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.)
Nigeria National Assembly yet to decide on e-Voting
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Hamisu Shira, has said that the National Assembly in Nigeria is yet to decide on the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).
‘Indian’ ties up with Amadeus for e-tickets
The National carrier ‘Indian’ has tied up with Amadeus to provide e-tickets to its passengers. IBM will undertake the upgradation of processes and systems at Indian to bring it to International Air Transport Association e-ticketing standards.
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.
Information Society in Europe “growing”
Broadband use across the European Union is rapidly growing, according to new research.A survey of the 25 members states reveals a 60% growth in the number of broadband subscribers between July 2004 and July 2005.
Gitex awards to Satyam, Wipro, MS India
Satyam Computer, Wipro, Microsoft India Research and Development (R&D) and Google are among a host of IT companies having their centres in Hyderabad chosen by the southern Indian State Government Andhra Pradesh for awards during the three-day Gitex exposition.
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.
HIV/AIDS Reporting Workshop
[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Reuters Foundation (www.foundation.reuters.com), the training, education and humanitarian trust owned by Reuters the global news and information group, brought 22 journalists from around the world to meet face-to-face with renowned health experts in a five-day workshop from November 7th to 11th, held in New York.
GKP Youth and ICT Awards 2005 Winner:Youth is not a problem, youth is a solution : Rana Gulzar, AMAL
Rana Gulzar is working as Project Manager with Amal.
The Human Network PEACE and ICT Research Project
[This article was published in the November 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This is a unique, youth-led research initiative supported by the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research.
