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Philippines: Texting technology to boost agriculture, fishery

SMS or short message service is also for farmers and fishermen so that they will have easier access to information in agriculture, fishery and natural resources.

The use of cellular phones continues to spread among members of the agricultural sector under the Techno Gabay program, which was recently launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

Österreich: IT-Faktor Amtsschimmel

Dem IT-Markt in Österreich geht es wieder gut, bescheinigen die Marktforscher. Allerorts werden nun zurückgehaltene Investitionen wieder freigesetzt. Die berüchtigte "Investitionsangst" weicht neuen Frühlingsgefühlen. Jetzt kurbelt die öffentliche Hand das Marktwachstum gehörig an.

USA: Feds showed e-Gov progress during '05 hurricane season

Federal agencies made use of a number of e-government initiatives in the wake of Hurricane Katrina last year, demonstrating their ability to find and provide information and services electronically and more efficiently.

The Office of Management and Budget reported on progress in federal efforts to implement the E-Government Act in fiscal 2005. The $62 billion the government spent last year on IT is resulting in more timely and accurate information for federal decisionmakers and citizens, OMB said.

UK: Councils get online resource to help procure open source software

A new online resource www.opensourceacademy.gov.uk for local authorities has been launched by Open Source Academy. The comprehensive website, including a free 'ask an expert' service, will provide answers to council members and officers about the choice available in software procurement.

Open Source Academy (OSA), which is funded under the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's (ODPM) e-Innovations programme, was established to encourage local authorities to make more use of open source software (OSS) systems, such as Linux, StarOffice and OpenOffice, as well as for locally developed applications.

UK: Ordnance Survey offers revolutionary Pictometry system to public sector GIS user

Ordnance Survey is offering government customers across Great Britain the chance to go "beyond the image" with a revolutionary integrated system for viewing, measuring and planning the built and natural landscape.

Pictometry technology combines packages of oblique and vertical aerial images with a viewing software application designed to enable accurate measurements.