e-Government a success in English Councils
By the 31 December deadline, councils in England had achieved 97% e-enablement, with legal or operational barriers accounting for the outstanding 3%, the ODPM said.
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Opening windows of public sector IT solutions : Peter Moore, Managing Director, Public Sector, Microsoft
The common knowledge that Microsoft is “a PC running windows” being particularly viewed in developing countries is grossly erroneous and completely out of place. However, the perception of Microsoft varies from country to country in terms of what it does. “We are the only real player that has very strong desktop presence and a very strong server presence,” concurs Peter Moore, Managing Director, Public Sector, Microsoft
Full marks for council e-planning
Cumbria County Council (UK) has been awarded full marks for the way it provides electronic access to its planning services.
UK: Think tank urges ‘m-government’
A study urges the UK to follow the lead of Norway and Sweden in using mobile IT to provide better services
E-government experts to convene in Bahrain
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.
e-Governance project gets Commonwealth Business Council boost
The drive towards e-Governance for Kenya and other African countries has received a major boost from the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) and EzGov Europe.
Civic body gains e-link
All 223 offices of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) will be interlinked under an e-networking project being executed by BSNL.
Wireless tech-E-governance convergence
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of ‘Indo-UK workshop on Next Generation Communication Networks’ held at IIT Madras, Connor dwelt on the initiatives taken by the government to promote innovation and entrepreneurship
Siemens to digitise vital events records for UK
About 250 million birth, death and marriage records held by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), UK, are to be data captured out of the southern Indian city Chennai. The city centre of Siemens Business Services (SBS) would help its parent to scan, digitise and index the records from the year 1837 to the present day.
e-Governance project gets major CBC boost
The drive towards e-governance for Kenya and other African countries has received a major boost from the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) and EzGov Europe.
