Second e-Government initiative in Cooper city, USA
In a response to customer feedback, the Cooper city, USA, has recently made it possible for residents and businesses to pay their water and sewer bills online.
UAE to set up Internet city in Damascus, Syria
A Greek experts delegation representing IDF Greece Company specialised in designing projects of Internet cities visited Damascus, Syria, according to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Ministry of Communications and Technology of Syria and the UAE al-Kawnia Group for Investment.
India: HRD ministry rejects OLPC idea of MIT Media Lab
The Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry of India has strongly disapproved the idea of ‘one-laptop-per-child’ (OLPC) being aggressively marketed by Nicholas Negroponte of MIT Media Laboratory. HRD contends that spending Rs 450 crore on digital empowerment can be better spent on primary and secondary education.
Drive for e-Gov fuels strong growth in IT spend in APAC
According to IDC, the drive for e-Government, operational efficiency and the pressure to build an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) savvy nation is fuelling strong growth in IT spending for the public sector in the Asia Pacific region.
Augmenting PURA initiative through cost-effective implementation
[This article was published in the July 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Asia Commons Conference and Pan Asia Networking Programme, IDRC
[This article was published in the July 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Editorial
India’s e-Governance program
[This article was published in the July 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Even though a National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) is in place in India, it appears to be high on intent and low on execution details. There is little coherence and synergy between the efforts of the central ministries and the various state governments. As such, to implement
e-Governance in India the current approach needs to undergo a thorough and holistic review
Singapore spurs e-Payment
A new national standard has been launched to facilitate interoperable electronic payment in the Singapore, and spur the use of paperless payment.
CDMA mobile to hit Indian market
Qualcomm CEO, Paul Jacobs, in his visit to India said that the company would aim to make CDMA mobile services more affordable in India by encouraging local manufacture of handsets, and not through a reduction in royalty rates.
iN2015, transformation of Singapore powered by infocomm
Singapore has drawn a multi-billion U.S. dollars blueprint for transforming the state into an intelligent nation and global city powered by infocomm in a decade.
