IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

The regulation, adopted on 22 March 2005, is aimed at tightening information systems security across the European Union's 25 member states. Paying agencies associated with the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) are now required to select either COBIT, ISO Standard 17799 or the Bundesamt fur Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik: IT-Grundschutzhandbuch/IT Baseline Protection Manual (BSI) as the basis for their information systems security.

E-invoicing is an important step towards paperless public administration (e-government) in Europe - one of the priorities of the Digital Agenda - and offers the potential for significant economic as well as environmental benefits. The Commission estimates that the adoption of e-invoicing in public procurement across the EU could generate savings of up to €2.3 billion.

Shortly after the already successful eInvoicing Checklist, the eInvoicing Toolbox is a free, practical tool that can be put together with more than 75 of the latest free instruments on eInvoicing and invoice automation. The tool provides all the relevant and recent resources to get every organisation kick-started into electronic invoicing, online billing or invoice processing.

The supplier will be able to manually encode his invoices through a web form and submit them electronically to the customer, thus avoiding delays, printing and postage costs. The eProcurement platform e-PRIOR then sends them to the appropriate back office of the customer, where invoices are processed following the usual validation flow.

Tapani Puisto, Service Manager at the State Treasury's Government IT Shared Service Centre (Valtion IT-palvelukeskus - VIP, in Finnish), said: "The service was the first major project which had been launched by the Government IT Shared Service Centre. Since those first days of the service user numbers have increased 50-fold. Whereas at the beginning there were only a few [participating] municipalities, now there are over a hundred and more are coming all the time."

39% of local authorities are looking to invest in e-invoicing in the next 12 months, according to research conducted by iGov.

In a survey carried out on behalf of Basware UK, the LGA, Department of Business Innovation and Skills, and the UK National e-Invoicing Forum, iGov learnt that 74% of public sector professionals believe e-invoicing increases the number of payments made on time.

They also found that 61% of public sector workers think it increases visibility of the workflow process and 44% believe it will improve supplier relationships.

Speaking at the opening of the first e-Commerce Expo, Dr. Omane Boamah said introduction of the e-system shows government to e-commerce has already rolled-out a set of e-services which include web content management, e-Forms and Document Work Flow.

Speaking at the opening of the first e-Commerce Expo, Dr. Omane Boamah said introduction of the e-system shows government to e-commerce has already rolled-out a set of e-services which include web content management, e-Forms and Document Work Flow.

The pilot project, which covers the May salaries of staffs in the IT and Payroll department at the Head office, will eventually pave way for public sector workers to receive their salaries through e-zwich.

The General Manager in charge of Project and Business Development, Mr Archie Hesse explained that the payment of salaries onto the biometric smart card would introduce a lot of efficiency in public sector wage management.

Mr. William Tevie, Director General ofthe National Information Technology Agency (NITA), disclosed this to about 500 participants drawn from various MMDAs at a conferenceyesterday at the Alisa Hotel here in the capital city of Accra. “It is in this light that NITA has invited you here to show you what services are available and to discuss the proposed pricing for these services before billing begins from 1st April, 2012,” said Tevie.

The move is to seek the opinion of all on how to develop a regulatory framework that will promote the financial inclusion of all, especially the unbanked population.

In an address, the Minister for Communications, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, explained that the MPS is a new and emerging business opportunity and thus Ghanaians need to create an enabling and robust regulatory framework that will define the relationship between the financial, telecom and the private sectors.

Athens Urban Transport Organisation has partnered to create a fare collection system that simplifies commuting and makes public transportation more accessible.

The Greek capital of Athens is rolling out multimodal, contactless payments to improve the public transport experience for both locals and tourists travelling in the city and the metropolitan area.

• Bangladesh's strongly performing economy is being driven by the ready-made garments (RMG) sector.
• Receiving payment digitally has multiple benefits for the sector's 4 million workers.
• The UN's Better Than Cash Alliance and the newly established ILO Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work are working to remove barriers to digital payment.

As we grapple with the challenges presented by the pandemic, Bangladesh continues to clock impressive growth and is in fact an outlier in the global economic scenario. Its gross domestic product (GDP) grew an estimated 5.2% in 2020 and is likely to grow 6.8% this year. In comparison, the global economy shrank 3.5%. Among Bangladesh’s neighbours, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India are facing GDP contractions.

The technology could boost the use of public key infrastructure to secure electronic transactions. PKI uses certificates to verify the identity of the sender of a message and works as an e-signature.

According to Jakarta Vice Governor, Basuki T Purnama, the e-payment system, which is called e-Money or money card, is expected to improve commuting experience in the city by providing commuters with a fast and convenient way to settle payments in Transjakarta stops.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the system on Monday, for direct credit of dues from the Government of India into the account of beneficiaries. The transactions will be made through the government’s e-payment portal, using digitally signed electronic advice.