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FriJan152021
Digital rights in 2021: Perspectives from Kenya
In the coming years, many will be watching to see whether mobile network operators will manage to retain the 2.8 million new mobile money subscribers with affordable fees.
Kenya has among Africa’s highest levels of mobile penetration. It is lauded for adopting technology in both private and public uses, from mobile money to e-government services. It was, therefore, not unexpected that when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the country turned to digital technologies to help people ease into new forms of working and learning. A raft of policy and legal measures for contactless transactions were put in place. These included directives for cost-free mobile money person-to-person transactions for transactions below Ksh. 1,000, and cost-free bank-to-mobile wallet transfers. Amendments to various laws also legitimised electronic signatures and the Judiciary developed rules on e-service, e-filing, e-payment and e-proceedings. Many of these measures were introduced shortly after Kenya confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, when a lockdown was imminent. They were, therefore, aimed at not only supporting a digital society with cashless transactions, but also cushioning low-income earners whose livelihoods were affected by reduced movement.
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FriJan152021
US: Philadelphia issues RFP to measure its digital divide
The City of Philadelphia has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to rapidly quantify the number of households that are without internet connectivity or relying on unstable, low-bandwidth options.
The RFP, issued with non-profit the Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia, seeks to enable the city to benchmark its progress on closing the digital divide and inform the next phase of policy, programme and budget decisions.
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ThuJan142021
COVID-19 expected to drive adoption of city digital twins
The need to increase resilience and optimise asset and resource management in light of COVID-19 will be among the key drivers for the growth of city digital twins over the next five years, according to ABI Research. The global tech market advisory firm anticipates that the number of urban digital twins will exceed 500 by 2025, and that implementation will expand beyond limited pilots to widespread multi-purpose deployments.
Dominique Bonte, Vice President, End Markets at ABI Research, said: “Real-time 3D models of cities’ built environment allow scenario analysis through the simulation of the potential impact of natural disasters like flooding, [adoption of] generative design principles for new city developments [which optimise] energy savings and solar capacity, and saving costs by operating cities more efficiently and effectively.”
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ThuJan142021
Vietnam to complete forming digital government in 2030
The Prime Minister has approved the national strategy regarding the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) until 2030, including developing a digital government and digital economy in Vietnam.
The national strategy generally aims at actively taking advantages of all possible opportunities offered by Industry 4.0 to master cutting edge technologies and then apply them into socio-economic aspects. This is supposed to boost or renovate growth models in the nations, as well as a digital economy later.
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ThuJan142021
How AI-Powered Virtual Agents Can Upgrade Municipal Services
When people talk about "local government," many of them complain too often about slow, ponderous, inaccessible and frustrating bureaucracies that are difficult to work with. That impression is only growing as residents and consumers become more sophisticated about technology, digital commerce and the convenience they provide in other aspects of their lives. Many government agencies at a local and state level are working to reverse this negative impression by adopting technology to improve services and drive efficiencies through automation of common tasks rather than hiring additional government employees.
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ThuJan142021
CN: Zhejiang sets up City Brain industrial alliance
East China's Zhejiang province set up a City Brain industrial alliance in its capital city of Hangzhou on Dec 31, 2020, local media outlets reported.
The alliance aims to establish theories and a standard system for the City Brain in order to promote industrial innovation and coordination, talent training, inter-industry cooperation, and practical application.
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ThuJan142021
IT: Florence will get a state-of-the-art mobility management room
Centralizing this urban aspect is the first step of the Smart City strategy
Yesterday, 6 January, officials from Florence presented a plan for the construction of a Smart City Control Room, which will combine all the public services and stakeholders concerned with the different aspects of mobility in the Italian city in one place.
The new centre will be located in a repurposed building located next to the former Leopolda Station which will host the offices of the local Major Infrastructures and Mobility Department.
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WedJan132021
China Builds the World’s First Integrated Quantum Communication Network
Chinese scientists have established the world’s first integrated quantum communication network, combining over 700 optical fibers on the ground with two ground-to-satellite links to achieve quantum key distribution over a total distance of 4,600 kilometers for users across the country. The team, led by Jianwei Pan, Yuao Chen, Chengzhi Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, reported in Nature their latest advances towards the global, practical application of such a network for future communications.
Unlike conventional encryption, quantum communication is considered unhackable and therefore the future of secure information transfer for banks, power grids and other sectors. The core of quantum communication is quantum key distribution (QKD), which uses the quantum states of particles — e.g. photons — to form a string of zeros and ones, while any eavesdropping between the sender and the receiver will change this string or key and be noticed immediately. So far, the most common QKD technology uses optical fibers for transmissions over several hundred kilometers, with high stability but considerable channel loss. Another major QKD technology uses the free space between satellites and ground stations for thousand-kilometer-level transmissions. In 2016, China launched the world’s first quantum communication satellite (QUESS, or Mozi/Micius) and achieved QKD with two ground stations which are 2,600 km apart. In 2017, an over 2,000-km-long optical fiber network was completed for QKD between Beijing and Shanghai.
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WedJan132021
IN: Telangana: Centre’s Smart City funds for Warangal released
No amount is diverted for any purpose other than the intended one: Arvind Kumar
The State government has asserted that total funds released by the Central government under the Smart Cities project have been released to Warangal and there is no diversion whatsoever of funds.
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TueJan122021
SG: Proposed changes to electronic transactions law
Digitalising important documents like a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) could soon be on the cards, under proposed changes to the law that governs electronic transactions.
As part of its broader digitalisation journey, the Government seeks to digitalise an LPA which allows an appointed person to make medical and financial decisions on another's behalf should the latter lose mental capacity.
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TueJan122021
Bahrain achieve 10th Sustainable Development Goal to reduce inequality
Providing an effective virtual gateway to government information, presenting numerous accessible online services, and ultimately making life easier for its citizens and foreign residents. These are among the major goals the Kingdom of Bahrain has fulfilled so far as part of its full commitment to make inroads into ensuring a better and more sustainable future for all.
As a result, Bahrain has achieved the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number ten which aims at reducing inequality by adopting the “No One is Left Behind” motto in providing government services, notably via the Bahraini E-Government National Portal (hereafter, BE-GNP), where English and Arabic are used to offer services to Bahrainis and residents alike.
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TueJan122021
VN: National Strategy on Fourth Industrial Revolution issued
The Prime Minister has issued the National Strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution by 2030 to fulfil goals set in the Politburo’s Resolution 52-NQ/TW that outlines policies guiding Vietnam’s active involvement in the revolution.
The strategy’s objectives are to take full advantage of opportunities presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution; fundamentally master and widely apply new advanced technologies in different social and economic aspects; gradually develop new technologies in support of renewing Vietnam’s growth model and promoting economic restructuring in tandem with the implementation of strategic breakthroughs and national modernisation; and accelerate growth of the digital economy.
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TueJan122021
How Smart Cities Can Defend Against Pandemics
COVID-19 has disrupted the way we go on about our daily lives. With vaccines on the way, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel yet the toll on our public health and economy have been major. In 2021, leaders and citizens alike will reflect on lessons learned throughout the pandemic to see what can be done in the future to slow the spread of disease.
IoT has proven to be a unique defense against the viral spread, with smart cities helping to track data and keep citizens informed. Keep reading to learn about smart cities’ defense against pandemics, such as contactless payment, disease tracking, and more.
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MonJan112021
MO: About 100,000 local residents already registered in new e-government platform
Some 100,000 local residents have already joined the new joint single account platform launched by the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) on January 1 of this year.
The new account aggregates various public services provided by different government entities and allows residents to submit their proof of life to the Social Security Fund, Social Welfare Bureau and Pension Fund without needing to go personally to the service counters, even residents who are abroad.
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MonJan112021
IN: e-governance & e-file non-starters in Assam
The State government has long been talking of e-governance and e-file, but nothing tangible has been done towards that end as yet.
For a reality check, this reporter visited the website of the Chief Minister – cm.assam.gov.in.
Similar online visits to those of other departments exposed the poorly managed departmental websites in Assam.
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MonJan112021
IN: Karnataka to use blockchain for property registration
Each property holder will be given a property card akin to an ATM card, which can be accessed through a PIN
Property registration in Karnataka is all set to become more secure and hassle-free, with the state government developing a system based on blockchain technology for online property documentation.
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MonJan112021
Oman Arab Bank launches service for tourism through its digital channels
Oman Arab Bank in cooperation with the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has launched a new service through its digital channels. The new development will allow entities in the tourism industry to directly pay their fees to the Ministry’s account.
Khalid Khalaf Al Awfi, Assistant General Manager for Financial & Administrative Affairs, at the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism said, “The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism continuously seeks to facilitate and develop procedures for investors within the tourism and hotel establishments by digitising relevant processes, together with private sector institutions. Through our partnership with Oman Arab Bank, we will see the provision of a suitable technical solution that links the payment of tourism fees via the Bank’s digital platforms, which is also in line with national e-government strategy.”
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SunJan102021
AE: The Dubai Police app now alerts drivers to road closures and accidents
The smartapp will alert road users so they can find alternative routes…
Dubai Police have launched a new feature on their smartphone app, which will alert road users when there has been a serious accident or there are temporary road closures.
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SunJan102021
RO: Transylvania: Sibiu gets ready to greet its first smart street
The upgrade works on the path will make it more cycling and public transport friendly and will contribute to the Romanian city’s climate ambitions
On December 30, the Mayor of Sibiu Astrid Fodor signed the contract for the execution of works on Calea Dumbrăvii, the section between Mihai Viteazu Boulevard and Ludoș Street which will eventually turn out to be the city’s first smart street. The agreement was signed with the company SC Terra Building SRL Sibiu, represented by Bacilă Stefan Mihai, general manager, which won the contract following a procurement procedure.
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SunJan102021
IN: Telangana setting benchmarks with AI-driven govtech projects
Declaring 2020 as the Year of AI, the State led several initiatives with applications ranging sectors such as healthcare, e-governance, agriculture, surveillance and many more
Telangana government has been a frontrunner in adopting and encouraging emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) across India. Over the years, the State has emerged as a test bed for innovation, which led to companies choosing the city to set up their innovation labs.
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SunJan102021
IN: Maharashtra: Wafks Board take objection to Smart City office
Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs (MSBW) took an objection to constructing the office of Smart City in a building near Aam Khaas ground.
It may be noted that the Central and State Government sanctioned Rs 500 crore under the Smart City Project. Aurangabad Smart City Development Corporation Ltd decided to construct its head office in an old building located near Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Research Centre in survey no 210 near Aam Khaas ground from the fund. The tendering process was finalised.
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SatJan092021
PK: PMRU collects data of issues put on KP Citizens Portal
Since 2018 the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Performance, Management and Reforms Unit (PMRU) has been able to accumulate a vast and organized data base of the most recurring and acute problem in issues faced by the citizens in the province through the portal and other E-Governance initiatives.
The KP Citizen portal App currently connects more than 1700 offices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Since last 19 months, more than 237,000 complaints have been lodged through this app predominantly against four departments which include Local Government/ Municipal Services, Education, Health, Law & Order / Police. The PMRU also maintains a complete log of the process/ actions taken by various offices on each complaint / task assigned to departments in district administration.
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SatJan092021
IN: Govt working on Alexa, Google Assistant-like chatbots to deliver public services
As per reports, the Government on Friday invited bids to develop a voice assistant similar to Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Indian government could be working on platforms similar to Alexa and Google Assistant to deliver e-governance services.
- Government on Friday invited bids to develop a voice assistant similar to Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant.
- The report states that the National E-Governance Division of Ministry of Electronics and IT has invited proposals to build the conversational platform.
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SatJan092021
CN: Hong Kong Launches New Digital Identity Platform ‘iAM Smart’
The SFC, HKMA, IA and MPFA are encouraging FIs to adopt iAM Smart in their businesses for customer authentication, document signing, and remote onboarding.
Hong Kong’s OGCIO (Office of the Government Chief Information Officer) has announced the launch of iAM Smart, which provides all Hong Kong residents with a single digital identity and authentication method to conduct government and commercial transactions online.
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SatJan092021
NG: Lagos to replace all streetlights, deploys smart led lighting across the state
The Lagos State Government has concluded arrangements to execute a Streetlight Infrastructure Agreement with LEDCo Limited.
The Lagos State Government says it will replace all streetlights with smart LED lighting across the metropolis, as it gets set to take another giant step in actualizing its vision for a greater Lagos.
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FriJan082021
IN: Govt plans chat bot like Alexa, Google Voice to deliver public services
The artificial intelligence-based conversational platform is expected to interact with the public in multiple languages, analyse sentiments and intent, collect and analyse data to give personalised experience to users.
The government on Friday invited bids to develop a chat bot or voice assistance application like Amazon's Alexa or Google Assistant to deliver e-governance services to the public. The artificial intelligence-based conversational platform is expected to interact with the public in multiple languages, analyse sentiments and intent, collect and analyse data to give personalised experience to users.
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FriJan082021
VN: HCMC implementing digital applications for sustainable growth
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is carrying out the digital transformation process in order to make management tasks more transparent, to better support trading, and to more effectively help its residents access necessary information.
HCMC has digitalize its many databases for more efficient state work. Related documents in public services are now managed digitally. Administrative files and reports are processed and stored systematically, making it easier for further analysis, statistics preparation, and conclusion provision. This, in turn, speed up wise decision making.
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FriJan082021
IN: Karnataka: Mangaluru: ‘District administration completely failed at Smart City works’ - Abdul Rauf
Opposition leader Abdul Rauf of Mangaluru City Corporation said, “The district administration has completely failed in undertaking Smart City works.”
Addressing media here on Friday January 1, he said, “It has been two years since Smart City works began. Two months ago, roads in the city were closed for concretisation without any prior intimation which caused lot of trouble to the public. Now the works have been completely stopped, which again is a pain to the public. The district administration has completely failed. There is no quality in the work.
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FriJan082021
Egypt's public e-bills grew 250%
New government services that have become available online
Egypt’s public e-bills grew 250% to reach EGP 4 billion per month in 2020, up from EGP 1 billion last year, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said in a December 30th emailed statement.
He attributed the jump to the new government services that have become available online to encourage citizens to use e-payment amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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FriJan082021
IN: Chandigarh: Data for governance policy gets Punjab cabinet nod
Punjab cabinet on Wednesday approved the Punjab State Data Policy (PSDP) to track progress and to provide citizens access to services.
An official spokesperson said the PSDP would be instrumental in leveraging data and technology to optimize service delivery and citizens’ access and participation through user friendly and secure e-governance systems. The data would be efficaciously utilized for evidence-based policy making and programme decision making.
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ThuJan072021
Egypt's e-government receipts increase up to EGP 4bn monthly during COVID-19
Egypt's e-government receipts jumped in 2020, from EGP 1bn to EGP 4bn per month following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The significant jump reflected an annual growth of 250%, highlighting strength of the country's electronic payment (e-payment) and collection system, according to Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait.
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ThuJan072021
Rapid digitization transforms socio-cultural, economic landscape of Pakistan
The increasing digitization of life has brought about drastic transformation in socio-cultural and economic landscape of Pakistan during the last two decades with exponential growth in use of electronic gadgets and tools of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs).
The electronic gadgets have become a commonplace phenomenon of everyday life in almost every household even in the remotest parts of the country. Therefore, if anything happens worth watching or reading in any part of the globe, it does not go unnoticed on social media. Similarly, the trending (the stuff of your choice) that appears on the screen keeps the viewer mentally engaged for hours.
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ThuJan072021
IN: IAF Chief Launches E-Governance Portal To Promote Paperless Office
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria launched an e-governance portal for the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday in order to promote a paperless office, an official statement said.
