e-Governance in progress in Malawi
Over 70 percent of government ministries and departments in Malawi will be electronically connected as one way of promoting efficient communication among civil servants in the delivery of service to the public.
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ICT to dominate in the economy of Australia
Australian ICT ministry gives predominant thrust on ICTs in productivity drive of economy over next 20 years.
Extol to launch ICT solutions
The Extol group is planning to launch four solutions before the end of the year- including Artificial Intelligent, fraud-detection system and forensic server for security purposes.
e-Government interoperability for EU
European Commission has called for interoperability among all national and regional administrations in the EU – using e-Government systems.
China closes more than 2,000 ‘unhealthy’ websites
Chinese regulators closed down more than 2,000 websites last year because they had too much sex, violence or politics.
Foreign firms reject e-payment from Nigeria
Six months after it began, the electronic card-payment system issued by some Nigerian banks has been rejected by merchants in Europe and the United States (U.S.)
Thailand’s Internet use to rise 50% in 2006
On the eve of the New Year, Thailand’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry plans to see millions more people nationwide have access to the Internet.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has all feasible features over the other telecommunication systems which seek the attention of policy makers for its implementation in Ghana.
Potholes in the free-way
[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Asia-Pacific countries are adopting public sector reforms to better compete in the regional and global economy by strengthening markets and individual choice and in turn economic growth and poverty reduction.
