RFID tracks fever cases in Singapore hospital
Singapore firm Cadi Scientific is involved in a S$100,000 (US$62,000) RFID pilot in the orthopaedic ward of Singapore General Hospital, with a view to further roll-out to other wards.
Grid computing: an optimal platform for public sector service delivery
The Asia Pacific public sector faces challenges as it attempts to manage an ever-expanding list of services to increasingly informed and demanding citizens. IT plays an important role in assisting governments and other institutions to improve citizen service delivery. This article clarifies the value that Grid computing delivers to an organisation as a whole, underscores the considerations an organisation needs to make when it moves to the Grid, and highlights how Oracle, as the leader in Grid computing, can deliver substantial benefits to the public sector today.
USA: E-government at the American grassroots: a cautionary tale
There are around 89,000 governments in the United States; all but a relative handful of these are local governments, whether city, county or municipal. Local government is the government closest to the people, and local governments deliver the most services to the people.
Deutschland: Bürger-CERT warnt vor Gefahren im Netz
Bürger hatten bislang kaum eine Möglichkeit, unabhängige Informationen von Experten zu Würmern, Viren und Software-Lücken im Internet zu finden. Mit dem Bürger-CERT will das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) Abhilfe schaffen.