The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an interactive online map of Combodia to identify areas of food insecurity. The online map highlights how food security is a big challenge in the region.
[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Open architecture
An architecture whose specifications are public. This includes officially approved standards as well as privately designed architectures whose specifications are made public by the designers.
The UAE Government is planning to accelerate the implementation of the e-Government by making 50 percent of government services online by the end of the year 2008 and 90 percent by the year 2020.
South Africa stood 61st in e-Governance rankings among 192 UN member states. According to the UN e-Government Survey 2008, South Africa is far behind in e-Governance as compare to other UN member states.
Vietnam has gained more 14 spots in the UN 2008 e-Governance Readiness Index. It means that Vietnam reached the 91st position amongst 192 ranked countries.
The electronic governance model of Nigeria has been endorsed by the United Nations (UN). According to UN, electronic version of e-Governance model is a viable option for successful deployment of e-Government services across the world.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is granting &21.2 million for the development of ICT in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal by improving the availability of affordable broadband Internet connections.
[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
