OECD ICT industry will grow by 6 per cent in 2006
According to Information Technology Outlook 2006, published on alternate years by the OECD, the OECD ICT industry will grow by 6 per cent in 2006.
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EU negotiates with US for airlines passenger data
The negotiations on a PNR agreement between the EU and the US has been concluded on 1st October 2006.
USA: Missouri moves upward in e-Government survey
The Blunt administration is touting Missouri’s progress in a national survey of online government services.
Work locally, develop globally
Denial of visa to UK and US to many meritorious Indians and perhaps sometimes to Africans is no more a news. But an innovative group of young people from Nigeria cheered this trend, voicing, ‘keep the visas, give us broadband
Beyond what just meets the eyes…
[This article was published in the September 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) organised egov Asia 2007 from 6-8 February 2007 at Putrajaya in Malaysia.
Indiana’s government portal ranks ninth in US
According to a study by the Taubman Centre for Public Policy at Brown University, Indiana’s official government portal, IN.gov, has been named the ninth best e-Government site in the United States.
USA Services to measure e-Gov services in country
The General Services Administration (USA) wants a better picture of what the government uses to offer services to people, which methods users prefer and how agencies can improve.
Question on security and reliability of e-Voting machine
A federal whistleblower lawsuit complains that e-Voting machine does not perform as promised and it has filed against the e-Voting industry.
e-Government scores stabilised in USA
According to the Executive Branch Management Scorecard (USA), after a quarter of falling, e-Government scores on the President
Information revolution
[This article was published in the August 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The present day patient satisfaction with health care seems to be at an all time low.