The launch of e-governance in IAF marks a paradigm shift from the current method of correspondence, filing and documentation to a digital one, the statement said.
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WedJan062021
CN: Hong Kong’s new iAM Smart app set to launch, allowing residents access to 20 public services
Residents will be able to book inoculations and receive Covid-19 test results, register to vote, renew car licences, and pay taxes and utility bills on a new digital platform set to launch on Wednesday under the latest government initiative to turn Hong Kong into a smart city.
The one-stop-shop iAM Smart platform, which cost HK$60mil (RM31.24mil), will allow Hongkongers to freely use a single digital identity and authentication to conduct government and commercial transactions online, automatically fill in personal details on electronic forms and handle statutory documents and procedures.
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WedJan062021
US: Are Smart Cities Still A Smart Bet Amid ‘Urban Flight’ And The Pandemic?
The pandemic has pressured corporate top lines — and as a result, leaves less money to go around to fund innovation, especially for tech-focused firms. So-called “smart-city” initiatives might be a casualty, especially if it’s perceived that people are leaving urban areas for the ‘burbs. In other words, to mangle a line from “Field of Dreams”: “Why build it if they won’t come?”
Anecdotally, there are some indications that at least some companies are pulling in at least some of their ambitions to create the “cities of the future” marked by connected devices, green infrastructure and of course, seamless payments. But some evidence doesn’t herald a wholesale shift.
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WedJan062021
PK: Balochistan: No step in Gwadar against people’s desire: CM
Rubbishing the opposition’s politicking on steps proposed under “security apparatus” for Gwadar city, Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Wednesday assured that no strategy would be enforced there without consultation and against people’s desire.
The chief minister, in a video statement, said that outside Gwadar City, there were some areas which could not be humanely checked or controlled owing to their inaccessibility, so a “temporary fencing mechanism” was proposed under Gwadar Smart City project.
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WedJan062021
Israel launches innovation program to improve 5G networks
Israel has launched a program to develop advanced communications applications in order to expand and improve the country's 5G infrastructure, Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) said Wednesday.
The program includes five pilot projects scheduled to be carried out by five chosen companies.
The first project includes the deployment of private 5G networks at Israel Chemicals' (ICL) Dead Sea Works potash plant and Mekorot national water company to augment coverage by private organizations.
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TueJan052021
IN: How Haryana Govt. shifting to paperless e-offices
All the Deputy Commissioners in Haryana announced that they have completely shifted to e-Office module developed by NIC, Government of India. This shift has already been implemented at the CM office, Chief Secretary’s office and the Finance Department in the state.
The plan to move to paperless offices was mooted by the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar, to build an efficient file movement system. e-Office is one of the flagship initiatives of the Haryana government and has the potential to effect long-lasting changes in the governance system.
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TueJan052021
IN: Maharashtra: Aurangabad: AMC lauded citizens for paying property tax online during pandemic
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is pinning hope that its online tax-payers would let it down by depositing property taxes in large number by March-end. Meanwhile, the civic officials lauded the citizens for genuinely paying their property tax online during the pandemic situation.
The city was reeling under the threat of Coronavirus since March. The AMC was busy in taking appropriate measures to prevent the outbreak of the virus in the jurisdiction. The situation started to unlock since August, and it had created an impact on the tax collection during the financial year 2020-21. Henceforth, the development works were either put on hold or cancelled due to paucity of funds, on a large scale.
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TueJan052021
VN: Vietnam can’t keep up with its own meteoric digital transformation
- Despite only a brief internet history, Vietnam has embraced its digitization as few countries have – and now it is having trouble keeping up
Vietnam just marked the 23rd year since the country officially became part of the global internet network, with an ‘Internet Day 2020’ on December 16 that explored the country’s digital journey from post-war backwater enclave to one of the fastest-growing digital economies in Southeast Asia (SEA).
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TueJan052021
NG: FCTA to implement FG’s e-Government Master Plan from 2021
The FCTA has concluded plans to implement the Federal Government’s e-Government Master Plan in January 2021.
The FCTA recently announced that its Administration Reform Coordination and Service Improvement Department (RCSI) has concluded plans to implement the Federal Government’s e-Government Master Plan in January 2021.
This was disclosed by the Acting Director of the Department, Dr Jumai Ahmadu, in a briefing with reporters, on Monday, in Abuja.
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MonJan042021
Bahrain ranked 19th in the world with ‘best’ Internet services
The International Internet Society, a non-profit organisation that sets standards and Internet policies in the world, has ranked Bahrain as 19th country in the world with the best Internet services.
The Kingdom’s classification was based on the feedback of the society’s branch in Bahrain, and the speed of its “Internet growth” in particular, as well as its reliability, sustainability and ability to meet the requirements of data preservation and exchange.
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MonJan042021
PH: Regulatory compliance ecosystem
There are various measures in bringing about transformation in the way government can enhance the regulatory compliance ecosystem. Over the years, the following measures have been undertaken: capacity building and training of government employees, enlightened leadership, incentivizing good performance of bureaucrats, sanctioning below par performance, organizational structure changes, designating champions, oversight by civil society, streamlining of procedures, and anti-red tape legislation. To effect transformation in the delivery of public service towards enhancing the regulatory system, the synergy and combination of these various measures are required.
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MonJan042021
IN: Karnataka: Throwback to the Future: Journey from a Garden City to the Epicenter of Digitalization
Bengaluru has been most successful in latching on to the global IT boom, transforming the metro from a Pensioners' Paradise and a Garden City to a high-tech IT conurbation within a few decades.
Bengaluru, the capital of India's southern state of Karnataka. For the rest of the world, it may be the country's version of Silicon Valley and a bustling South Asian economic hub. For many, it is still the Garden City, with memories of weekend hangouts at Bangalore Club and Cubbon Park, shopping at Brigade Road or Commercial Street, savouring delicious South Indian cuisines and of course, the celebration of all festivals with the vibrance of the rich Indian heritage.
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MonJan042021
TW: Kaohsiung City aims to become the New Southbound gateway by building its 5G Smart City
On December 25, under the announcement of Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chi-Mai, the Kaohsiung Smart City Committee was established. The committee is composed of leaders from the government, industry, universities, research institutes and Institute for Information Industry including Digital Minister Audrey Tang from the Executive Yuan, Lee-Feng Chien Board Member of the Board of Science and Technology, Executive Yuan, and senior executives from AWS, Microsoft, Siemens, IBM, ASE Group, Advantech, ChungHwa Telecom, FET, III among others.
Chairperson Dr. Kung Ming-Hsin of the National Development Council specifically expressed his support. He said that the living environment in Kaohsiung is similar to that of the new southbound countries and it is easier to establish contact with the southbound market. Dr. Kung further suggested that as smart cities enter the 5G era, it would create new opportunities for innovative smart applications and systems. Kaohsiung can offer its unique environment and industrial setup as a preferred POC test field and transforms into a gateway for export to new southbound countries.
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SunJan032021
IN: Maharashtra: Aurangabad: Smart city bus service facing loss due to low response from passengers
he city bus service, which was launched under the central government''s smart city scheme, is sustaining loss due to lack of commuters. Currently, there are only 30 buses plying in the city. The cost per kilometre goes up to around Rs 65. The daily income is Rs 20 per km and the loss is Rs 45. Although various projects have been implemented for the last few days to increase revenue, they are not meeting the expectation.
On January 23, 2019, 100 new buses were purchased from the Smart City Scheme in the city. Ninety buses started plying in the city. But in March 2020, the city bus service was closed due to Covid-19. Later, the bus service resumed from November 5. Initially, only 30 buses were started. However, two months later, the buses are still running empty as they are getting very little response from passengers. The per kilometre loss of buses running at present has reached Rs 45 per km. Hence smart city management has not started the remaining buses. It is planned to start 20 more buses from January 1. After seeing the response of these buses in the new year, it is planned to start 40 buses in the next phase. Buses will be started depending on the route on which the response of the passengers will be received.
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SunJan032021
Singer Akon Plans $6 Billion Futuristic City In Senegal
Senegalese-born American singer Akon is planning to build a smart city in Senegal. The project, which is estimated to cost about $6 billion, will be built on a 2,000-acre futuristic metropolis. The smart city, called “Real-Life” Wakanda, will contain an artificial-intelligence data center, a stadium, a hospital, offices, condos, and a luxury resort. Residents in the city will be paying for any service via the singer’s cryptocurrency called Akoin.
The project will be heavily funded by a Kenyan entrepreneur who has had a history of the alleged fraud.
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SunJan032021
MY: 5G to facilitate boom in smart buildings
Smart buildings are no longer a futuristic dream. With the emergence of 5G and the array of technological solutions in the market, the reality of a smart city is closer than it seems. But baby steps are needed to reach that potential and a good place to start is by normalising smart buildings.
A smart building is one in which systems are connected to automate and improve the productivity and efficiency of the building. It is something that is already happening today but on a limited scale.
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SatJan022021
IN: AI will help ministries, policy-makers: DoPT Secy Bhalla reveals e-HRMS report on Good Governance Day
Union Home Secretary and Secretary, DoPT, A.K. Bhalla released the progress report of e-HRMS launched by the Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Jitendra Singh on 25th December 2017, according to a press statement from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances issued on Friday, 25th December 2020. The Electronic-Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS) launched by MoS Jitendra Singh had 25 applications of 5 modules of the system.
Speaking after the release of the e-brochure, Secretary Bhalla said it will become a good and effective tool for all the Ministries in times to come. He said that the application of artificial intelligence tools will greatly help in policy-making and in the handling of matters related to personnel, adding that there is a need to popularise the e-HRMS in other Ministries for its use in a comprehensive manner.
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SatJan022021
IN: Maharashtra: Aurangabad: ASCDCL invite tenders to implement E-Governance, GIS in city
To improve efficiency, transparency and accountability in the functioning of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and enhance the quality of services offered to citizens, the Aurangabad Smart City Development Corporation Limited (ASCDCL) has invited tenders from competent and experienced agencies to implement and execute E-Governance System and Geographic Information System (GIS) in the city, today. The projects will help transform AMC into a citizens-friendly organisation, it is hoped.
As reported earlier, the AMC administrator A K Pandey worked on these projects for their implementations for a long time. These systems will increase the AMC revenue and help civic officials make necessary changes (correct the wrong information uploaded in the past) regarding properties, levy correct property tax and recover it accordingly.
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SatJan022021
IN: Telangana: Mahbubnagar stands next to GHMC in implementing e-office system
By implementing e-office system for the past three years from 2017, Mahbubnagar has emerged as the first district, after GHMC, to have adopted paperless e-office governance system in the State.
Thanks to District Collector S Venkat Rao, under whose guidance the district administration had taken early initiatives to implement e-governance system in the district. Officials right from village, mandal and district-level are working on e-governance system and conducting all official file management and files processing through online using e-governance system in the district.
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SatJan022021
IN: 40 Good Governance Reforms initiated by Haryana Govt this year: CM
Marking the celebrations of Good Governance Day, on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and great freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya here, Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that during this year, more than 40 Good Governance Reforms were initiated by the State Government to realise Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s vision of minimum government and maximum governance.
He said that in the year 2021, more such Good Governance reforms will be initiated to ensure delivery of citizen-centric services to the people of the state in a time-bound and hassle-free manner.
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SatJan022021
IN: e-HRMS system will become effective tool for all ministries
Union Home Secretary A K Bhalla on Friday said the electronic-Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS) will become a good and effective tool for all ministries in times to come.
Releasing a progress report of the system, he said that application of artificial intelligence tools will greatly help in policy making and in handling of matters related to personnel.
Bhalla said that there is a need to popularise the system in other ministries for its use in comprehensive manner, a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry said.
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SatJan022021
IN: 'E-Sampada mobile app to bring uniformity in system across country'
The minister said that E-Sampada is developed to simplify processes and bring uniformity in system across India.
The Ministry of Urban Affairs on Friday launched a new Web Portal and Mobile App, e-Sampada which provides a single window for all these services including allotment for over one lakh government residential accommodations, office space allotment to government organisations in 28 cities and venues like 5, Ashoka Road for social functions.
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SatJan022021
Top 5 Indian Government Android Apps of 2020
No doubt, Android is one of the leading mobile operating platforms in the world. There is absolutely no competition from any other company ever since Microsoft abandoned Windows Mobile. You will not find any other smartphones with competing operating platform. You can extend the functionality of Android smartphones with the help of apps. India has gone digital long back with the introduction of Digital India and the growth has increased ever since the eruption of COVID-19. We have several India-centric apps to enhance the lifestyle of the people. The Modi-led Government in India has taken an initiative to create awareness among people regarding the usage of e-Governance apps. The department of IT has developed several apps for the benefit of the people, which enhances the lifestyle of the citizens. In this article, we will examine the Top 5 Indian Government Android Apps of 2020, which has been exclusively developed to enhance the lifestyle.
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FriJan012021
IN: How safe are you, online?
The shift to online education during the pandemic has highlighted the need to incorporate cybersecurity in the curriculum
Using computers and Internet technologies without understanding the basics of cybersecurity is akin to driving a car without seatbelts. Though Information Technology as a discipline has been popular for decades, cybersecurity as a structured curriculum is a relatively recent phenomenon.
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FriJan012021
IN: Common Service Centre (CSC) to offer cyber security, CAD, 3D printing courses to rural youth
The two new programmes which we have added to our bouquet of courses are aimed at students, self-employed and rural people who want to enhance their skills to achieve growth in life. These courses are also aimed at enhancing skills of our village-level entrepreneurs (VLEs), said CSC Managing Director Dinesh Tyagi
State-run e-governance services arm CSC SPV will offer cyber security, CAD and 3D printing courses to rural youth in collaboration with French institute Ecole Superieure Robert de Sorbon, a statement said. The courses will be offered at CSC Academy centres across India.
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FriJan012021
IN: Karnataka Government launches 'Mission 2022' to push key Smart City projects
In a move to fast track the ongoing smart city projects in the state capital before 2021-22 financial year end, the Karnataka government on Wednesday announced the launch of Bengaluru Mission 2022 to ensure timely progress and completion of 35 ongoing projects in Bengaluru in the next two years.
The move is in line with the Centre’s deadline to complete the first phase of smart city projects across the country by FY22. However, with the current Covid-19 pandemic outbreak the Centre has extended the project deadline by five months.
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FriJan012021
5 Reason Series: How Mobile Applications For Accounting Help Indian MSMEs Stay On Top Of Their Business
Currently, India has roughly 700 million internet users across the country. However, despite the huge number, digital adaptation by small businesses is very less. While the big businesses are entirely dependent upon accounting software, those in the MSME sector still do their accounting on paper.
Most MSMEs are still unstructured and hire accountants for their daily entries. To be more organized, small businesses need to adopt modern and faster techniques of accounting. To this end, many mobile apps have been designed to make it easier for MSMEs to go digital in their bookkeeping. Digital accounting methods have numerous benefits such as:
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FriJan012021
SW China to release opportunities in smart city governance with upcoming event in Chengdu
Chengdu Will organize an event on smart city governance 29 December. Based on “releasing the value of data, empowering smart governance”, the event is the final installment of the 2020 Chengdu New Economy Double Thousand Project.
Representatives of experts, investment institutions and renowned enterprises will gather in the capital city Sichuan ProvinceBoth on-site and through online channels, and in-depth discussions on how city governance, and how smart cities empower trends and opportunities in governance.
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ThuDec312020
PH: Solon sees need for digital textbooks
A measure filed in the House of Representatives seeks to facilitate the digital transformation of students’ textbooks.
“It is no secret that textbooks in public elementary and high schools are limited in number and, as result, our students are forced to share or borrow from one another,” said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte, author of House Bill (HB) No.8020.
