27.10.2004
Indian communications and information technology ministry has announced a new policy to create infrastructure needed to implement and promote e-governance in the nation.
26.10.2004
Providing information on websites is not enough for improving delivery of government services to the poor, points out a recent study on the usefulness of ICTs in improving governance. Citing the case of Mozambique, the report recommends integration of standardised information management practices in the government websites.
25.10.2004
The Indian government has announced the State Wide Area Network (SWAN) policy for giving a fillip to the creation of infrastructure for e-governance in the states. Union minister for Communications & Information Technology Dayanidhi Maran said the Government accords high priority to the promotion of e-governance.
20.10.2004
Government of India has announced the State Wide Area Network (SWAN) policy as part of its national e-governance strategy. Shri Dayanidhi Maran, Minister of Communications & Information Technology, stated that the network infrastructure will connect block level administrations helping the government to reach people and business more easily.
20.10.2004
UNDP-APDIP is initiating an Open Regional Dialogue on Internet governance aimed at facilitating a participatory dialogue in the Asia-Pacific region and providing input to the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) process and to the United Nations Working Group on Internet Governance (UN-WGIG).
15.10.2004
The state government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu will fund its village administrations to help them use ICTs to provide services to rural citizens in the tune of Rs. 1 million. The scheme is going to be implemented in all 1,113 villages in the state.
08.10.2004
Afghanistan and UNDP have recently announced a two-year partnership to undertake activities for capacity building for improving public services using information technology. This will also facilitate citizens access to ICTs.
07.10.2004
E-governance is unfolding all over the world but very slowly. This is the conclusion of a four-year research, which says that budget and bureaucratic forces have limited the extent to which ICTs can help in improving government administration.
