e-governance

31.10.2007 Spain's new electronic ID cards will reach 30 million citizens soon. The Interior Ministry has already distributed 1.2 million chip-based cards and expects to issue at least 800,000 more by the end of the year.

31.10.2007 BangaloreIT.in 2007 - billed as Asia’s biggest ICT event - got on to a slow start on October 30, with few IT enthusiasts participating on the first day.

29.10.2007 The Chinese government will work with ICT companies on a proposal encouraging the development of Wi-Fi applications. The government will continue to leverage Web 2.0 technologies to engage with the public and improve public service delivery in specific areas.

25.10.2007 The second Internet Governance Forum to be held at Rio, Brazil from 12-15 November will discuss related issues and make relevant recommendations to the international community.

11.10.2007 The Indian government plans to set up data centres in the 28 states under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). These centres will provide digital services to citizens including online service delivery among others.

07.10.2007 Karnatakan osavaltio eteläisessä Intiassa on käynnistä laajan e-hallintohankkeen, jonka tarkoituksena on tarjota monipuolisia informaatiopalveluita alueen syrjäisille seuduille. Kaiken kaikkiaan hanke pitää sisällään yli 5500 informaatiokeskusta. Informaatiota on saatavilla terveydenhuollosta, maanviljelystä, koulunkäynnistä aina pankkipalveluihin.

04.10.2007 The National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) of Pakistan has launched an information management system in all districts of Punjab. This IT based programme will monitor and support local governments to develop e-Governance at the grassroots.

03.10.2007 ‘India aspires to be a knowledge society but wants to engage poorest 250 million in menial tasks,’ says Professor Anil Gupta of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Vice Chairman of National Innovation Foundation. Here he speaks on the need to democratize the spirit of e-content and bring about a cultural revolution through digital technologies.