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ThuDec312020
CN: LikeLib2.0 Technical Features, Redefining Public Chain
Based on the country's strategy to promote the development of blockchain, LikeLib2.0 focuses on the core issues of blockchain applications in various fields, take typical blockchain applications as an important breakthrough, promote breakthroughs in key application technologies of blockchain, and study blockchain service architecture, data Key technologies such as access technology, hybrid storage, data source, cross-chain and sharding, blockchain and IoT intelligent system integration, and develop a basic platform for blockchain services, in blockchain education and training, e-government, supply chain, and carry out application demonstrations in key areas such as finance to open up the innovation chain, application chain and value chain, thus providing common and secure blockchain basic support capabilities.
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ThuDec312020
AE: Dubai: DEWA achieves savings of $77.5m through use of smart services
More than seven million transactions conducted from January to September this year, which helped reduce carbon emissions by 24,000 tonnes
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has said that it has successfully completed more than seven million smart transactions from January to September this year, which has helped reduce carbon emissions by more than 24,000 tonnes.
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WedDec302020
Smart cities hold strong potential to assist in destination recovery
Smart city solutions could hold the key to accelerating and managing visitor growth during and post-COVID-19, as well as ensuring destination attractiveness for future generations.
Smart cities are created with primary objectives in mind such as attracting and retaining business investment, increasing sustainability and improving the life of locals and workers. However, this use of data and technology in metropolitan areas can also improve the experience of tourists and create convenience for local governments during and post-COVID-19, inspiring repeat visits and positive WOM (word-of-mouth marketing) from visitors, whilst minimizing the negative impact that sudden increases in tourism can bring for urban areas.
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WedDec302020
IN: Launching of FRUITS Portal – an initiative of e-Governance Department, Government of Karnataka
A function was organized on 22 December 2020 at NABARD, Karnataka Regional Office, wherein the “FRUITS” (Farmer Registration and Unified Beneficiary Information System) Portal, a project of e-Governance, Government of Karnataka was inaugurated.
Delivering the key note address, Ms. A. Manimekhalai, Executive Director, Canara Bank, observed that Karnataka State Government has always been in the forefront of technical initiatives to improve the ease of Banking as can be seen from the various initiatives like BHOOMI Package, Debt Waiver Portal and currently, the FRUITS Portal. The FRUITS Portal is integrated to the BHOOMI Package of the Karnataka State for fetching and validating the land details. One other important facility of this Portal is online creation of charge by which visit of farmers to Sub-Registrar Office is avoided. She thanked the Karnataka State Government and NABARD for identifying our Bank for launching the pilot project and assured that they will take all necessary steps to make the Project, a success.
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WedDec302020
IN: How Government IT Solutions are getting transformed with Artificial Intelligence
Government departments have huge collections of data. In a few of these departments, data had been accumulated over tens of decades. Most of this data which has accumulated is lying in paper records scattered across different offices. However, in the last decade both at central and state governments, several e-Governance projects have been undertaken. Very few IT companies can successfully deliver eGovernance projects and one of them is Suparna Systems. The company has blended big-data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in its delivery.
Suparna Systems is a bootstrapped software company founded by Satish Kumar who left the high-paying job of Silicon Valley California to pursue the dream of entrepreneurship. This entrepreneur has an exceptional track record of delivering highly successful eGovernance projects. The work of transparent toggling of mobile applications between online and offline mode has been widely adopted in the delivery of services in rural areas where typically telecom signals are poor. His work on online citizen services delivery has inspired many cities and government departments to go online and provided a template for successful implementations.
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WedDec302020
SA: 'E' becomes the Letter of the Year!
After all, the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to have a few upsides! Since COVID-19 entered our lives, everything has changed. We can see these changes on various levels. The pandemic has, perhaps, been a curse in Saudi Arabia, as in many other regions, but it has also presented many opportunities. It is a curse in the sense that it limits our physical options. On the other hand, it has prompted advancements in our virtual capabilities. Who would expect that ‘E’ would be the letter of 2020?
Saudi Arabia has strategic plans and goals to resolve this crisis as it comes to an end. A vital example that has blossomed many times faster than anticipated is the E-government Program, which was launched in 2003. It is built on electronic services as opposed to paper documents with the intention of making life easier, services faster and platforms more developed.
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WedDec302020
Uzbekistan and South Korea to cooperate in development of e-government, digital economy
The Ministry for Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan and Ministry of Public Administration and Security of South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding on establishment of the bilateral group of experts for cooperation in e-government and digital economy.
The document was signed by Minister for Information Technologies and Communications Shukhrat Sadikov and Minister of Public Administration and Security Chin Young.
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TueDec292020
Smart city trends and why we should be concerned about privacy
Information is fed into data banks which is then swiftly analyzed, providing city planners with intel needed to make smart decisions
As we move further into the 21st century’s third decade, smart city innovations and implementations are happening all over the globe. We might not be at a smart city a la The Jetsons level yet, but plenty of advancements earlier pop culture imagined are starting to appear.
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TueDec292020
US: California: L.A. Metro Launches ‘Metro Micro’ On-Demand Service
The newly launched service introduces on-demand, shared rides in two Los Angeles neighborhoods, providing Uber-like service for $1 a ride. The service will grow to nine zones by summer 2021.
One of the largest transit organizations in the country has launched what is billed as the most ambitious on-demand transit service, cementing the belief that public transportation must include a buffet of travel options to serve the changing ways Americans move through their urban areas.
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TueDec292020
VN: Mekong Delta promotes digital transformation in agriculture
A workshop on digital transformation and supply chain in agriculture took place in Cao Lanh city in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on December 21 on the sidelines of the 2020 Mekong Connect Forum.
The event was intended to seek ways to help products and services made in the Mekong Delta enter the global supply chain.
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TueDec292020
NG: NIPC to implement its Single Window Investors’ Portal in 2021 –Official
The Nigerian Investments Promotion Commission (NIPC) has said that its Single Window Investors Portal (SWIP) that aimed to facilitate business and investments in the country would be available by the first quarter of 2021.
Mr Sabo Isiaku, Head of Corporate Services Division, NIPC, disclosed this on Monday, in Abuja, at the NIPC Media Retreat organised for Commerce and Industry Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (CICAN).
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MonDec282020
Postman bot set to deliver the mail in Japanese trial
The field-test in the Kanagawa Prefecture fits within Japan’s wider Action Plan of the Growth Strategy to explore the role of low-speed and compact autonomous robots.
A robotic postman is set to deliver letters and parcels to residents of Fujisawa after a field test of an automated home delivery service was launched in the Japanese town.
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MonDec282020
Role of digital ID heightened in many sectors, Economist panelists say
The Economist and Onfido host digital identity forum
Thought leaders from the private- and public sector convened on December 8 and 9 for a two-day Economist event sponsored by Onfido to discuss the rapid shift to a contactless world. On the agenda were sessions on digital banking and finance, digital democracy, security, and data privacy, as well as the future of the travel industry, and the role digital ID and biometric authentication will play in each area. Panelists addressed various challenges facing both public- and private sectors and how to stay ahead of the technological curve in a rapidly changing “winner-takes-all” paradigm.
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MonDec282020
What Are the Benefits of the Smart Parking System?
Smart parking has long been an integral part of the smart city concept. However, why aren’t many big cities in a hurry to implement these technologies locally? In most cases, the matter is in technical, bureaucratic, legal, and financial difficulties, however, there is also a lack of understanding of the significant advantages and opportunities for return on investment.
In this article, we decided to pay attention to the most promising advantages of a real-time parking management system, and thereby give you the opportunity to think about developing this innovation for your city one more time.
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MonDec282020
Emerging need of Professionals for Smart Cities
The global rapid urbanization is evident by the rise in the number of megacities. Most of these are located in Asia and Africa. Currently, 22 out of 33 cities with a population of over 10 million are in Africa and Asia.
According to the World Bank, in the last five years, the total urban population of the world went to 56 % in 2019 from 47 % in 2013. By 2040, more than 10 to 11 billion additional urban dwellers are projected to be added to the world population living in urban areas. Africa and Asia together are expected to account for 86 percent of all growth in the world’s urban population over the next three decades (UN DESA 2014). Urban growth has become inevitable, even fundamental, in the process of sustaining and nurturing economic opportunities across the world. The developed countries have higher urbanization levels (77.7% in 2011) compared with developing countries (46.5% in 2000). The urbanization level has almost stabilized in developed countries, while Africa and Asian countries are urbanizing at a phenomenally high rate, with 39.6% and 45% population living in urban areas (UN DESA 2012).
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SunDec272020
IN: Madhya Pradesh: Project-opening spree likely before municipal elections
Some of the long delayed projects including Ginnori arch bridge, Sadar Manzil (restoration work), Smart Park and Smart Road projects are likely to be opened to the public, ahead of soon to be announced municipal corporation polls. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan is expected to inaugurate these projects in the third week of December, according to sources.
The completion of these projects comes less than two months after BMC commissioner KVS Chaudary put the delayed projects on fast track map. Contractors were pulled up for delay and committees were formed to clear all pending issues.
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SunDec272020
IN: Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar Smart City holds orientation programme on empowering children in need
A day-long orientation programme on “Empowering Children in Need of Care & Protection” was Saturday organised by Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) in collaboration with the District Legal Services Authority Srinagar. The programme was held at SKICC.
Justice Ali Mohammed Magray, Chairman Juvenile Justice Committee, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir, was the Chief Guest on the occasion.
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SunDec272020
AE: Dubai: DEWA launches phase 3 of Rammas as part of its AI roadmap
As part of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) roadmap, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched phase 3 of Rammas, its virtual AI employee, for customers to obtain additional services such as Easy Pay, DEWA Store offers and participate in the Customer Happiness Index. Project builders, including consultants and contractors, can track their applications for NOC certificates, water and electricity services, general technical services, and many more.
Rammas provides multiple services and answers enquiries in English and Arabic. It is available round the clock on DEWA’s smart app and website, as well as its Facebook page, Amazon’s Alexa, Google Home, robots, and WhatsApp Business platform on 04 601 9999.
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SunDec272020
IN: New Delhi Municipal Council gives free tablets to 811 students
To help students access their online classes easily, especially those studying in classes X and XII, New Delhi Municipal Council recently distributed free tablets with preloaded education content to 811 students.
The pilot project was launched with four schools, Atal Adarsh Vidyalaya-Havelock Square, Atal Adarsh Balika Vidyalaya-Gole Market, Navyug School-Sarojini Nagar and Navyug School, Peshwa Road, New Delhi. The civic agency is also providing monthly internet packs of Rs 200 to these students for accessing unlimited data.
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SatDec262020
IN: Odisha: ‘Harnessing Digital Initiatives for Better Service Delivery to Masses’
As an enabler, digital technology has proved its role in optimising various processes, thereby improving overall efficiency in various fields. The Government of Odisha has also leveraged technology on various components of e governance including agriculture, education, mining, and MSME. With many novel initiatives and innovative technology, the government is trying to improve service delivery, says Manoj Kumar Mishra, Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of Odisha & Chairman, Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC), Odisha, in conversation with Arpit Gupta of Elets News Network (ENN).
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SatDec262020
93% of Cyprus households have internet access
Ιnternet access in Cyprus households increased to 92.8% from 89.6% in 2019, according to official data released Friday.
According to the survey on information and communication technologies, 90.5% of people aged 16-74 use the internet at least once a week.
The percentage is higher for those aged 16–24 with 99.6% using the internet at least once a week.
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SatDec262020
IN: Creating Smart, Sustainable, Accessible and Liveable Cities
Rising population and incessant urbanization can be seen as the core issues to all the unsolved prime concerns of the world in the 21st Century. Long back, Thomas Malthus and Paul R. Ehrlich had already talked about the skyrocketing population which is accompanied by disease, crime and poverty. Today, world is not only concerned about the growing population but also the growing mega cities. About five decades ago, New York and Tokyo were the world’s only megacities with over 10 million residents but now there are more than 33 such cities around the globe.
Not lagging far behind, India is a home to five such megacities where two more cities i.e. Ahmedabad and Hyderabad will join the league soon, as it is projected, that India will add another 416 million urban dwellers to cities by 2050.
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SatDec262020
Serbia inaugurates 30 mln euro data centre in Kragujevac
Serbia officially opened a 30 million euro ($37 million) data centre in Kragujevac to back the development of e-government and ensure safe storage of data, the government said on Friday.
The data centre, spreading on an area of 14,000 square metres, was built in a year and a half and will house Serbia's first platform for artificial intelligence, which will be available to the government, universities, technology parks and startups, the government said in a statement.
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FriDec252020
5 ways smart infrastructure shapes communities for the better
From improved transportation to data-driven decisions, smart cities are using technology to raise the bar for the world of tomorrow.
Global spending on smart city technologies is expected to see a 22.7% increase by 2025, according to a recent analysis from Frost & Sullivan. But even as the push to create smart cities gains momentum, attention has been heavily focused on setbacks in the process or gaps between the haves and have-nots — not the successes fueled by smart city projects.
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FriDec252020
US: COVID-19: The Ultimate Stress Test for Major Government Systems
Crashing state unemployment websites. Overwhelmed call centers. Millions out of work. Cloud technologies stepped up to the plate as the public sector worked to get citizens what they needed during the pandemic.
What happens when the demand on a piece of technology multiplies again and again in the span of several days? The COVID-19 pandemic has given us many answers.
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FriDec252020
NG: Oyo kickstarts first phase of e-governance
As part of his administration’s commitment towards the actualisation of e-governance model in the state, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, 17 December, 18, inaugurated 1,108 computer systems meant to facilitate the first phase of the model.
The governor, who commissioned the systems inside the Department of Information Communication Technology office of the Governor’s office, Agodi, Ibadan, stated that the measure would fast-track the processes and activities of government through ICT.
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FriDec252020
Singapore citizens can now access gov services with their face
- Singaporeans can now scan their face to log into SingPass, as well as send an SMS one-time password to another SingPass user’s mobile number
Biometric security measures keep gaining in popularity as use cases pop up in all manner of sectors, with the latest in Singapore being the addition of facial recognition verification to access online governmental services via SingPass, the official e-government account for Singapore citizens.
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ThuDec242020
SG: Log in to e-services by scanning your face, sending SMS to children for SingPass verification
Users logging in to government e-services with SingPass can now verify their identities more easily by scanning their faces or sending a one-time password over SMS to a trusted family member or friend.
The new two-factor authentication (2FA) options, rolled out yesterday in Singapore, are aimed at helping the less tech-savvy connect securely to e-government services.
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ThuDec242020
VN: Expanded internet access required to boost digital transformation
The Vietnam Internet Association hosted Internet Day 2020 on December 16, marking the 23rd year since Vietnam became part of the global internet network.
With the theme “Digital Transformation in Vietnam: From Aspiration to Reality”, the event’s discussions centred around Cloud Computing, 5G Services, e-Payment and Mobile Money, Blockchain, Free and Open-source Software (FOSS), and “Make-in-Vietnam” digital technologies, among others.
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ThuDec242020
TR: Calf Support Application Payments Can Be Made Via E-Government
In order to protect our country and our citizens from the Coronavirus (Covid19) epidemic and to prevent the spread of the epidemic, Calf Support Application payments started to be made via e-government.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which declared 2020 as the year of digitalization, gathered all the works and transactions for farmers, citizens and companies under a single roof on the "e-agriculture" portal. Now, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has taken another step to reduce the density in provincial and district directorates against the coronavirus epidemic that has affected the whole world.
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ThuDec242020
Futuristic Smart Cities: Are they Guarded against Cybersecurity Threats?
