e-governance

29.06.2005 The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has developed DEV INFO INDIA, a database for the collection, compilation and transmission of data on selected social indicators.

28.06.2005 E-governance centres in all subdivisions of the Kangra district will soon be made functional

27.06.2005 As government services progressively move online, digital inclusion involves citizens knowing that these facilities are there, why they are handy, how to use them... and actually using the services.

27.06.2005 UK Ministers have been urged to agree a comprehensive shake-up of police ICT that would see the scrapping of the Police Information Technology Organisation and the 43 independent IT departments of forces across England and Wales.

27.06.2005 V. Sankara Narayanan, the Director of Tamil Virtual University, has called for
"localisation" in e-governance and services, and provisioning of information
in local language.

24.06.2005 Sri Lanka has opened e-Government Centre of Excellence.This centre is a result of a public private partnership between the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, and Millennium Information Technologies.

22.06.2005

21.06.2005 The government will soon issue an ordinance to provide dual citizenship to People of Indian Origin (PIOs), remarked Jagdish Tytler, the Oversees Indian Affairs Minister at an interactive session with the Forum of Financial Writers.

21.06.2005 Raj Kumar Prasad, Chairman of the Indian Commonwealth E-Government Institute opines that E-government has the potential to transform India and serve as a panacea for citizen.According to him,e-governance is not a merely a technology issue,rather an administrative issue.

21.06.2005 A regional symposium on information, communication, and technology (ICT) will be held in Chandigarh on July 15 and 16. The event called "e-revolution" will be organised by Nasscom at the Software Technology Park of India, Mohali, Chandigarh information technology(IT) Club and Cyber Media Events.

20.06.2005 China has entered into a dialogue with Italy to overhaul the Asian country's administrative e-infrastructure.

14.06.2005 Indian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has recently issued a set of guidelines for capacity building and institutional framework for e-Governance under the National E-Governance Plan (NEGAP).

13.06.2005 The South Asia Public Sector ICT Summit aims to involve global leaders in e-governance to discuss how to use ICTs strategically to increase productivity gains and offer competitive advantages to citizen and corporate constituents. Policy-makers and key stakeholders will gather to share experiences on approaches in e-governance in India, Asia Pacific, and the West.

13.06.2005 The South Asia Public Sector ICT Summit aims to involve global leaders in e-governance to discuss how to use ICTs strategically to increase productivity gains and offer competitive advantages to citizen and corporate constituents. Policy-makers and key stakeholders will gather to share experiences on approaches in e-governance in India, Asia Pacific, and the West.

07.06.2005 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed an MoU with the Bangladesh government, agreeing to provide US$ 2.3 million assistance for facilitating Support to ICT Task Force (SICT) programme initiatives of the Planning Division.

06.06.2005 The Government of Jamaica/ Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Information and Communications Technology Project, has made significant impact in enhancing efficiency in personal and corporate transactions through access to modern electronic means, thus reducing transaction costs and increasing the use of technology in the public and private sectors.

06.06.2005 After the successful implementation of the 'Akshaya' programme in the neighbouring Malappuram, the administration on Friday decided to introduce the e-literary centres in Kozhikode as well, aimed at addressing the socio-economic inequities in the society by bridging the digital divide.

06.06.2005 "The number one reason for this change is economic," says Sergio Amadeu, who runs the government's National Institute for Information Technology.

06.06.2005 Manju Hathotuwa, CEO of the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka pictured, discusses the challenges and opportunities involved in reengineering the country's government.