The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), India, is going to introduce e-Governance to bring transparency, efficiency, cost effectiveness and delivery on time for the approvals of construction in the city.
The Government of South Korea approved a bill to step up measures against online forgeries of official documents, including stiff punishment for counterfeiting and enhanced forgery prevention systems.
China wants to give a big boost to its education sector with the help of Information and Communication Technologies -based (ICTs) distance education and e-Learning.
Mobile ICT is an area that is going to become increasingly important in the coming months and years. It is a technology that small and medium sized enterprises can use to punch well above their weight in the marketplace.
The European Union has injected Euro17 million (about Shs35 billion) in the Information Communications Technology training programme for tutors and principals in health training institutions.
Uttaranchal is embarking on an ambitious statewide e-Governance project, with a little help from Singapore.
Cuba’s Telecommunication Enterprise is present in 206 points with at least 12 ports devoted to Internet connection, part of the Cuban ‘informatisation’ project, bringing Internet to the Cuban public.
The State House website of Zimbawe can be accessed online from www.statehouse.gov.zm
Swansea Council, UK, is moving ahead for the implementation of phase one of its e-Government programme. It will deliver efficiencies in the way the council manages its finance, HR, payroll and procurement services.
Following the path of neighbouring states, late starter Orissa is going to set up common service centres (CSCs) in all the panchayats of the state. The CSCs are part of the mission mode project under the national e-Governance plan.
