Shared responsibility for climate control
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Former US Vice President Al Gore, in 2006, authored best seller
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Angola Stands 127th in UN Electronic Governance Ranking
Angola stands in the 127th position in the ranking of the United Nations electronic governance ranking, after having risen 31 places from the year 2005. Angola stands 15th from among African countries and seventh in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), making an effort to rank among the first 10 of the continent and first five of the regional organisation.
South Africa Maintains Lead in e-Readiness Rankings
South Africa has recorded leadership in some key areas of ICT development according to a recent report produced by IBM, through its Institute of Business Value, and the Economist Intelligence Unit. These key areas include legal environment, consumer and business adoption of ICT, as well as government policy and vision around this strategic industry to the country
Privacy Laws and Citizens : Thomas B. Riley, e-governance
Thomas B Riley has been involved in government policies including freedom of information and privacy for the past 38 years in many countries around the world.
Protecting Critical Infrastructure : Jerry Cochran, Microsoft Corporation
“We see India as a key developing area for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). There is a lot of scope for leadership. Some of the work that is done in India is very encouraging from the development perspective”, says Jerry Cochran, Senior Security Strategist, Microsoft Corporation
Security Solutions for the Public Sector : Chris Fedde, Safenet Inc
“Governments tend to leave the security decisions to their integrators, our recommendation is that it is a mistake, as governments need direct access to security, even if the security comes through integrators”, says Chris Fedde, President and COO, Safenet Inc.
Secure Transactions Through Stringent Regulations : Hemal Patel, Elitecore Technologies, India
“What is different in India is that the government is taking online services to the villages and spending on taking Internet to rural India, unlike the US where the corporates do this”, says Hemal Patel, CEO, Elitecore Technologies
In Fact
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The use of ICT is inevitable to improve the usage of existing branch infrastructure to expand its the outreach of the formal financial system to the rural poor. The following are some initiatives towards achieving financial inclusion:
Internet Ticketing Project
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Generally favourable attitude to ICTs amongst the SMEs surveyed, suggests a failure to recognise ICTs
