HCM City launches broadband server and business portal for e-Gov
The Ho Chi Minh City’s Post and Telecommunications Department has launched a broadband as the server for the e-Government and a business portal at the website www.hcmcportal.com.vn.
World Bank report: African countries can learn e-Agriculture from India
African countries can learn lessons of e-Agriculture from India. Rachid Benmessaoud, Operation Adviser of the World Bank said that India could assist African countries in adopting potential benefits from e-Agriculture.
Intel grants $4 million fund to Comat, e-Governance company in India
Intel Capital is investing around $4 million into the Bangalore (India) based e-Governance focused company; Comat Technologies to promote e-Governance projects in India. This would be the Intel
Myanmar Govt. introduces e-Government system
Myanmar has introduced a computer based e-Government system to replace paper filing government work system in the new administrative capital of Nay Pyi Taw.
State Government plans to install dual-boot Linux desktops in TN, India
Tamil Nadu (TN) State Government has finalised a bid for 40,000 Lenovo desktops, which can be installed with both Novell’s Suse Linux and Microsoft’s Windows XP Starter Edition in Tamil Nadu, India. The Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Elcot) will deploy the 40,000 Lenovo desktops in all schools and government departments of the state.
Scripting an aggressive growth strategy in e-Health
[This article was published in the March 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Sustainability is high on the agenda for community radio stations. With an international decline in donor funding, community radio stations are constantly searching for other ways of sustaining themselves.
Pura and the National Identity Programme
[This article was published in the March 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Government plans to set up ICT hub in Malaysia
Malaysia Government is planning to establish a self contained ICT hub in the state of Johor, Malaysia. The dubbed Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Cyberport City would be based in Kulai.
Singapore Govt. extends $1.3 billion e-Government project
Singapore Government is extending its five-year $1.3 billion e-Government project, named iGov2010, which will have more services and information access over the Internet.
