The Health Ministry has begun formal efforts to expand mHealth and eHealth services, a popular term explaining use of mobile phones and electronic tools in healthcare, by its health facilities.
In the first phase, a mobile application and SMS service are being piloted in Baglung and Ilam districts to track the pregnant mothers for regular antenatal visits.
Read more: NP: Kathmandu: Ministry of Health pilots mHealth, eHealth services
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is set to kick off the long-awaited e-service from this week aiming at more transparency and quality enhancement of municipal administration.
The service – which was initially scheduled to be introduced on July 16 – was delayed due to management issues, but it will start from this week onwards, KMC Revenue Division Chief, Druba Kafle said.
Read more: NP: Kathmandu Metropolitan City set to launch e-service
Safran Identity & Security, the world leader in identity and security solutions, today announced that it has been selected by Nepal National Identity Management Center to build the National Identification System.
This is a first e-Governance initiative towards establishing an electronic National Identity System for the country.
The National Identity System is one of the key programs identified in the e-Government Masterplan of Nepal. It is a first step in creating an ecosystem of trusted identities which promises to transform the lives of citizens, from the busy streets in Kathmandu to villages in the Himalayas. Each Nepalese will be empowered with a unique proof of identity, one that is backed up by the highest level of reliability, security and confidentiality.
Read more: Nepal Selects Safran to Build its National Identification System
IT creates employment and facilitates dissemination of information only with the right planning and only when end-users appreciate value of information
In Kenya, in the late 1990s, the government was worried by a dismal turnout of voters in one of the provincial elections. A flawed research, as it later turned out, suggested that the reason for the low turnout was the location of polling booths. The booths were located at a distance people had trouble reaching easily. The remedy was simple. The polling booths needed to be moved much closer to places where people actually lived.
Nepal should perhaps take a leaf out of Thailand’s book and establish a ministry for digital economy
As the saying goes, ‘A digital economy is born when digital computing technologies enable economic activities.’ Some with the mindset of a bygone era might find it hard to fathom the dictum, but the digital economy has undeniably emerged as an unstoppable force that is growing at a rate of 10 percent per annum—triple the rate of overall global economic growth.