As cities get smarter through connected networks, they become more vulnerable to cyberattacks.
The umbrella term of a smart city is more than a concept, it is a dream. The smart city is a space where everything is connected to each other and is highly dependent on technologies. However, the issue here is that smart cities are short of security measures. When everything is interlinked, the stretch to encrypt and protect the city from cyberattacks falls behind putting people’s personal information at risk.
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WedDec232020
GB: Northern Ireland: Belfast launches Climate Plan with stark carbon warning
Northern Irish capital has released a Resilience Strategy comprising 30 programmes which will focus on resilience for children, climate and connectivity.
Belfast has launched its first climate plan as it looks to build resilience after warning the city will use up its share of the carbon budget within nine years.
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WedDec232020
AE: Partner’s Portal Gives Access To 80 Services
Smart Dubai has officially launched ‘Partner’s Portal’, which is a new tool that is available on the Smart Dubai website, that gives partner’s in government and private sectors a single platform to seamlessly access more than 80 of its services.
‘Partner’s Portal’ allows users to access all of the Smart Dubai services they are subscribed to, as well as to browse additional services they would like to avail. This can be done with a single login and eliminates the need to remember multiple URLs, usernames, and passwords.
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WedDec232020
CN: Jiangsu: Changshu: JD Partners with NVIDIA to Build World’s First Smart City with Smart Deliveries
On Dec. 15, GPU inventor NVIDIA announced at its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) that it will work with Chinese retail giant JD.com to build the first smart city with the world’s first level-4 smart delivery vehicle application.
The project is operating in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, a top 5 county-level city with the highest GDP in China. JD plans to put 100 smart delivery robots into operation in the city by the end of this year to facilitate the smart city construction.
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WedDec232020
IN: Karnataka: Udupi: Detailed Smart City project report for Rs 130 crore ready
Udupi has created its own niche in the international arena. Udupi where Lord Krishna has established himself, is a tourism hub for holy places. Udupi-Manipal has been on the fast track of development, and use of modern technology becomes very important to make them smarter.
Preparations are afoot to develop Udupi, a tourist spot, Manipal, which is an educational hub, and Malpe, which has a leading port of Karnataka, under the Smart City concept. Preparations are underway to make this happen. Now, detailed project report (DPR) has been prepared and preparations are being made to place the proposal before the state government for the approval of the project.
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TueDec222020
These three countries are in the lead to be Africa’s e-hub after the free trade agreement
Come Jan. 1, Africa will be home to the largest free trade area in the world. Although the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), doesn’t go so far as to create a common market or customs union like the European Union, it represents a major step in that direction. That trend presents an opportunity for a forward-thinking first-mover nation to follow Estonia’s example in Europe and become the e-Residency pioneer for Africa.
Given the country’s tiny population, post-Soviet Estonia could never hope to enjoy economic influence in Europe like that of Germany and France, or even smaller nations like Sweden and Czechia. To remain competitive in an increasingly integrated Europe, Estonia focused on developing transformative, technology-driven government services.
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TueDec222020
KR: LG CNS signs an export contract with Indonesia’s e-government
Selected as the operator of a 100 billion won Indonesian national tax administrative system builder
LG CNS has been selected as the operator of the Indonesian Core Tax Administration System (CTAS).
It is the largest single contract to build a system among all e-government export projects worth 100 billion won ($92.5 million). This project is expected to be a successful case of digital transformation (DX) exports as it will apply cutting-edge IT technologies such as cloud and big data.
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TueDec222020
OM: e-tender for Muscat Municipality projects launched
Companies wishing to submit tenders for projects announced by Muscat Municipality can now access online, instead of going to their offices to do so.
Called Isnad (Arabic for ‘support’), the e-tendering system has been launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology and the Tender Board, and is expected to provide multiple benefits in terms of facilitating and simplifying tendering.
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TueDec222020
BN: A closer look at e-government initiatives
The E-Government National Centre (EGNC) is implementing the National Information Hub (NIH) to serve as a platform for information integration among government agencies in support of the sharing information initiative. Through the NIH’s Single Repository, common and uncommon data can be obtained from trusted sources and supported by back-end system of government departments or agencies in need. The NIH project was among the initiatives under the EGNC highlighted during a working visit by Legislative Council (LegCo) members to the centre yesterday.
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TueDec222020
NG: Smart cities to be established in Abuja, other states – Pantami
The minister says privately developed smart estates will soon open in the Nigerian capital.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said his ministry will work with the Federal Capital Territory Administration and some state governments to set up ‘smart cities’ in major cities.
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MonDec212020
AE: Smart Dubai Introduces ‘Partners Portal’ to Grant Partners Easy Access to more than 80 Services
Smart Dubai has announced the launched of its latest platform titled ‘Partners Portal’. Available on the Smart Dubai website, the new tool offers Smart Dubai’s partners in both the government and private sectors a single platform to seamlessly access more than 80 of its services.
The Portal allows users to access all of the Smart Dubai services they are subscribed to – as well as to browse additional services they would like to avail – with a single login, eliminating the need to remember multiple URLs, usernames, and passwords. Furthermore, the platform gives users direct access to dashboards of various Smart Dubai services, providing detailed insight and analysis into various sectors from a single, streamlined display.
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MonDec212020
EE: eGA co-founds digital governance academy for Asia-Pacific region
The Estonian e-Governance Academy and Japanese think tank Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd (MURC) have established a joint venture to provide digital transformation services for governments in Japan and the Asian region. The name of the new enterprise is Digital Governance Academy Asia-Pacific or D-GAP.
The D-GAP will use the knowledge accumulated in Estonia to provide high-quality training, survey and consulting services to meet the diverse needs related to the digital government in Japan and overseas.
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MonDec212020
European Commission Agrees on €7.5 Billion Budget for Digital Europe: Goal is to improve Europe’s Competitiveness in the Global Digital Economy
The European Commission (EC) has come to an agreement on the €7.5 billion budget for the Digital Europe program. The goal is to “improve Europe’s competitiveness in the global digital economy and achieve technological sovereignty.” The EC said it seeks to support the digital transformation that will “guarantee high-quality public services benefiting citizens and businesses.”
The political agreement was reached today (December 14, 2020) with formal approval by the European Parliament and Council anticipated to take place soon with the program starting in January 2021. The budget will span a time period from 2021 to 2o27.
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MonDec212020
Croatian Project Involving 100,000 Chargers for E-Cars Being Prepared
As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes on the 13th of December, 2020, the Association of Electric Car Drivers, "Circuit/Strujni krug", has embarked on a Croatian project to install 100,000 chargers for e-cars on light poles along city car parks. It is estimated that this Croatian project could come with a shiny price tag of up to 150 million euros, and they expect that it could be realised over a period of three years.
Electric cars are becoming more and more popular on roads around the world every year, so the global charger infrastructure must be adapted for them. Back in pre-pandemic 2019, 730 fully electric vehicles were registered here in Croatia, and given the recent award of incentives for their purchase, it is expected that this number will increase far above 1000 by the end of this year.
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MonDec212020
US: How IoT can help cities survive the holiday 'shipmageddon'
The sooner delivery services begin tapping available technologies, the sooner we can reduce chronic issues like holiday congestion and shipping delays.
COVID-19 is disrupting so many facets of our lives, including the way we will celebrate this holiday season. Online shopping, which has consistently grown over the last several years, has surged during the pandemic and promises to peak at over $189 billion in online holiday spend this year.
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SunDec202020
IN: Punjab: Expedite Smart City projects, Ludhiana MC Commissioner tells officials
A meeting was convened at the Zone D-MC office, under the chairmanship of Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal, MC Commissioner and CEO, Ludhiana Smart City Limited (LSCL), to review the progress of different projects under the Smart City Mission. The CEO-LSCL deliberated each project in detail and directed officials to expedite the works.
Sabharwal said: “As on date, 10 projects are under execution. Some of the main projects are ROB-RUB Across the Pakhowal Rail Road Crossing, Retrofitting of Sarabha Nagar Market, Development of Malhar Road as Smart Road, Sidhwan Canal Waterfront (Phase I), Carcass Utilisation Plant, Canal-based Water Supply project for the ABD Area and the Rooftop Solar System.”
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SunDec202020
National Data Centre in Assam to fulfil PM's digital NE India vision
In a major initiative, a National Data Centre (NDC) would be set up at Amingaon near Guwahati at a cost of INR 350 crore to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modis dream of ‘Digital North Eastern India’ – Vision 2022, officials said on Friday.
An Assam government official said that the NDC with its cutting-edge Information Communication Technology (ICT) Cloud platform and data repository comes as a great digital boon for the eight northeastern states — Arunachal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
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SunDec202020
IN: Delhi: February deadline for putting all citizen services online
Delhi government has set February 2021 as the deadline for making all remaining citizen services related to transport, revenue, labour, social welfare, and food and supplies departments online.
Many citizen services, which were available at physical counters, have started going online since 2015. Of the 439 government-to-citizen services, 365 are already online. The move will ensure ease of use, speed, security, convenience and flexibility, said a source.
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SunDec202020
PH: More LGUs are Now Using MYQR “Scan & GO” Contact Tracing App
For the past few months, the government has been dealing with challenges in implementing an efficient way to do contact tracing for citizens who have been in close contact with a COVID-19 positive. Establishments ask their customers to provide their contact details through forms that are given on entrance doors, which causes heavy crowd getting bottlenecked, forgetting the physical distance rule. Not to mention that high inaccuracy as this is done manual and with no means of verifying if the customer information provided is true and correct.
MYEG PHILIPPINES, INC. (MYEG PH), a market leader in electronic solutions championing government services online automation, has been providing eGovernment services in both Malaysia and the Philippines for the last 18 years through its technology platform encompassing internet, automation, big data and electronic payments.
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SatDec192020
IN: Kerala: New optical fibre cable to Lakshadweep from Kochi gets approval
Reports said the project will cost around Rs 1,072 crore including operational expenses for five years which will be funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund.
The submarine optical fibre cable connectivity between Kochi and Lakshadweep Islands, approval for which was given by the Union cabinet on Thursday, is expected to improve the telecommunication facility in the Lakshadweep Islands.
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SatDec192020
IN: 2927 Court complexes across country have been connected by a high-speed Wide Area Network (WAN) as against target of 2992 under e-Courts Project
As many as 2927 Court complexes across India have been connected so far by a high-speed Wide Area Network (WAN) under e-Courts Project. It has led to completion of 97.86 % sites out of 2992 sites conceived to be connected with high speed WAN under the project. Department of Justice (DoJ) along with BSNL is working relentlessly on connecting the remaining sites. Under e-Courts Project, one of the largest digital networks of the world was conceived by Department of Justice along with the e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India to connect the 2992 court complexes located all over India by a high-speed Wide Area Network (WAN) via different modes of connectivity such as Optical Fiber Cable (OFC), Radio Frequency (RF), Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) etc. In May 2018 the mandate of providing Managed MPLS VPN services to all these sites was entrusted to the BSNL, which has pan India presence with latest state-of-the-art technology and high-end telecom infrastructure and transmission equipment. The BSNL also has presence at all corners of India, including NE region, J&K, Uttarakhand, A&N Islands, etc.
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SatDec192020
China’s Personal Information Protection Law: Privacy Compliance Considerations from an IT Perspective
While China’s Personal Information Protection Law may still be at the draft stage, we discuss how businesses (based in China and those engaged in commercial interactions with people living in China) should prepare ahead to ensure data privacy compliance.
With measures to ensure privacy getting prioritized worldwide, many countries have framed relevant laws and regulations on personal information protection. China too released its draft Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which just closed its seeking-opinion period on November 19, 2020.
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SatDec192020
MY: Penang: Becoming a smart city the best bet for George Town
Established as an entrepôt in 1786 by the East India Company’s Francis Light, George Town was the first British settlement in Southeast Asia. Today, it is the capital of Penang.
The city of George Town includes the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, a high-tech manufacturing hub called the “Silicon Valley of the East”.
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SatDec192020
IN: Uttar Pradesh: KMC to construct new sports complex in Kanpur
Under its Smart City project, Kanpur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will soon construct a new sports complex at the Palika stadium.
Divisional commissioner Raj Shekhar along with municipal commissioner Akshay Tripathi and deputy director sports Mudrika Pathak on Friday inspected the ground where the sports complex is to be constructed. He asked the administration to provide good facilities for sports activities for the public at all appropriate places in the city.
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FriDec182020
Saudi education ministry launches new portal with added features
Saudi Education Minister Hamad Al-Sheikh on Tuesday launched an improved version of the ministry’s education portal.
It features diverse services and options for all visitors including people with disabilities. The portal includes the option of submitting proposals and complaints.
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FriDec182020
CN: High-tech Shanghai wins World Smart City Award
Shanghai has won the World Smart City Award 2020 in an international competition recognizing pioneering projects that make cities livable, sustainable and economically viable.
The Smart City Expo World Congress, an international summit about urban life and technological revolution, recognized Shanghai’s achievements in areas such as digital infrastructure construction, e-government and 5G deployment during its annual awards ceremony held online from Nov 17 to 18.
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FriDec182020
Can Smart Cities Fulfil Their Potential?
Today, a little over half of the world’s population resides in cities, a proportion that the United Nations expects will rise to 68 percent by 2050. “Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in residence of the human population from rural to urban areas, combined with the overall growth of the world’s population could add another 2.5 billion people to urban areas by 2050, with close to 90 percent of this increase taking place in Asia and Africa,” the UN found in 2018. Such a transformational shift introduces key structural challenges for cities to ensure that they continue to remain habitable and sustainable. With that in mind, many now point to smart cities as offering a number of solutions to these challenges.
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FriDec182020
IN: Telangana: No funds accorded to smart city in Warangal by state govt.: Kishan Reddy
Union Minister Kishan Reddy said that the state government has not released a single penny under smart city project to Warangal. "The state government should grant Rs 83 crore for Warangal smart city project and not even a single penny has been sanctioned," he said.
Kishan Reddy said that they have chalked out a plan for the development works worth Rs 575 crore in the first phase. "Proposals for the development of the project were put up for about Rs 2,740 crore under the smart city," the minister told the media while he was on a visit to Warangal.
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ThuDec172020
VN: Higher level of cyber security needed for national digital transformation
The Government has asked the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to prioritize mastering the ecosystem for Vietnamese cyber security products in order to best serve demands arisen from the process to establish an e-government, smart city, and essential national databases, as well as carrying out the national digital transformation.
In the recent Vietnam Information Security Day 2020, themed ‘Cyber Security – Key Factor in the National Digital Transformation’, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung stated that the mission of the Vietnamese cyber security team is to protect the national prosperity in the cyber environment via mastering the ecosystem for online security products and creating a strong sustainable cyber security industry.
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ThuDec172020
Any City Can Be A Connected Smart City If IOT-As-A-Service Model Evolves, Says Qualcomm
Today we live in a world where everything around us is smart -- whether it is smartphones, smart TVs or even smart homes where everything is connected digitally.
And slowly, we’re progressing to a world where our entire cities are smart, connected on a deeper level.
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ThuDec172020
Czech cities expect massive 5G benefits for smart development
Pilot safety projects are in the works in Pilsen and Bilina
Several Czech cities are working on the implementation of 5G networks for the acceleration of smart technologies. Among them, especially worth mentioning are Pilsen and Bílina, where the technology will benefit the safety of inhabitants.
