Developing world catching up: report
While the ratio of the fixed telephone lines in developing and developed countries were 1:6 in 2000, the figure has come down to 1:4, the report said.
Hessen: „Fortschritt durch Austausch“
Was in den Kommunalparlamenten bereits beschlossene Sache war, wurde gestern Vormittag im Büttelborner Rathaus auch per Unterschrift besiegelt: Bürgermeister Horst Gölzenleuchter (SPD) und seine Amtskollegen Thomas Jühe (Raunheim, SPD) und Ingo Waltz (Nauheim, SPD) unterzeichneten den Vertrag über die interkommunale Zusammenarbeit.
EU: eGovernment: Verwaltung durch Interoperabilität fit machen
USA: State hits the road with e-passports
Amid continued doubts from experts, and with only one approved technology vendor, the State Department is pressing forward with its electronic passport program.
It started issuing e-passports to its diplomatic corps on Jan. 1 and by last week had distributed 299 of them, according to State spokeswoman Laura Tischler. The department plans to roll out the contactless chip technology for the general public this summer, officials said.
UK: Directgov gets national ad campaign to promote uptake: on radio, online, press
Directgov brings public services together all in one place from across eleven Whitehall departments. A huge range of information is available on the site from; finding a local childminder to what to do when buying a property. Customers can also access services like searching for a course or taking a mock theory driving test. Transactions such as applying for car tax or planning a journey on foot, by car or by public transport are also on the site.