IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

CityNext offers cities a broad portfolio of technology solutions such as business software, devices and apps, cloud solutions, and big data platforms, from Microsoft and its partners to help city governments overcome urbanisation and governance challenges in areas from administration to health and transportation.

Regardless of which broadband network we end up with, telehealth – which promises to deliver a consistent level of care to patients through remote access to medical care – will be among the biggest beneficiaries.

This modernisation effort is supported by a US$2 billion (AUD$2 billion) investment that streamlines Australia Post’s overall infrastructure, as well as products and services in a digital economy.

This investment will create a world-class parcel delivery network that improves automation, and expands Australia Post’s footprint nationally, says Australia Post’s managing director, Ahmed Fahour.

Although nothing is confirmed, the chair of the state's NBN Taskforce Peter Duncan said today that the Government has looked at Department of Housing units "as an area we can trial" the retrofit of fibre to housing unit blocks that currently have ADSL infrastructure.

Industry insiders said it is a 'breakthrough' for the ICT (information communication technology) sector development which has been facing problems for long due to dependence on the lone submarine cable -- SEA-ME-WE-4.

Smart cities require smart infrastructure. Whether it’s sustainability, quality of life, economic growth—or all three— infrastructure needs to be the starting point for any smart city strategy. Consider the following:

• There will be approximately 27 billion connected IoT devices by 2025
• Cities produce 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions
• Poor air quality kills almost 7 million people worldwide annually

For a long time, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has made full use of its advantages to be an active participant of "new infrastructure" - infrastructure that largely serves high-tech development, such as 5G and big data—and has continuously exerted efforts in many areas such as intercity high-speed railways and data centers. As the fight against COVID-19 enters the next phase in China, CSCEC is promoting the orderly resumption of work and production at its new infrastructure projects across the country.

Once established in the major cities, the high-speed information network will be expanded in rural areas to meet the province’s ‘every village broadband’ objective and remove the ‘low internet speed bottleneck’ that has hindered development, Caoxiao Wu, Deputy Director General of Economic and Information Technology Commission, Anhui Province, told FutureGov.

Global technology powerhouse Siemens AG kicked off a road show for its smart infrastructure truck in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Tuesday, aiming to team up with a number of local industry customers and partners to explore cooperation opportunities to build a new ecosystem of smart infrastructure.

The road show will continue its way to Guangdong, Hainan and Fujian provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in the coming months, according to the company.

Information and communications technology could well be the next sweet spot for investment in Africa, judging by the number of ICT projects announced by African nations recently. ICT's important role in African development was also reiterated last month, when leaders from 10 nations came together in the Rwandan capital Kigali to discuss how it could be used more.

Über 18 Monate lang wurde beim Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (BBK) das Angriffsszenario auf die IT-Infrastruktur entwickelt, das Mittwoch und Donnerstag durchgespielt wird. Unter der "Gefechtsleitung" des Sicherheitsstaatssekretärs Klaus-Dieter Fritsche erproben rund 3000 IT-Spezialisten, wie das länderübergreifende Krisenmanagement anlaufen kann, nachdem ein IT-Nofall festgestellt wurde, der dann eskaliert. Erstmals sind, dem Thema geschuldet, das nationale Cyber-Abwehrzentrum und die Bundesnetzagentur an der Übung beteiligt.

In dem Frühwarnsystem würden sogenannte Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) für die Kommunikation zur Alarmierung und raschen Reaktion zur Verfügung stehen, erklärte ein Sprecher des Bundesinnenministeriums gegenüber heise online. Einen genauen Zeitplan für die Aufsetzung des neuen Prozesses konnte er aber noch nicht nennen. Die Kontaktstellen sollen einen Verbund von Notfallzentralen in Form von "Computer Emergency Response"-Teams (CERTs) ergänzen, der allein bezogen auf Informations- und Kommunikationsnetze bereits 2002 startete.

T-Systems errichtet und betreibt mit dem DOI-Netz das künftige zentrale Rückgrat für die Online-Kommunikation der deutschen Verwaltungen. Den über vier Jahre laufenden Rahmenvertrag unterzeichneten der Deutschland-Online Infrastruktur e.V. als Vertreter der Länder und des Bundes sowie T-Systems heute am Rande der CeBIT.

A direct link is to be built through a dedicated submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) to strengthen communication between Mainland (Chennai) and Port Blair and five other islands - Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Havelock, Kamorta and Great Nicobar.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the estimated cost of the project is Rs 1102.38 crore including operational expenses for five years. The project is likely to be completed by December 2018.

More and more people are surfing the net these days, using a multiple array of devices each of which require a web or Internet Protocol (IP) address. As a result of this surge in demand, the internet is fast running out of addresses.

Though it has been less than a year since the European Commission first unveiled its historic, €750 billion recovery package of loans and grants to lift the European Union out of a COVID-induced economic crisis, the narrative surrounding the “Next Generation EU” plan has shifted in the run-up to a deadline for EU member states to submit their national recovery plans for approval at the end of this month.

When the Commission first presented its stimulus plan last May, analysts and media outlets hailed the EU’s “groundbreaking stimulus” and its ‘Hamiltonian’ willingness to finally break its “bond taboo.” More recent coverage of Next Generation EU, however, has focused on growing concern over bureaucratic and legal hurdles to the disbursement of funds. On the other side of the Atlantic, and in contrast to the concerns being voiced in Europe, a new administration in the United States has used its first few months in office to push through a $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan,” immediately followed by a $2 trillion infrastructure spending package now under consideration by Congress.

Das Internet erfreut sich einer steigenden Beliebtheit. Immer mehr Menschen surfen in ihm mit verschiedenen Geräten, die alle eine Web- oder Internetprotokoll-Adresse (IP) benötigen. Eine Folge dieser steigenden Nachfrage ist, dass die Adressen im Internet bald aufgebraucht sein werden.

Under the agreement with NITA (National Information Technology Agency), Alcatel-Lucent will also manage network operations of Ghana’s entire ‘e-government’ program for three years commencing November 2012. The e-Ghana initiative is aimed at developing local IT services and improving the transparency and efficiency of government functions.