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WedDec162020
IDC Saudi Arabia Government Congress examines the progress of the Kingdom's digital transformation journey
With more than 200 senior executives, government leaders, and digital transformation (DX) experts participating online, the event -- which took place on Monday, December 7 -- took a deep dive into the Kingdom's innovative DX journey and examined the progress of its National Transformation Program (NTP)
With the giant leaps Saudi Arabia is taking in its drive towards digitalization, International Data Corporation (IDC) this week hosted the virtual edition of its IDC Saudi Arabia Government Congress 2021. With more than 200 senior executives, government leaders, and digital transformation (DX) experts participating online, the event — which took place on Monday, December 7 — took a deep dive into the Kingdom's innovative DX journey and examined the progress of its National Transformation Program (NTP).
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WedDec162020
Smart healthcare: Taiwan is dedicated to developing AI-assisted ophthalmology patrol services to care for eyes of the elderly and diabetic patients living in rural areas
Diabetic patients have a higher risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, and regular checkups are required every year to reduce the risk of blindness
According to the Diabetes Atlas report published by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) at the end of 2019, the number of diabetic patients around the world reached 460 million in 2019 and is expected to rise to 570 million by 2030. According to Taiwan Diabetes Yearbook 2019 published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of Taiwan, the aging population, and changes in lifestyles and dietary patterns led to the increase in the number of diabetic patients to over 2.3 million in 2019 with the prevalence rate of over 11%.
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WedDec162020
US: California: 15 South Bay cities join forces to launch high-speed fibre network
The new South Bay Fiber Network (SBFN) has been launched through a 15-city municipal partnership forged by the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG).
The network enables the municipalities and other public agencies in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County to access a secure 1-gigabyte (GB) network for US$1,000 per month, which is calculated to be around half the cost of typical commercial rates in the area as well as being faster.
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WedDec162020
MyEG plans RM407m placement to develop healthcare-related services, fund foreign workers hostels
My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) is planning to raise up to RM407 million via placement to fund the development of hostels for foreign workers under an ongoing project, develop healthcare-related services, and to buy fixed assets like kiosks for the online renewal of car and motorcycle road tax under its e-government concession business.
It intends to place out up to 220 million new shares that represent up to 6.29% of its total issued shares to third-party investors to be identified, the group said in a stock exchange filing.
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TueDec152020
AE: Smart Dubai launches ‘The Future of Work’ report
Smart Dubai has released at Gitex Technology Week 2020 the ‘Future of Work’ report – a study that explores future possibilities of work.
The study also focuses on the potential developments expected to transform the nature of jobs; the mindset shifts that are driving these possibilities; as well as the evolving structural changes that are redefining the human-workplace dynamic, a WAM report said.
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TueDec152020
US: California: LA transport to receive fibre-optic boost
Network is expected to aid the development of smart city applications
The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) in Los Angeles has established a low-cost fibre-optic network to improve regional transportation.
It says the South Bay Fiber Network (SBFN) enables local municipalities and other public agencies to access a high-speed, 1 gigabyte (GB) network for $1,000 per month.
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TueDec152020
IN: Karnataka: Mangaluru: Smart City advisory forum to invite auto drivers for meeting
The Road Transport Authority (RTA) of Dakshina Kannada has said at a meeting that it has considered the problems of autorickshaw drivers, who face difficulties due to the ongoing development works of Smart City Mission, seriously.
DC K V Rajendra, who is also the chairman of Dakshina Kannada RTA, said that the representatives of autorickshaw driver unions will be invited for the next meeting of the City-Level Advisery Forum (CLAF) of Mangaluru Smart City Ltd (MSCL) to discuss their problems. Chairing an RTA meet here on Friday, Rajendra, also CLAF chairman, said issues related to autorickshaw stands in the city will be discussed at the CLAF meeting.
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TueDec152020
CN: Why the future of Hong Kong’s economy lies in digital transformation
- Innovation and technology advancements are crucial for any economy, especially in the new normal after Covid-19. Companies must embrace digital transformation to survive
- Government efforts to hasten this transformation deserve support
Hong Kong is fast becoming an innovation and technology hub for the region. As early as 1998, Hong Kong established a Digital 21 Strategy. Since then, the city has developed an impressive information and communication technology (ICT) ecosystem, with over 93 per cent household penetration of broadband, and nearly 100,000 people working in the industry.
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MonDec142020
SK: New government promises a new era in state IT
State IT to become more effective, bringing better services for citizens and businesses
No matter how many millions the state poured into its information systems, it always resulted in slow, inefficient, and uncooperative IT services for individuals and businesses. Weak cooperation between individual ministries and state organisations, and information asymmetry when state administration lacked IT experts to assess the quality of proposed and supplied IT solutions, were marked as the most frequent culprits.
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MonDec142020
National data exchange platform lets Singaporeans consolidate financial data
Introduced by the Singapore government, the data platform enables consumers to pull together their financial data across various sources including banks and government agencies, so they can better understand their overall financial health.
A new data platform has been introduced in Singapore to enable residents to pull together and view their financial information from across various sources, including banks and government agencies. The aim here is to help these individuals better understand and plan their overall financial posture.
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MonDec142020
US: Making New York a Smart City Through Connected Public Transport
Transit Wireless connects millions of New York City subway riders to the 5G future with an award-winning network If the No. 1 requirement for a smart city is good public transport, the No. 1 rider expectation is continuous connectivity. Transit Wireless' mission to keep millions of New York City subway riders connected, safe and informed is a daunting task in the best of circumstances. The recent global health crisis has made that mission even more vital.
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SunDec132020
US: New Center of Excellence to Infuse AI into Texas Government
The launch of the Texas Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence was announced this week. The initiative will facilitate the development of AI concepts and standards throughout state and local government.
Texas now has a center for making artificial intelligence part of how government does business.
In a press release, the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) revealed the state’s new Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence (AI-CoE). AI-CoE’s purpose is to assist state and local agencies and public institutions of higher learning with exploring how AI can be used to enhance service delivery to citizens.
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SunDec132020
US: COVID-19 Pushes Digital Services from Luxury to Necessity
For many jurisdictions, moving citizen services online was a long-term, “nice-to-have” project, but the pandemic forced new ways to bring city hall to the people, rather than the people to city hall.
So much of American life was pushed out of physical spaces and onto the Internet this year, including the vast majority of local government services. Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and resultant social distancing guidelines, seemingly overnight it became dangerous to wait in line at city hall, or to interact with a public servant in close proximity across the space of a traditional counter.
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SatDec122020
PK: Murad Saeed launches E-Bidding System to ensure transperancy in bidding process
Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed launched E-Bidding system in National Highway Authority today that will pave the way to ensure transparency in process of award of contracts of NHA schemes. To this effect, a simple ceremony was held at NHA head office addressed by Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Mr. Murad Saeed, Secretary Communications Mr. Zafar Hasan and Chairman NHA Capt ® Sikander Qayyum. Senior officers of Ministry of Communications and National Highway Authority were also present.
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SatDec122020
ZW: Muswere urges Zimpost to adopt e-post concept
Zimpost has been advised to adopt the e-post concept in order to dominate its daily delivery of products and services in Zimbabwe.
Addressing stakeholders at a Zimpost strategic planning workshop, Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, said Zimpost was a sleeping giant, which should awaken and play an integral part in facilitating ICT programmes in line with the country’s economic reform programmes such as the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) to attain Vision 2030.
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SatDec122020
City of Parramatta honoured as Australia’s ‘leading Smart City’
The City of Parramatta has been recognised as Australia’s leading Smart City for 2020 following the rollout of a host of innovative projects and technological solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Council took out the coveted ‘Leadership City’ category at the third annual Smart Cities Awards, presented by the Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand.
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FriDec112020
US: Georgia: Peachtree Corners reveals solar roadway system
It will produce more than 1,300 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually for a Level 2 EV charger at city hall at no cost to motorists and may power other parts of the city in the future.
Georgia smart city Peachtree Corners has unveiled a new solar roadway system that will produce energy for a solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station at city hall.
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FriDec112020
China's 'AI city' to be entirely run by smart technology which will know the personal habits of residents and visitors
- A new development in south-west China's Chongqing aims to put AI in charge
- The project, Cloud Valley, will install sensors and devices to collect people's data
- It will offer services by anticipating their needs and monitoring their habits
- More than 500 AI-run, campus-style 'smart cities' are being built across China
A new development in China is set to be entirely run by artificial intelligence technology which would serve residents and visitors with information it has gathered of them.
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FriDec112020
NG: Stakeholders’ Collaboration Key to Attaining Digital Economy, Pantami Insists
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami has stressed the need for partnerships and collaboration among industry stakeholders, in order to achieve Nigeria’s digital economy dream faster than imagined.
Pantami gave the advise during this year’s National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA), organised by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the umbrella body of all Information Technology professionals and interest groups, which held recently in Lagos.
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FriDec112020
Digital Bangladesh Day: Expectancy and implementation
Bangladesh is a developing country and the concept of digital Bangladesh is a dream for us. Digital Bangladesh Day will be celebrated on 12th December and extensive preparations are being made for this.
In order to survive in this age of globalization, we must focus on information technology. It is almost impossible to keep pace with the current world without the development of information technology. Bangladesh is a developing country and the concept of digital Bangladesh is a dream for us.
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ThuDec102020
IN: Kerala: Kochi: LDF promises e-governance in six months
Manifesto for Kochi Corporation released
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) released its manifesto for the Kochi Corporation election on Wednesday promising the implementation of the e-governance project within six months of assuming power.
A solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram, permanent solutions to waterlogging issues and green city initiative figure among the promises in the manifesto released by critic M.K. Sanoo here. P. Rajeev, former MP, who spoke on the occasion termed the 10 years of the United Democratic Front rule in the civic body as a failure.
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ThuDec102020
NG: No government can actualize its vision without innovative public service – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said no government can succeed in actualizing its vision and plan for the people without an effective, efficient and innovative public service.
He said the public service was charged with the responsibility of implementing government policies and programmes, thus critical in actualizing government’s vision.
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ThuDec102020
Karaismailoğlu: 'We Will Be Much Stronger in Space With TÜRKSAT 5A and 5B Satellites'
Adil Karaismailoğlu, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, visited TÜRKSAT. Karaismailoğlu, who made important statements to journalists here, said, "With the activation of TURKSAT 5B and TÜRKSAT 6A, we will be much stronger in space with our 6 communication satellites. Karaismailoğlu said that the installation of ground stations for the new frequency bands that will be served to TURKSAT 5A and 5B has reached the final stage.
"118 countries in the world and a population of 3 billion are in our coverage area today"
Karaismailoğlu Minister, today revealed that both nonfinancial and what they were able to work as well as tomorrow's is an institution of great strategic value for Turkey, he said. Karaismailoğlu, "as Turkey, 3A, 4A, 4B our communications satellites, in the world today, 118 countries and a population of 3 billion of our coverage," he said.
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ThuDec102020
ZW: ICT Minister urges ZIMPOST to fully adopt digital strategies
The Minister of Information Communication Technology and Courier Services Jenfan Muswere has urged the country’s postal and communication service provider, ZIMPOST, to adopt electronic ways of service provision to enhance business.
Muswere made the remarks during a Zimpost Strategic Planning Workshop on Wednesday.
“My Ministry wants Zimpost to adopt the e-Post concept in totality and have it dominate its day to day delivery of products and services in Zimbabwe.”
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WedDec092020
AE: How Dubai is building the district of the future
The 4.38 sqkm site will show the world how to build smart and sustainable cities
With 70 per cent of the global population expected to move to cities by 2050, world’s economies are looking to technology to reduce resource consumption, increase efficiencies and build sustainable urban and rural developments. Quite naturally smart city development is a rapidly growing market.
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WedDec092020
NG: Digitise governance for transparency, cost reduction – minister
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami, on Tuesday called on government at all levels to digitise governance processes to reduce cost, enhance efficiency and entrench transparency.
The minister made the call at the end of a four-day 8th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Communications and Digital Economy (NCCDE) held in collaboration with Imo Government in Owerri.
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WedDec092020
PK: PMRU collects data base of problem in citizens’ issues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Since 2018 the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Performance, Management and Reforms Unit (PMRU) has been able to accumulate a vast and organised data base of the most recurring and acute problem in issues faced by the citizens in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through the portal and other E-governance initiatives.
The KP Citizen Portal App currently connects more than 1700 offices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Since last 19 months, more than 23,7000 complaints have been lodged through this App predominantly against four departments including Local Government/Municipal Services, Education, Health, Law & Order/Police. PMRU also maintains a complete log of the process/actions taken by various offices on each complaint/task assigned to the departments in district administration.
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WedDec092020
VN: Bac Giang province gears towards digital government
Bac Giang province will continue carrying out the e-government building programme in a comprehensive, timely and effective manner with a view to set up a digital government in the near future, according to Director of the provincial Department of Information and Communications Tran Minh Chieu.
The localities has implemented the Government’s e-Government building policies, as well as designed and carried out programmes and plans on smart urban area development, while ensuring information safety for e-Government building work.
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Dear Reader, we are pleased to present you the newest edition of the IfG.CC’s eGovernment Infoletter. Every month, the eGovernment Infoletter summarizes the most important information published on our website and gives you an overview of current developments and events related to eGovernment. You also can read the eGovernment Infoletter on our website using the following link: http://www.ifgcc.de/index.php?option=com_content& amp;task=view&id=44535 Past editions of the eGovernment Infoletter are available at the following link: http://www.ifgcc.de/index.php?option=com_content& amp;task=category§ionid=17&id=496 Please visit also our Website http://www.ifg.cc. We wish you a pleasant and informative read! We thank all of the authors and editors who contributed to this edition of the eGovernment Infoletter. The IfG.CC Team |
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1. Nachrichten aus dem Institut IfG.CC / News from the IfG.CC
1.1 Ausgewählte Aktivitäten & Projekte / Selected activities & projects
A.1 Landkreise Elbe-Elster/Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg: Einführung von Telepräsenzlernen in 17 Grundschulen
A.2 Potsdam, Deutschland: F+E-Projekt "PROKETTA – Erhebung von Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung" - Fortführung der Prozesserhebungen in den Bundesländern Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg, Hessen, Niedersachsen und Rheinland-Pfalz
A.3 Potsdam, Deutschland: F+E-Projekt "PROKETTA – Erhebung von Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung" - Zweiter Projektbrief erschienen
1.2 Aktuelle Publikationen des IfG.CC / Recent IfG.CC publications
P.1 „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ – Beitrag in der Juni-Ausgabe des Behördenspiegel: Zukunft der Verwaltung - Das Forschungsprojekt "Stein-Hardenberg 2.0"
P.2 „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ – Artikel in der eGov Präsenz 02/2013: Reduktion von Verwaltungslasten für Eltern eines Kindes mit Behinderung
P.3 Ankündigung: „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ – Beitrag im Blog des Behördenspiegels „government 2020“
1.3 Vom IfG.CC empfohlene Publikationen / Publications recommended by the IfG.CC
R.1 Ropohl, Günther: Allgemeine Systemtheorie, Einführung in transdisziplinäres Denken, Berlin: edition sigma, 2012. - 246 S.
