Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Protests proposed cuts in e-gov't transparency efforts A congressional spending bill would cut most of the funding for transparency websites
Monday, July 09, 2007
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Monday, June 04, 2007
Smartcards to integrate levels of e-government in Australia The smartcard paradigm will result in better and more secure access to government services across jurisdictions, according to the Australian Federal Special Minister of State, Gary Nairn. In Sydney to speak at this year's Australian Smart Cards Summit, Nairn said building "communities of interest" would stimulate interoperability, which in turn would pave the way for more government use of smartcards.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Part 2 Spotlight on Mayor Marc Bureau City of Gatineau In Part 1 of InterGovWorld’s Spotlight on Marc Bureau, the Mayor of Gatineau discussed the many reasons why his city finds itself on a shortlist of the world's most “intelligent communities.” In Part 2, Bureau points to the online tools at citizens' fingertips through the city Web site, and why Gatineau is quickly becoming a top contender in e-government.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Portugal picks national ID card supplier Portugal has selected a vendor to produce a credit card-sized national ID card that can store biometric information such as fingerprints and a digital signature for online transactions.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Portugal selects supplier for national ID card project Portugal has picked a vendor to produce a credit-card sized national ID card that can store biometric information such as fingerprints. Gemalto NV, selected by Portugal's Mint and National Printing Office (Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda SA), will provide the operating system, applications, middleware and help desk services.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Showcase Ontario - Michigan emulates Canada’s e-government ideas Teresa Takai, CIO of the State of Michigan, said one way she keeps her network up to date is by "stealing [ideas] from others, especially the Canadians." 
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Sequel in San Diego In 1999, San Diego County embarked upon what was then the largest municipal IT outsourcing initiative in the world: a seven-year deal worth $644 million with a group of companies known as the Pennant Alliance (which included Computer Sciences Corp as the prime contractor), meant to refurbish County government operations for 21st century challenges. 
Monday, March 06, 2006
From transition to transformation The advent of electronic government a decade ago brought with it unfettered rhetoric and anticipation. Born in an era of dot-com valuations and an infatuation with most anything beginning with the prefix “e,” it generated much hope – and much has been delivered. 
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Breaking the red tape Have your projects ever been delayed by requisite approvals and other bureaucratic procedures? In the IT business, you’re not alone. When all an IT executive wants is to do their job and do it well, but ends up spending more time dealing with bureaucracy and “red tape,” it’s frustrating.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Balancing on a thin line Although the upcoming e-government services will be delivered via a government-branded One-Stop Portal (OSP), the private sector will continue to play a key role in Hong Kong's e-government strategy, said Howard Dickson, Hong Kong Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO).
Thursday, January 26, 2006
E-government needs overhaul Getting the best out of electronic government will demand an extensive rethink of business processes among government agencies, going far beyond a simple agency responsibility versus all-of-government responsibility, says Jane Fountain, director of the National Center for Digital Government in Massachusetts. 
Monday, May 30, 2005
African countries adopt e-government policies Several African countries are implementing e-government programs as a means to improve efficiency in their respective administrations. Nigeria is starting to roll out its e-government initiative this month, while others are building up programs that are already in place. South Africa, for instance, is working on enhancements such as local-language translation. Egypt is replicating successful pilot projects, and a component of Mauritius' e-government program -- the Government Online Centre (GOC) -- is expected to be operational this year.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Support for NZ shared network 'cautious' Response to the New Zealand Government Shared Network (GSN) plan from larger government agencies is mixed. Inland Revenue’s acting national manager of IT, Don Burns, says his department “supports the e-government strategy of which the Government Shared Network project is a central plank. 
Monday, May 16, 2005
senior advisor, Treasury Board Secretariat The Canadian model for government service delivery is three to five years ahead of those in the U.S. and U.K., according to the Citizens First 4 update presented Monday at the Lac Carling Congress in Saint-Sauveur, Que. 
Monday, April 04, 2005
Serving citysoup As the Canada West Foundation pointed out in a 2001 study paper, smaller centres are stymied by a lack of expertise and competing funding priorities. In the years since, the urban-rural gap has widened. The paper, E-Municipalities in Western Canada, reported that government web sites typically begin with community and economic development/tourism information and links to community organizations and libraries. They then add information on government and services such as bylaws, budget data and council deliberations. With the information side established, they begin to add e-services, and ultimately, community interaction tools. 
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Time to turn the page Canada’s political leaders from provincial and federal levels meet this month to discuss health care reform. At issue is nothing less than a framework for fixing our system of health care for a generation, or so the Prime Minister promised during the recent federal election campaign. 
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
Germany site of new public sector research lab Microsoft Corp. officially opened its new applied research and development lab in Aachen, Germany, in April, roughly one year after the U.S. software giant announced plans to tap expertise on the Continent. 
Monday, March 15, 2004
The case for the v-word In every corner of the world, governments are facing budget shortfalls. In most cases, they respond with the tried and true - economic stimulus packages, borrowing and budget cuts.
Thursday, July 17, 2003
Singapore to invest $740M on new e-government push Singapore launched its Second e-Government Action Plan (eGAP II) Tuesday, promising to make virtually all government services and procedures available online by 2006.
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Italy stresses IT as theme of EU presidency The first major international conference of Italy's six-month presidency of the European Union will be devoted to e-government, an indication of the importance attached to information technology (IT) by the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's Technological Innovation Minister Lucio Stanca said Tuesday in a press conference, according to various press reports.
Wednesday, June 11, 2003
Passport sneezes:will e-government catch a cold? The march towards “single sign-on” authentication for communication between citizens and their governments may have just become a little longer.
Thursday, May 01, 2003
Canada’s e-gov gets top ranking Breaking online projects down into "chewable chunks" has been the secret to
Canada's successful e-government strategy so far - but the best is still to
come, according to one of the country's Government Online (GOL) top dogs.
Monday, March 31, 2003
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