural computing programme. The concept of rural computing programme is based on PC@home, PC@Work and PC@community.
Microsoft’s rural computing programme brings technology to farmers of China, india
Microsoft has launched rural computing programme, InfoWagons, in China and India to encourage the social and economic empowerment. Agricultural workers of China are becoming high-tech by utilising these InfoWagons.
Brunei Government requires ICT trained manpower
The Brunei Government is conducting manpower planning exercise to ensure an adequate supply of ICT trained manpower for development and maintenance of e-Government initiatives.
Huge savings from public e-Procurement predicted
Huge savings could be made if European member states transfer to electronic invoicing and procurement solutions, according to a new report. The European Commission’s (EC) e-Government Action Plan states that 100 per cent take up of e-Invoicing and e-Procurement will potentially cut costs by
Farmers in India reaping benefits from eChoupal project
eChoupal project has led to better remuneration for the farmers and assured quality inputs to ITC, the company that launched this project.