1.4 Veranstaltungen & Vorträge des IfG.CC / IfG.CC events and lectures
V.1.1 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 26.09.: Prozesspriorisierungs-Workshop
V.1.2 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 19.09.: Prozessmodellierungs-Workshop
V.1.3 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 12.09.: Mobile-Services-Workshop
V.1.4 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 10.10.: Shared-Services-Workshop
V.2 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 28.11.: F+E-Projekt "PROKETTA – Erhebung von Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung" - Zweites Treffen der Projektpartner
1.5 Vom IfG.CC unterstützte Konferenzen & Vorträge / Conferences & events supported by the IfG.CC
K.1 Announcement: Edinburgh, Scotland, 11.-13.09.2013: EGPA Annual Conference 2013
K.2 Announcement: Big Island, Hawaii, 06.-09.01.2014: 47th HICSS (Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences), Call for papers
1.6 Jobs beim IfG.CC / Jobs at the IfG.CC
J.1 Das IfG.CC bietet attraktive Arbeitsfelder für Studenten und Absolventen / The IfG.CC offers attractive opportunities for students and graduates
J.2 Das IfG.CC sucht weitere Mitarbeiter/-innen für den Geschäftsbereich "Prozessmanagement"
J.3 Schülerbetriebspraktikum beim IfG.CC
1.7 In eigener Sache / On our owns account
E.1 Das IfG.CC öffnet sein Projekt zur Entwicklung eines Prozessketten-Registers für staatliche Informations- und Meldepflichten für weitere Kooperationspartner
2. Schwerpunktthema des Monats / Key Issue of the Month:
eGovernment für ländliche Entwicklung/eGovernment for rural development
2.1 Brunei Darussalam: Steps taken in Darussalam to lessen rural digital divide
2.2 Kenia: Mobile company register a major boost for business
2.3 India: National digital repository for schools launched
2.4 Mobile phones transform Malawi farmers
2.5 South Africa: Proving that mobile can revolutionise healthcare
2.6 Skills Limit ICT Use in the EAC Region
3. eGovernment in Deutschland / eGovernment in Germany
3.1 E-Government-Gesetz tritt in Kraft
4. eGovernment in Europa / eGovernment in Europe
4.1 Great Britain: 'No one knows precisely what skills children will need in the future,' says Michael Gove
4.2 UK government strengthens cloud services
4.3 Great Britain: Telehealth awareness drive is failing survey reveals
4.4 EU: Open Government and Open Data Are Not The Same Thing
4.5 Great Britain: Six ideas to get more women involved in the tech sector
4.6 Great Britain: IT Professionals warned about Danger of Neglecting the Digital Agenda
5. eGovernment weltweit / World wide eGovernment
5.1 Nigeria: Addressing Insecurity, Governance with Information Technology Tools
5.2 United States: The Future of the IT Workforce
5.3 India: Nagaland: ‘ICT changing economy, society, culture’
5.4 Australia: Shifting to a digital culture
5.5 Thailand: 400,000 Free Wi-Fi hotspots by 2014
5.6 South Africa’s biometric industry under threat from ‘cowboys’
6. Ausgewählte Veranstaltungen des laufenden Monats / Selected events in the current month
6.1 16.-19.09., Koblenz, Germany: IFIP e-government conference 2013
6.2 16.-18.09., Geneva, Switzerland: Open Knowlegde Conference 2013
6.3 19.-20.09., Istanbul, Turkey: International conference on e-government
6.4 24.-25.09., Sundsvall, Sweden: Nordic e-Government Conference 2013
Weitere Veranstaltungstermine / More event dates
7. Ihre Beiträge in unserem eGovernment-Infobrief / Your articles in our eGovernment Infoletter
8. Ihre Werbung auf unserer Website oder im eGovernment-Infobrief / Paid announcements on our Website or in our eGovernment Infoletter
9. Impressum / Imprint
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1. Nachrichten aus dem Institut IfG.CC / News from the IfG.CC
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1.1 Ausgewählte Aktivitäten & Projekte / Selected activities & projects
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A.1 Landkreise Elbe-Elster/Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg: Einführung von Telepräsenzlernen in 17 Grundschulen
Das IfG.CC wurde beauftragt, die Einführung neuer Formen des Lernens und Lehrens unter Nutzung von IT-Systemen (Telepräsenzlernen) in 17 Grundschulen der Landkreise Elbe-Elster und Oberspreewald-Lausitz zu unterstützen. Konkret bedeutet das, der Unterricht bzw. Teile des Unterrichts werden von einer Schule in die Klassenräume einer anderen übertragen. Hintergrund ist, dass aufgrund des Rückgangs der Bevölkerung in ländlichen Regionen Schulen als Institutionen der Daseinsvorsorge für immer weniger Menschen bereitgestellt werden müssen, was im Vergleich zu anderen Regionen höhere Pro-Kopf-Kosten verursacht. Um Einsparungen zu erreichen, wurden in den letzten Jahren Schulstandorte fusioniert oder gänzlich geschlossen. Im Ergebnis werden Lehrer und/oder Schüler dann „übers Land geschickt“, was wiederum kosten- und zeitintensiv ist und auf lange Sicht die wirtschaftliche und soziale Entwicklung einer Region insgesamt behindert: Schulen sind häufig das Zentrum der örtlichen Aktivitäten und die Menschen identifizieren auch stark mit dieser. Die Schließung einer Schule ist für die Bewohner ein Symbol, dass Orte von der weiteren Entwicklung abgehängt werden und sie ziehen eher weg. Zudem wird das Gebiet noch weniger attraktiv für Unternehmen, weil sie keine Mitarbeiter finden.
Die Leitung des Projekts hat die Lokale Aktionsgruppe (LAG) Elbe-Elster, in der Städte und Gemeinden zusammenarbeiten, um die Entwicklung der Region zu fördern. Gefördert wird das Projekt aus EU-Mitteln für die regionale Entwicklung.
Die Aufgaben des IfG.CC umfassen die Erhebung der Ausgangslage in den beteiligten Schulen sowie Unterstützung der Projektleitung und Schulen bei der konzeptionellen Entwicklung und der Qualifizierung der Lehrkräfte. Mit der Erhebung der Ausgangslage wird im September begonnen.
Während des Kick-off-Workshops, an dem Vertreter von sechs Schulen sowie einzelner Schulträger teilnahmen, zeigte sich, dass sich die Problemlagen der Schulen voneinander je nach Lage und Größe unterscheiden. Das Konzept des Telepräsenzlernens muss dementsprechend örtlich ange-passt werden. Dies ist auch eine wichtige Voraussetzung für die Akzeptanz dieser Neuerung bei Lehrern, Schülern und Eltern. In der Diskussion mit den Teilnehmern wurden verschiedene Anwendungsszenarien ermittelt, die derzeit hinsichtlich der pädagogisch-didaktischen und technischen Anforderungen weiter von den Schulen ausgearbeitet werden.
Für weitere Informationen zum Projekt steht Ihnen Heidrun Müller (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC, gern zur Verfügung.
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A.2 Potsdam, Deutschland: F+E-Projekt "PROKETTA – Erhebung von Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung" - Fortführung der Prozesserhebungen in den Bundesländern Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg, Hessen, Niedersachsen und Rheinland-Pfalz
Im Rahmen des F+E-Projektes „PROKETTA – Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung“ haben Mitarbeiter des IfG.CC im August vorrangig Prozesserhebungen vor Ort in zahlreichen Kommunen, Landkreisen, Landesverwaltungsämtern und mittelständischen Unternehmen in den Bundesländern Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg, Hessen, Niedersachsen und Rheinland-Pfalz durchgeführt. Dabei lagen die Schwerpunkte bei der Analyse von sektor- und akteurübergreifenden Prozessketten in den Bundesländern in ganz unterschiedlichen Bereichen:
Während in Niedersachsen der Schwerpunkt der Prozesserhebungen auf dem Bereich "Vergabe" lag, standen in Brandenburg "Arbeitgebermeldungen" im Mittelpunkt der Prozessmodellierungen. In Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz und Baden-Württemberg hingegen wurden die im letzten Monat begonnenen Prozesserhebungen fortgeführt und ergänzt. Insbesondere wurden Prozesse für die Einzel- und Dauergenehmigungen für Anträge auf Einzel- / Dauer-Erlaubnis und Ausnahmegenehmigungen für die Durchführung von Großraum- und / oder Schwertransporten / über die Beförderung von Ladungen mit überhöhten Abmessungen und/oder Gewichten untersucht.
Wenn auch Sie Interesse an einer Beteiligung an dem F+E-Projekt haben oder weitere Informationen wünschen, wenden Sie sich bitte an Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://proketta.ifg.cc/
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A.3 Potsdam, Deutschland: F+E-Projekt "PROKETTA – Erhebung von Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung" - Zweiter Projektbrief erschienen
Im F+E-Projekt „PROKETTA – Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung“ erhebt das IfG.CC derzeit bundesweit Geschäftsprozesse in Unternehmen und Verwaltungen. Ziel ist es, ein Register mit Referenzprozessen für staatliche Informations- und Meldepflichten (IMP) aufzubauen. Ausgewählt wurden solche IMP, die bei Unternehmen besonders hohe (Bürokratie-) Kosten verursachen.
In diesem Monat ist der zweite Projektbrief des F+E-Projektes „PROKETTA – Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung“ veröffentlicht worden. Im Projektbrief wird über den aktuellen Stand des Entwicklungsprojektes und die bisherigen Ergebnisse informiert, u.a. über Prozesserhebungen zu Genehmigungs- und Antragsverfahren nach dem Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz (BImSchG) in Sachsen-Anhalt, Niedersachsen und Bayern. Dies sind sehr aufwändige Verfahren, da jeweils umfangreiche Antragsunterlagen einzureichen und eine Vielzahl von Akteuren auf verschiedenen Verwaltungsebenen sowie oft die Öffentlichkeit zu beteiligen sind. Bei den Prozesserhebungen wurde u.a. deutlich, dass die Antragsteller, insbesondere aus kleineren Unternehmen (z.B. Landwirte), im Vorfeld der Antragstellung viel Unterstützung und Beratung benötigen. Oft werden Unterlagen unvollständig oder nicht in der erforderlichen Qualität eingereicht, was das Genehmigungsverfahren verzögert, weil Dokumente nachgefordert oder nachgebessert werden müssen. Hinzu kommt, dass es für die Genehmigungsbehörde (z.B. Landkreis, Landesverwaltungsamt) aufwändig ist, die Stellungnahmen einzuholen und die zu beteiligenden Akteure zu koordinieren.
Eine Möglichkeit, das Antragsverfahren zu optimieren, ist der Einsatz von IT – vorrangig bei der Antragstellung selbst und im Anhörungsverfahren. Im Zuständigkeitsbereich der Niedersächsischen Gewerbeaufsicht und in mehreren anderen Bundesländern wird dafür beispielsweise das Programm „ELiA“ (ELektronische immissionsschutzrechtliche Antragstellung) eingesetzt. Dass allein der Einsatz von Fachanwendungen nicht ausreichend ist, zeigt die Analyse der Bearbeitung der Anträge. Wenn Betriebe oder beauftragte Ingenieurbüros ELiA nutzen, ist dennoch weiterhin eine enge Abstimmung mit den Behörden erforderlich. So müssen bspw. verschiedene Listen und Pläne mit den Behörden abgestimmt werden. Parallel müssen Antragsteller auch noch die Antragsunterlagen in Papierform einreichen, da die Anträge noch nicht an alle zu beteiligenden Fachbehörden elektronisch weitergeleitet werden können.
Den Projektbrief mit weiteren interessanten Themen können Sie unter folgendem Link abrufen: http://proketta.ifg.cc/_pdf/ifgcc_proketta_projektbrief_2_2013.pdf.
Das nächste Treffen der Projektpartner des F+E-Projektes PROKETTA findet statt am 28.11. in Potsdam.
Das dreijährige F+E-Projekt PROKETTA (proketta.ifg.cc), gefördert vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, startete am 01.04.2012. Kooperationspartner sind u.a. Verwaltungen der kommunalen und Landesebene, kommunale Spitzenverbände, öffentliche IT-Dienstleister, Unternehmen und Kammern.
Wenn auch Sie Interesse an einer Beteiligung an dem F+E-Projekt haben oder weitere Informationen wünschen, wenden Sie sich bitte an Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://proketta.ifg.cc/
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1.2 Aktuelle Publikationen des IfG.CC / Recent IfG.CC publication
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P.1 „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ – Beitrag in der Juni-Ausgabe des Behördenspiegel: Zukunft der Verwaltung - Das Forschungsprojekt "Stein-Hardenberg 2.0"
Ein aktueller Beitrag aus dem Projekt „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ ist in der Juni-Ausgabe des Behördenspiegel erschienen. In dem Artikel werden ausgewählte Erkenntnisse, die innerhalb des Forschungsverlaufs gewonnen wurden, dargestellt.
Obwohl das Projekt noch nicht abgeschlossen ist, können erste Ergebnisse und konkretisierende Thesen formuliert werden:
- „Staatlichkeit verändert sich durch IT bereits heute mehr als gedacht, manchmal auch unbemerkt, weil die Wirkungen der gegenwärtigen Praxis von Informationstechnik-Einführung nicht immer offensichtlich sind.
- „Gestaltung kann gelingen, wenn zwischen Bewirkung, Produktion und Infrastruktur unterschieden wird und alle drei Bereiche eng aufeinander bezogen werden.“
- „Die Potenziale von vernetztem eGovernment können föderalismusfreundlich genutzt werden; eine Veränderung oder gar Abschaffung von Zuständigkeiten ist nicht erforderlich.“
Das Projekt hat nicht nur wissenschaftlichen Nutzen, sondern auch unmittelbare praktische Bedeutung, weil es Themen berührt, die heute schon in der Praxis relevant sind. In nahezu jedem anspruchsvollen eGovernment-Vorhaben stellen sich Fragen von Zuständigkeiten, Verantwortung, Steuerung und Umsetzbarkeit. Hierauf werden im Forschungsprojekt Antworten gegeben.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
Den Artikel können Sie downloaden unter http://www.mi.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/bb1.c.334355.de
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P.2 „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ – Artikel in der eGov Präsenz 02/2013: Reduktion von Verwaltungslasten für Eltern eines Kindes mit Behinderung
In der aktuellen Ausgabe (02/2013) der praxisnahen Fachzeitschrift „eGov Präsenz“ wurden ausgewählte Ergebnisse des Forschungsprojektes „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ veröffentlicht.
In dem Artikel wird die Problemlage von Eltern eines Kindes mit Behinderung beim Zugang zu öffentlichen Leistungen skizziert. Diese Zielgruppe ist in hohem Maße mit Bürokratieaufwand belastet, da sie wiederholt und dauerhaft mit verschiedenen Verwaltungen in Kontakt treten (müssen). Ursachen der hohen Verwaltungslasten sind unter anderem ein komplexes Leistungs- und Trägerspektrum sowie unklare Zuständigkeiten. In dem Artikel wird beispielhaft aufgezeigt, wie vernetztes eGovernment dazu beitragen kann, den Interaktionsaufwand mit der Verwaltung zu reduzieren. Die entwickelten Gestaltungsansätze orientieren sich dabei konsequent an den spezifischen Bedarfen der Zielgruppe. Dabei wurde besonderen Wert auf eine Bündelung des Zugangs zu Informationen und Leistungen sowie eine Reduktion der Häufigkeit der Interaktion mit Behörden/Trägern gelegt. In Fokusgruppenworkshops wurden die Gestaltungsansätze von Adressaten sowie Vertretern der öffentlichen Verwaltung kritisch diskutiert und evaluiert.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.wirtschaft.bfh.ch/de/forschung/publikationen/egov_praesenz.html
http://www.mi.brandenburg.de/sixcms/detail.php/bb1.c.273313.de
Ziel des Forschungsprojektes „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ ist es, vor dem Hintergrund der informationstechnischen Möglichkeiten, zukunftsorientierte Verwaltungsmodelle zu entwickeln. Das Forschungsprojekt dauert noch bis zum 31.12.2013.
Für Fragen zum Projekt steht Ihnen Stefanie Köhl (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC, gern zur Verfügung.
