Uganda Telecom launches Internet Telephony
Uganda Telecom has launched an Internet Protocol -based telephony, video and data system called the Next Generation Network (NGN).
Automated Jharkhand government to be more transparent, responsive : Ram Sewak Sharma, IT Secretary, Jharkhand, India
“Our government has taken the decision that the entire internal functioning of the government has to be automated so that can bring about transparency and responsiveness. We have learnt lessons from the e-Government projects of other states also.
BDA signed into law by Wisconsin State
Wisconsin State Senator Ted Kanavas said that Senate Bill 483, which is known as the Broadband Deployment Act (BDA), was signed into law.
iGov2010: A $2 billion masterplan by Singapore Government
The Singapore Government has unveiled iGov2010 plan, a new $2 billion five-year masterplan for the next lap of its journey in e-Government.
Intel to promote computer usage in rural India
Chip major, Intel Corp has taken an initiative to bridge digital divide in India as part of its World Ahead Programme. Intel showcased three low cost devices, aiming to hit the rural Indian market.
AIIA welcomes Fed Govt budget ICT industry tax cuts
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has welcomed the Federal Government
Cabinet to take up NeGP phase I for approval
The Cabinet of India will take up the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) Phase I for approval. The multi-million dollar project partly funded by the World Bank, would pave the way for implementation of mission mode projects for radically improving the efficiency of governance in the country through the adoption of information technology tools, if approved.
India to e-connect 600,000 villages
In a bid to bridge digital divide, India is embarking on an ambitious project to connect 600,000 villages. Called as
Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The solution lies with new delivery channels that make innovative use of ICTs to inexpensively process a large volume of small transactions and deliver a wide range of financial services
Hivos and Hivos Partners
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
How can a wallet-sized plastic card with an embedded computer chip that can store data or process information increase security, save time and money and overcome limits caused by illiteracy, local languages or remote locations? Microfinance institutions working in the Bolivian highlands and in remote rural areas in Uganda have been experimenting with the use of smart cards for their clients and profit from the benefits of this state-of-the-art technology.
