e-governance

28.02.2006 The Government will soon launch the National e-Governance Plan. Twenty five projects in mission mode will be launched in 2006-07.

28.02.2006 That technological breakthrough and advancements would continue to impact positively on humanity and their activities is not in doubt, what one can not boast about is how prepared society is, due to the limitations of cultural, religious, social, political and economic circumstances, to imbibe such innovations.

28.02.2006 HARARE City Council has launched a $200 billion computerisation project to replace the current system that had become derelict and unreliable.

26.02.2006 Education is an engine for the growth and progress of any society. It not only imparts knowledge and skills, and inculcates values, but is also responsible for building human capital which breeds, drives and sets technological innovation and economic growth.

26.02.2006 Educomp Solutions Ltd launched smart class programme .These digital classrooms are controlled by a knowledge centre set up in the school premises, which would serve as a repository of content. With a storage capacity of almost 106 gbs, the server will route the desired content to the respective classrooms through a campus-wide cable network. The teachers can use digital resources like graphics, animations, 3-D images and video clips extensively.

25.02.2006 The efficacy of the system of providing information under the Right to Information Act depended much on public awareness on the legislation.

24.02.2006 Povodom početka prve faze screeninga pravne stečevine za poglavlje kojim se uređuje zaštita intelektualnog vlasništva i autorskih prava, a koja je u okviru pregovora o članstvu RH u Evropskoj uniji krenula prije dvadesetak dana, ponovno je aktualnom postala tema piratstva.

23.02.2006 The Ministry of Company Affairs in India formally launched MCA-21 early this week.The ministry claims it to be India's largest e-government programme.

22.02.2006 Arun Mehta (52) is an engineer-activist from India. He moderates various discussion groups in cyberspace and is also CTO (Chief Technical Officer) of the Radiophony.com network. He is known for his work in campaigning to open up radio broadcasting to the Indian citizen. He also works with the issue of ICT-for-disability. Excerpts of interview with him on ICT and Developement.

21.02.2006 As a result of the electronic beat-monitoring system introduced by the Police Commissionerate of Vijaywada, constables are appending `e-signatures' at 500 localities under the purview of 10 police stations every night.

21.02.2006 Professor Juma was speaking last Friday at a panel discussion hosted by the Cabinet Office on the topic: 'Going for growth and development through ICT'.

21.02.2006 e-Government is about a process of reform related to the way government works, shares information and delivers services to external and internal clients. The author of the book "E-Government: From vision to implementation: A practical guide with case studies" mentions that e-government is not a short cut to economic development, budget saving or clean, efficient government. It is also not a single event that immediately and forever alters the universe of government.

17.02.2006 The Regional Passport Office, Chennai has introduced telephone-based passport information system providing information about the travel document procedures and the status of applications submitted/processed in the RPO.

17.02.2006 This year can be the start of a new, dynamic relationship between India and the 25-nation European Union (EU)—if the political will is there. And, as in the 1960s and 1970s, New Delhi will have to take the lead. It will have to start by admitting that the EU is not only India’s main trading partner and a major investor, but that it also has the potential to be an important political ally in the creation of a multipolar world that is in the interest of both Indians and Europeans.Mr Malcolm Subham expresed this view in Indian express.

16.02.2006 Ministry of Communications inaugurated the GCN Project of the Central Statistics. In a gathering made by this purpose H. E. Eng. Amirzai Sangin Minister of Communications, H.E. Eng. Abdul Rashid Fakhri Director General of Central Statistics , Deputy Minister of Ministry of Communications and other high ranking official were present.

14.02.2006 The Network of Information and Computer Technology (NICT), which is an NGO based in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, has taken up the automation of Amlaha Gram Panchayat (local self governance) in district Sehore.

13.02.2006 If Kerala hopes to attract IT investments, it should ensure the most stringent of standards - not just in physical infrastructure and corporate incentives, but also in internationally recognized core labour standards.

13.02.2006 Government of Macedonia (GOM) successfully launched the Apply Online System for State Employment in early January 2006. Only two weeks after the system was installed, the number of applications had already doubled.

10.02.2006 Finance minister P Chidambaram allocated Rs 22,268 crore for the ministry of human resource development in Budget 2005-06, with the bulk of the money, Rs 12,536.53 crore going to the department of elementary education and literacy.

10.02.2006 The Second Gyanmela (Knowledge Fair) took over through enthusiasm and spontaneous participation in Sreefoltola, a remote village at the Southern part of Bangladesh, where in altogether twelve schools from various villages of Rampal participated through puting up stalls that could successfully uphold their knowledge and skill in using the ICTs