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P.3 Ankündigung: „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ – Beitrag im Blog des Behördenspiegels „government 2020
IUnter dem Titel „One-Stop-Government: Alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen? – bzw. umsetzungsfähiges Konzept oder leere Begriffshülse“ werden ausgewählte Ergebnisse des Projektes Stein-Hardenberg 2.0 diskutiert. One-Stop-Modelle wurden bereits vor rund 20 Jahren für den öffentlichen Sektor entwickelt. Die Diskussion scheint jedoch seit längerem abgeebbt und wird von neuen Leitbildern, wie „Open Government Data“ überlagert. One-Stop hat sich erledigt, könnte man meinen – zumindest in der fachlichen Diskussion. Denn ein näherer Blick in die Praxis zeigt: Das Potenzial, das lange Zeit propagiert wurde, ist de facto bisher nicht annähernd eingelöst worden.
Das IfG.CC hat sich im Rahmen eines breiter angelegten Forschungsprojektes („Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“) diesem Thema angenommen und u.a. die Lebenslage Geburt als Anwendungsfeld näher untersucht. Die Analyse des Interaktionsaufwandes für werdende Eltern zeigt, dass die Praxis weit hinter dem Stand zurück liegt, auf dem sich die fachliche Diskussion bereits vor vielen Jahren bewegte. Auch von dem, was technisch heute möglich ist, bleibt die Praxis meilenweit entfernt. Im Ergebnis zeigen die Untersuchungen des IfG.CC, dass die vermeintlich „einfache“ Lebenslage Geburt doch nicht so einfach ist, wie man zunächst annimmt. Im Forschungsprojekt wurden Ausprägungen von One-Stop-Ansätzen konkretisiert, um aufzuzeigen, wie der Bürokratieaufwand durch One-Stop-Government für werdende Eltern reduziert werden kann. Deutlich wird weiterhin, dass E-Government-Konzepte wie One-Stop-Ansätze zunächst eher „Hülsenkonzepte“ darstellen, die durch fachliche Arbeit gefüllt werden müssen. Diese Füllarbeit erfordert eine wissenschaftliche Fundierung. Dafür ist es erforderlich, sich von einer technikgetriebenen Diskussion über Potenziale von E-Government zu lösen und vielmehr zielgruppen- und vor allen problemorientiert vorzugehen.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.government2020.de/blog/
http://www.mi.brandenburg.de/sixcms/detail.php/bb1.c.273313.de
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Vom IfG.CC empfohlene Publikationen / Publications recommended by the IfG.CC
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R.1 Ropohl, Günther: Allgemeine Systemtheorie, Einführung in transdisziplinäres Denken, Berlin: edition sigma, 2012. - 246 S..
Ropohl liefert in diesem Buch eine anspruchsvolle und disziplinenübergreifend verständliche Einführung in die allgemeine Systemtheorie. Dabei bedient er sich unterschiedlichen Darstellungs-formen, die sowohl mathematische Genauigkeit sowie sprachliche Differenzierung ermöglichen. Unterschiedliche spezielle Systemtheorien werden auf ihren „allgemeinen“ Gehalt hin untersucht. Diese gemeinsamen Aspekte versucht Ropohl herauszuschälen und setzt sie mit seiner eigenen Auffassung einer allgemeinen Systemtheorie in Verbindung. Seine durchaus anschauliche und zweckmäßige Darstellung einer allgemeinen Systemtheorie kontrastiert dabei mit einigen geläufigeren Theorien. Insbesondere die Systemtheorie Luhmanns erfährt in seiner Darstellung eine vergleichsweise emotional überbetonte Kritik. Hauptkritikpunkt an der Theorie Luhmanns sieht Ropohl darin, dass Luhmann den „Systemen“ eine Eigendynamik, geradezu einen eigenen Willen zuschreibt, der für eine deskriptive Modellbildung seiner Meinung nach vollends ungeeignet ist.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.edition-sigma.de/index.htm?/Detailshow.php?ISBN=978-3-8360-3586-6
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1.4 Veranstaltungen/Vorträge des IfG.CC / IfG.CC events and lectures
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V.1 Ankündigung/Announcement: IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg: Hands-on-Workshops
Das IfG.CC veranstaltet regelmäßig Hands-on-Workshop in kleiner Runde für Beschäftigte der öffentlichen Verwaltung, die sich mit aktuellen Themen wie Prozessmanagement, Shared Services, Mobile Bürgerdienste, IT-Sicherheit, Design Thinking u.v.a.m. beschäftigen.
Die Workshop-Teilnehmer werden unter dem Motto „Themen (be)greifbar machen“ aktiv in die Informationsvermittlung eingebunden und erhalten so einen Einblick in die Vorgehensweisen, Methoden und Tools des IfG.CC bei der Bearbeitung von Projekten eingebunden. Der Erfahrungsaustausch und Diskussionen mit den Mitarbeitern des IFGCCs sowie der Teilnehmer untereinander runden die Veranstaltung ab.
Die Teilnahme ist nach einer vorherigen Anmeldung für Beschäftigte der öffentlichen Verwaltung bzw. öffentlicher Unternehmen kostenlos. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist begrenzt. Die nächsten Termine entnehmen Sie bitte den nachstehenden Ankündigungen.
Bitte melden Sie sich für die nachstehenden Workshops über die eMail-Adresse This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. unter Angabe Ihres Namens, Ihrer Behörde sowie Ihrer Telefonnummer an. Wir freuen uns, auch Sie demnächst in Potsdam begrüßen zu dürfen.
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V.1.1 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 26.09.: Prozesspriorisierungs-Workshop
Der Prozesspriorisierungs-Workshop richtet sich an Teilnehmer, die sich mit Themen wie Kostensenkung, Standardisierung und Beschleunigung von Arbeitsabläufen, mehr Service und Transparenz sowie Sicherung von Produkt- und Leistungsqualität beschäftigen.
Anhand einer Prozesspriorisierung werden im Hinblick auf die Zielsetzung bzw. den Problemdruck der Kommune Prozesse ausgewählt, die vorrangig reorganisiert und optimiert werden sollten. Die Teilnehmer des Prozesspriorisierungs-Workshops werden unter dem Motto „Prozess-Potenzial-Screening“ aktiv in die strategische Prozesspriorisierung und -auswahl anhand von Beispielen aus der öffentlichen Verwaltung eingebunden. Ziel ist es, im Vorfeld von Optimierungs- und Reorganisationsvorhaben Prozesse nach ihrer strategischen Bedeutung sowie dem Dringlichkeitsgrad ihrer Optimierung zu priorisieren. So entsteht eine Auswahl an Prozessen, deren Optimierung für die jeweilige Behörde möglich ist und deren Umsetzung Erfolg verspricht.
Den Teilnehmern wird ein Einblick in die Vorgehensweise des IfG.CC bei der Prozesspriorisierung gegeben. Diese wurde in vielen Projekten bereits erfolgreich angewendet und weiterentwickelt. Die Vorgehensweise ist besonders gut geeignet, um Schritt für Schritt zusammen Prozesse in der öffentlichen Verwaltung hinsichtlich ihres Optimierungspotenzials zu bewerten und auszuwählen.
Vorschau auf die nächsten Workshop-Termine (jeweils donnerstags): 26.09./17.10./14.11.2013.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_prozesspriorisierungsworkshop.pdf
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V.1.2 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 19.09.: Prozessmodellierungs-Workshop
Der Prozessmodellierungs-Workshop richtet sich an Teilnehmer, die Prozesse modellieren, Veränderungsprozesse moderieren oder das in der Zukunft vorhaben.
Die Teilnehmer des Prozessmodellierungs-Workshops werden unter dem Motto „Prozesse greifbar machen“ aktiv in die Identifizierung, Erhebung, Modellierung und Optimierung von Beispielprozessen (z.B. Baugenehmigung, Gewerbeanmeldung, Kfz-Zulassung) aus der öffentlichen Verwaltung eingebunden. Ziel ist es, den Teilnehmern einen Einblick in die Vorgehensweise des IfG.CC bei der Prozessmodellierung zu geben., die besonders gut geeignet ist, um intuitiv und Schritt für Schritt zusammen mit den Mitarbeitern Prozesse in der öffentlichen Verwaltung zu erheben und zu modellieren.
Vorschau auf die nächsten Workshop-Termine (jeweils donnerstags): 19.09./24.10./21.11.2013.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_prozessmodellierungsworkshop.pdf
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V.1.3 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 12.09.: Mobile-Services-Workshop
Der Mobile-Services-Workshop richtet sich an Teilnehmer, die sich über Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Anwendungsperspektiven von mobilen Dienstleistungen informieren möchten.
Die Erbringung von Verwaltungsleistungen unabhängig von Verwaltungsstandorten ist vor allem in ländlichen Regionen und in Kommunen mit vielen Ortsteilen von Interesse. Verwaltungsmitarbeiter werden dazu mit einem Koffer ausgestattet und erbringen Leistungen an wechselnden Standorten außerhalb der Verwaltung, z.B. in Außenstellen von Kommunalverwaltungen, an Hochschulen oder in Senioreneinrichtungen.
Die Workshop-Teilnehmer erfahren, welche Kofferkomponenten erforderlich und welche Leistungen für einen mobilen Service geeignet sind und bekommen Hinweise für die Umsetzung (z.B. technische und organisatorische Anforderungen) und Bereitstellung von Leistungen über das mobile „Bürgerbüro“.
Vorschau auf die nächsten Workshop-Termine (jeweils donnerstags): 12.09./14.11.2013.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_mobileservicesworkshop.pdf
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V.4.4 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 10.10.: Shared-Services-Workshop
Der Shared Services-Workshop beantwortet Fragen wie z.B.: Was sind die Unterschiede zwischen Shared Services und anderen Begriffen wie Querschnittsamt oder Outsourcing? Welche Bereiche können organisationsintern gebündelt werden? Welche praktischen Ansätze und Beispiele gibt es aktuell in der öffentlichen Verwaltung?
Inzwischen gehört es zur Verwaltungspraxis, in kommunalen Netzwerken zusammenzuarbeiten. Heterogene Strukturen können zusammengeführt, Leistungen standardisiert und kostengünstiger angeboten werden. Auch die unterschiedlichen Ressourcen der Kooperationspartner können gemeinsam genutzt werden. Bisher fand interkommunale Zusammenarbeit überwiegend im Bereich der Daseinsvorsorge oder Wirtschaftsförderung statt. Neuerdings wird jedoch bei Unterstützungsprozessen in den Bereichen Personal, Finanzen und Beschaffung verwaltungsübergreifend zusammengearbeitet; Shared Service Center/Dienstleistungszentren werden aufgebaut.
Vorschau auf die nächsten Workshop-Termine (jeweils donnerstags): 10.10./12.12.2013.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_sharedservicesworkshop_1.pdf
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V.2 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 28.11.: F+E-Projekt "PROKETTA – Erhebung von Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung" - Zweites Treffen der Projektpartner
Am 28.11. findet in Potsdam das zweite Treffen der Partner des F+E-Projektes „PROKETTA - Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung“ statt. Eingeladen sind Vertreter von Behörden und Unternehmen, bei denen bisher Prozesse/Prozessketten erhoben wurden oder die im weiteren Projektverlauf eine Projektbeteiligung planen. Das Treffen soll genutzt werden, um den Teilnehmern die bisher erreichten Projektergebnisse vorzustellen, Schwerpunkte für die weitere Projektarbeit zu setzen und die nächsten Arbeitsschritte zu besprechen.
Wenn auch Sie Interesse an einer Beteiligung an dem F+E-Projekt haben oder weitere Informationen wünschen, wenden Sie sich bitte an Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_sharedservicesworkshop_1.pdf
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1.5 Vom IfG.CC unterstützte Konferenzen & Veranstaltungen / Conferences & events supported by the IfG.CC
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K.1 Announcement: Edinburgh, Scotland, 11.-13.09.2013: EGPA Annual Conference 2013
The 2013 Annual Conference of the European Group on Public Administration (EGPA) will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 11 to 13 September 2013. The Conference is organised in collaboration with University of Edinburgh.
EGPA is the platform for Public Administration elsewhere in Europe and over the borders. EGPA organises dialogues with its partners (TAD, TED, MED) and always provides, at the European level, an opportunity for all the academics and the practitioners to discuss issues with their respective points of view and their administrative cultures.
The symposium is also a forum designed to promote professional networking with other workshop participants as well as members of the European public administration / management research community more generally. At the heart of the symposium lies the discussion of research papers in small groups. The composition of the discussion groups will reflect the plurality of disciplinary and methodological approaches in the European public administration/management community. Each group will be convened by an established expert in the field. To keep discussion groups small and focused, thematic tracks will be formed.
Parallel sessions revolved around issues of performance and financial management, human resource management (including questions of public ethics and values), comparative public sector reform or public policy related changes in European welfare states. Other possible specializations include the interfaces between politics and administration as well as the relationship between public organizations and societal changes. Researchers from the IfG.CC will present a research paper in the e-government track, chaired by Frank Bannister and Albert Meijer.
Young PhD Students and Researchers will also have the opportunity to debate on the key elements of their research and will participate to the Symposium prior to the Conference (on 9-10 September 2013)
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.egpa-conference-2013.org
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K.2 Announcement: Big Island, Hawaii, 06.-09.01.2014: 47th HICSS (Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences), Call for papers
The 47th HICSS will be held at the Waikoloa Hilton on the Big Island of Hawaii from January 6 to 9, 2014.
The minitrack „Digital Government Mirrors and Anticipates Many Developments, which Later Become Major Trends“ is led by Theresa A. Pardo (University at Albany/SUNY), Samuel Fosso Wamba (University of Wollongong, Australia) and Tino Schuppan (IfG.CC, Potsdam, Germany).
The e-Government Emerging Topics minitrack provides a home for incubating new topics and trends in e-Government research. E-Government as an academic field is evolving; new directions of research and practice are emerging while others are becoming accepted as foundational. However, the foundations of the field still need to be spelled out more explicitly and rigorously. This HICSS E-Government Emerging Topics minitrack seeks submissions that contribute to the evolution of e-Government research and to the clarification of the field. Submissions should speak specifically to how the research presented contributes to our understanding of this emerging field.
In this minitrack papers are invited that offer the conceptual and practice-based boundaries and foundations of the field of e-Government, agendas for e-Government research, foundations and research methodologies for the study of e-Government, the nature of inter- and multi-disciplinaryresearch designs in e-Government, natural disaster management & e-government policy, mobile Government: Challenges, opportunities, standards, and protocols, Web 2.0/3.0 in government, Open data: Challenges, opportunities, standards, and protocols, E-diplomacy, societal challenges and e-Government, for instance, engaging citizens through technology.
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http://faculty.washington.edu/jscholl/hicss47/Emerging_Topics.html
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1.6 Jobs beim IfG.CC / Jobs at the IfG.CC
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J.1 Das IfG.CC bietet attraktive Arbeitsfelder für Studenten und Absolventen / The IfG.CC offers attractive opportunities for students and graduates
Das Institute for eGovernment (IfG.CC) mit Sitz im Stadtzentrum der Brandenburger Landeshauptstadt Potsdam bietet interessante Arbeitsfelder für Studenten und Absolventen der Verwaltungs-, Politik- und Sozialwissenschaft, der Betriebswirtschaft und der (Wirtschafts-) Informatik in internationalen Projekten. Wir setzen uns mit Fragen der künftigen Anwendung von IKT in den Bereichen Government, Telemedizin, Katastrophenschutz, Bildung und Entwicklungspolitik auseinander. Auch Themen wie Schutz kritischer Infrastrukturen oder neue prozessorientierte Organisationsgestaltung gehören zu unseren Forschungsthemen.
