Government & Public Sector

The Indian state of Kerala has decided to promote free and open-source software in education, although it will not make it compulsory, a minister in Kerala's communist government said Wednesday.

Integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) enables health professionals to better track the development of potential disease outbreaks. Among other things, iPHIS provides a central database from where Ontario health organizations can enter, access and manage information on communicable diseases.

Instead of spying on staff who snoop into private records while at work, organizations should adopt security measures that prevent staff breaching privacy laws, a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) privacy expert said today.

Denmark joins a growing number of countries where households and small businesses can buy converged Wi-Fi-cellular services.

Non-profit environmental organization Greenpeace has rated mobile phone giant Nokia Corp. highly for its eco-friendly policies, but gave low marks to Lenovo Group Ltd., Motorola Inc. and Apple Computer Inc., among others.

Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) staff is set to have full access to critical hospital information systems anytime, anywhere.

Less than five percent of Australian enterprises bother to claim VAT (value-added tax) refunds after travelling to Europe each year. In an industry as well-travelled as IT, this amounts to millions of dollars lost each year simply because IT professionals do not bother to recoup their money.n

Days after Philadelphia's CIO announced plans to resign her post to take a job with a company that has done business with the city, Mayor John Street asked the board of ethics to determine whether the move violates city statutes.