[This article was published in the June 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Med-e-Tel 2006 edition took place on 5-7 April at Luxexpo, Luxembourg. It was host to 400 decision makers from 48 countries and featured a world class conference programme, opening up windows to a multitude of ICT applications in the modern healthcare environment.
The Secretary of State for Information, Communication and Technology (DoSICT), Gambia, Mrs Neneh MacDouall-Gaye, said that her department appreciates the gift from the Taiwanese ambassador, Dr Patrick Chang because the donation is significant to the development of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in Gambia.
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Asian continent has got a cause for celebration. And, there is no reason why the Asian countries should not celebrate the success of e-Governments when two countries
In the report’s Network Readiness Index (NRI), which reflects the degree of readiness of a country to benefit from Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development, Taiwan’s ranking soared eight places from 15th in 2004-2005 to seventh place among 115 countries.
With the start of the third phase from 2005-2008, Taiwan is stepping into the advanced e-Government stage. It is not just the issue of implementing e-Government programme, but is significantly more than that. Taiwan is in the throes of implementing what is called as mobile government or m-Government programme, says Chuan-te Ho, Director, Department of Information Management, Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, Executive Yuan.
[This article was published in the April 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Cisco Systems and National Institute for Smart Government (NISG) co-hosted the Summit in which over 120 delegates across the country comprising senior officials participated. The event was also graced by top brass officials of IT concerned field abroad.
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.
Satyam Computer, Wipro, Microsoft India Research and Development (R&D) and Google are among a host of IT companies having their centres in Hyderabad chosen by the southern Indian State Government Andhra Pradesh for awards during the three-day Gitex exposition.
e-Government and other ICT initiatives in the Asian region will drive public sector spending to over US$31 billion by the end of the decade, according to research company IDC.
[This article was published in the October 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
IOSN is a centre of excellence for FOSS in the Asia-Pacific region. It is tasked specifically to accelerate the adoption of FOSS by facilitating and networking relevant technologists, advocates, institutions and end-users.