Bitte senden Sie Ihre vollständigen Unterlagen per eMail an: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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J.2 Das IfG.CC sucht weitere Mitarbeiter/-innen für den Geschäftsbereich "Prozessmanagement"
Für unseren Geschäftsbereich „Prozessmanagement“ suchen wir weitere Mitarbeiter/-innen:
a) Entwicklung von Desktop-, Online- und Mobile-Anwendungen
Die Aufgabenstellung umfasst die softwaremäßige Umsetzung von in öffentlichen Verwaltungen und Unternehmen erhobenen Geschäftsprozessen und Prozessketten in Form eines Wissensmanagers auf Desktop-PC und Tablet-PC.
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http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/ifgcc_se_stellenausschreibung.pdf
b) Analyse und Modellierung von Geschäftsprozessen
Die Aufgabenstellung umfasst die Identifizierung, Modellierung, Standardisierung und Optimierung von Geschäftsprozessen und Prozessketten zwischen öffentlichen Verwaltungen und Unternehmen.
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http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/ifgcc_gpm_stellenausschreibung.pdf
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J.3 Schülerbetriebspraktikum beim IfG.CC
Interessierten und aufgeweckten Schülerinnen und Schülern bietet das IfG.CC die Möglichkeit, ein Schülerbetriebspraktikum zu absolvieren.
Interessierte schicken bitte Ihre vollständigen Bewerbungsunterlagen (Anschreiben, Lebenslauf, letztes Zeugnis) an Heidrun Müller (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
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http://bildungsserver.berlin-brandenburg.de/schueler-betriebspraktika.html
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1.7 In eigener Sache / On ourowns account
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E.1 Das IfG.CC öffnet sein Projekt zur Entwicklung eines Prozessketten-Registers für staatliche Informations- und Meldepflichten für weitere Kooperationspartner
Immer mehr Kommunen, Landkreise und Landesverwaltungen melden sich, um als Kooperationspartner an dem am 01.04.2012 gestarteten Projekt zur Entwicklung eines Registers mit standardisierten Prozessketten für staatliche Informationspflichten teilzunehmen, das vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie gefördert wird.
Kooperationspartner in diesem dreijährigen Projekt sind u.a. Verwaltungen der kommunalen und Landesebene, kommunale Spitzenverbände, öffentliche IT-Dienstleister, Unternehmen und Kammern. Zusätzlich zu den schon im Projekt engagierten Fachleuten ermöglicht das IfG.CC nach wie vor weiteren Kooperationspartnern die Teilnahme an diesem Projekt.
Als Ausgleich für den im Projekt investierten Aufwand erhalten die Teilnehmer eine Desktop-Version des IFGCC-Prozessnavigators mit Modellen und Detailinformationen zu den bei den Teilnehmern erhobenen Prozessketten.
Interessenten melden sich bitte per eMail über: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/IFGCC_Proketta_120401.pdf
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2. Schwerpunktthema des Monats/Key Issue of the Month:
eGovernment für ländliche Entwicklung/eGovernment for rural development
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Die Förderung der Entwicklung von ländlichen und abgelegenen Gebieten sowie deren Versorgung mit staatlichen, privaten und medizinischen Leistungen stellt für Entwicklungsländer und Industriestaaten gleichermaßen eine große Herausforderung dar. Informationstechnik bietet viele Potenziale zur Bewältigung dieser Herausforderung, wie bereits Erfahrungen in verschiedenen Bereichen zeigen.
So können Telemedizin-Anwendungen Kliniken und Krankenschwestern in entlegenen Regionen mit Krankenhäusern und Spezialisten in den urbanen Zentren verbinden, um eine bessere Gesundheitsversorgung zu erreichen. Mit IT-unterstützten Bürgerbüros, mit eKiosken und mobilen Lösungen können Leistungen verschiedener Verwaltungen erbracht werden. Voraussetzung für diese Angebote ist eine flächendeckende Versorgung mit ausreichendem Breitband, was bis heute noch nicht erreicht wurde. Mittlerweile ist deutlich geworden, dass ein Land bzw. eine Region global „abgehängt“ ist, wenn dort kein ausreichender Internetzugang besteht.
Das IfG.CC hatte diesen Ansatz einer Electronic Regional Governance bereits 2004 entwickelt und seitdem kontinuierlich erweitert. Untersucht wird, welche E-Services unter welchen institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen und auf welche Weise miteinander kombiniert werden können, um die Lebensqualität und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in Regionen/ländlichen Räumen positiv zu beeinflussen.
In dieser Ausgabe des Infobriefs werden Initiativen und Lösungen zum Thema eGovernment und ländliche Entwicklung aus verschiedenen Ländern vorgestellt.
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2.1 Brunei Darussalam: Steps taken in Darussalam to lessen rural digital divide
Rural areas of Brunei Darussalam, which have long faced problems with information and communications technology (ICT) services, are set to benefit from a move to align the Sultanate’s bandwidth with that of its regional neighbours.
The decision to replace mobile frequency bands comes as the Sultanate prepares to hand out 4G long-term evolution (LTE) licences. However, despite the wave of activity taking place across the telecoms sector, there are concerns that the joint roaming agreement could fail to produce results for the country, unless tariffs are revised downwards to levels nearer those of its regional peers.
Brunei Darussalam, together with Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, sealed an agreement on June 19 to align itself with the Asia Pacific Telecommunity’s 700 MHz band plan. The deal will facilitate international roaming among networks, while also making it easier for providers to meet rising demand for mobile broadband.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44328&Itemid=128
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2.2 Kenia: Mobile company register a major boost for business
Reports that the State Law Office has signed a deal with Safaricom to allow company registration through the click of a button meet the definition of good news. Across the world, governments are working round the clock to provide services to the citizens but the response from these clients shows the public service most times falls below expectations. Some of the reasons governments have been getting low ratings is the big numbers involved, the reluctance to decentralise services, and workers who are rarely moti-vated.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44319&Itemid=128
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2.3 India: National digital repository for schools launched
HRD minister M M Pallam Raju launched an initiative to bring together digital resources for various subjects in different languages in schools.
The National Repository of Open Education Resources, prepared by NCERT, is a digital resource of collection of documents, audio-visuals, interactive objects etc which are mapped to the concepts, thus enabling access to a library from which teachers can choose appropriate resource.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44341&Itemid=128
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2.4 Mobile phones transform Malawi farmers
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is still fascinated by the story of Sara Maunda, a Malawian village farmer who lives in Dowa, 38-kilometres away from Capital City Lilongwe, whose life was completely transformed when she embraced modern cellular communication technology.
During an opening ceremony of Umodzi Consulting – Esoko stakeholders’ forum in Li-longwe, agricultural officer for USAID Mathews Raboin once again referred to Maunda, whose life changed in June 2011 when she started using a cell phone to get prices for commodities.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44390&Itemid=128
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2.5 South Africa: Proving that mobile can revolutionise healthcare
A mobile health initiative now being expanded across numerous rural clinics in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province underlines the positive impact mobile can have on healthcare.
The initiative, the Mobile Health Information System (MHIS), is a collaborative effort that uses mobile technology to support the work of rural health professionals. The pilot project was rolled out in two phases, and now provides health workers in community health centres, tertiary and district hospitalswith an Internet-capable, commercially available smart phone pre-loaded with a locally-relevant, reliable clinical library containing about 4,000 pages of content. The Mobile Health Library includes South African treatment guidelines, drug formularies, diagnostic tools, and other evidence-based content. Information is downloaded using 3G connectivity from the ECDOH mobile library portal to mobile devices.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44391&Itemid=128
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2.6 Skills Limit ICT Use in the EAC Region
Lack of enough information communication and technology (ICT) skills is the major problem slowing down East African Community governments in implementing e-Governance service delivery.
Uganda's Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi was speaking during an international workshop on 'Foundations of Government Information Leadership' organized by the Uganda Tech-nology and Management University (UTAMU), Uganda National Information Technology Authority (NITA) and the Center for Electronic Governance at UNU-IIST (UNU).
Mbabazi said EAC governments have tried to invest more resources in the development of the ICT sector, but the challenge is that there wasn't enough capacity in terms of human resources to use the existing ICT infrastructure.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44256&Itemid=128
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3. eGovernment in Deutschland / eGovernment in Germany
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3.1 E-Government-Gesetz tritt in Kraft
Am 01. August 2013 ist das Gesetz zur Förderung der elektronischen Verwaltung sowie zur Änderung weiterer Vorschriften (E-Government-Gesetz) in Kraft getreten. Behördenangelegenheiten werden damit für Bürger und Wirtschaft einfacher, weil jedermann unabhängig von Ort und Öffnungszeiten mit der Verwaltung in Kontakt treten kann.
"Mit dem E-Government-Gesetz kann die Verwaltung den Bürgern endlich das bieten, was für Unternehmen im E-Commerce längst als selbstverständlicher Standard gilt. Das bedeutet: Leistungen der Verwaltung überall und rund um die Uhr beantragen, überprüfen oder direkt herunterladen. Jetzt geht es darum, die Modernisierung unserer Verwaltung weiter voranzutreiben und das Gesetz gemeinsam in Bund und Ländern umzusetzen", erklärte die IT-Beauftragte der Bundesregierung, Staatssekretärin Cornelia Rogall-Grothe.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44204&Itemid=128
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44205&Itemid=128
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4. eGovernment in Europa / eGovernment in Europe
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4.1 Great Britain: 'No one knows precisely what skills children will need in the future,' says Michael Gove
"No one knows precisely what skills children will need in the future," Michael Gove told Computing in an interview about the Department for Education's new curriculum guidelines.
"But almost every career in every industry sector is being transformed by technology," followed Gove, stating that a range of work, "from farming to fashion, manufacturing to music" will depend on IT in the future.
"So all young people in the 21st century will need to be equally comfortable with reading, writing and programming; understanding not just how to work a computer, but how a computer works," said Gove.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44210&Itemid=128
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4.2 UK government strengthens cloud services
The UK Government Digital Services (GDS) has officially launched the “fourth iteration” of its cloud procurement strategy. This update supports a more simplified procurement regime – while building a 21st century platform for cloud services.
A G-Cloud 4 framework, just unveiled by the GDS, strengthens the UK government’s on-line procurement effort. This initiative is fully redesigning the way agencies will source products and services in the cloud.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44321&Itemid=128
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4.3 Great Britain: Telehealth awareness drive is failing survey reveals
An annual survey to establish the level of public awareness of telehealth has revealed nine out of 10 adults have never heard of it.
The findings come in spite of the national 3millionlives campaign by the Department of Health which aimed to increase knowledge of services which can help people manage their own conditions in a community setting.
The research, commissioned by the National Telehealth Forum - an independent body comprising patients, patient groups, commissioners, GPs, nurses, academics and industry bodies and charities - quizzed a representative sample of 2,066 adults in the UK and found 90 per cent had never heard of telehealth. Of those aged 55 and over - who are statistically more likely to be one of the 15 million people with a long term condition - 92 per cent had never heard of telehealth.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44352&Itemid=128
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4.4 EU: Open Government and Open Data Are Not The Same Thing
Outside of Pyongyang (and maybe even there), what government wouldn’t want to be thought of as open? The U.K. has certainly made much political capital in portraying itself that way.
Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude is responsible for the U.K.’s Government Digital Service and is a co-chairman of the Open Government Partnership, an international body that aims “to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.”
But somewhere along the line the terms “open government” and “open data” have been conflated. While governments have thrown out gigabytes of data “to promote transparency,” few — Finland being among them — have done much truly to “empower citizens,” and certainly not the U.K.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44412&Itemid=128
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4.5 Great Britain: Six ideas to get more women involved in the tech sector
Why are there so few women in technology? Has the cliche of pizza-chomping nerds scared them off, or does the problem run deeper? We talk to women in the sector about their experiences and ways to redress the balance
Anne-Marie Imafidon describes herself as "one of those people who asks 'why?' a lot" – and it has served her well. At the age of 10 for instance, Imafidon was asking why one web page looked different from another. The answer was the HTML code behind it, which she learned to use and then built her own pages. She did her maths and IT GCSEs that year. By 15, she was at Oxford. Yet one question she didn't ask was why there were so few girls. "I was one of three girls in a class of 70 reading maths and computer science at Oxford. There's not that many of us around. It never really bothered me."
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44395&Itemid=128
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4.6 Great Britain: IT Professionals warned about Danger of Neglecting the Digital Agenda
ICT professionals must take a lead in pursuing the digital agenda, as well as running their legacy estates. Failure to do this will mean that others will decide the future direction of ICT in their organisation.
This warning comes from the Society of IT Management in its latest briefing The digital agenda: what it means for Socitm’s members.
ICT professionals should be positioning themselves as leaders in promoting digital services, says Socitm If they do not, the risk is much greater that others will decide the future direction of ICT in their organisation.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44449&Itemid=1
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5. eGovernment weltweit / World wide eGovernment
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5.1 Nigeria: Addressing Insecurity, Governance with Information Technology Tools
Following recent development globally, the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) reassured Nigerians on the efficacy of information technology (IT) tools in solving the country's challenges in e-government and national security.
Nigeria is faced with several challenges, and prominent among them are those associated with e-government and national security, access to government activities remained difficult, coupled with the rising cases of national insecurity across the country.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44199&Itemid=128
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5.2 United States: The Future of the IT Workforce
CIOs are rethinking the hiring process as they seek leaders to replace an aging IT workforce.
As baby boomers near retirement age, public-sector CIOs are faced with numerous staffing challenges. They must replace the technical knowledge and expertise of technologists leaving the workforce, and it must be done in a rapidly changing field where today’s skill sets might not be relevant in the near future.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44218&Itemid=128
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5.3 India: Nagaland: ‘ICT changing economy, society, culture’
Parliamentary Secretary for Information Technology & Communication, Technical Education, Science & Technology and Taxes, Tovihoto Ayemi, stated that Information & Communications Technology (ICT) is changing the economy, society and culture and has fundamental impact and influence on the human civilization.
“This has led to the advent of e-governance, which is the use of ICT in the public sector with an aspiration to improve the quality of services to citizens,” Ayemi said while addressing the valedictory function of a three-day-long workshop on “Change management and capacity building of e-governance” at The Heritage.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44241&Itemid=128
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5.4 Australia: Shifting to a digital culture
Government agencies need to create a culture that not just tolerates digitisation but embraces it
The world is witnessing an accelerated pace in digitisation, driven by the mass adoption of smart and connected ICT by consumers, businesses and governments. In Australia, government agencies are looking for ways to make the most of digitisation to enhance their services, achieve internal efficiencies, and improve the lives and prosperity of citizens.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44273&Itemid=128
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5.5 Thailand: 400,000 Free Wi-Fi hotspots by 2014
Thailand is to have a total of 400,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots nationwide by 2014, announced the ICT Minister, Anudith Nakornthap. About 270,000 free hotspots were installed in the last two years, with another 150,000 to be added next year.
In 2012, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) of Thailand allocated THB 950 million (US $30 million) for the ICT Ministry’s free Wi-Fi project which started in 2011. The Wi-Fi hotspots will serve about 7.7-10 million people.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44335&Itemid=128
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5.6 South Africa’s biometric industry under threat from ‘cowboys’
Misinformed service providers, fly-by-night operators and ‘buck-chasers’ continue to pose a threat to the development of South Africa’s Biometric Identity Management industry by fuelling negative perception of products and undermine the value of legitimate offerings.
Leading experts in this market believe the country faces an uphill battle against ruthless suppliers who vaguely understand biometrics and are driving sales targets without providing adequate after-sales service. There are also many posers who have no genuine track record in the market or sufficient expertise to add any real value.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44402&Itemid=128
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6. Ausgewählte Veranstaltungen im laufenden Monat / Selected events in the current month
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6.1 16.-19.09., Koblenz, Germany: IFIP e-government conference 2013
In 2013, IFIP WG 8.5’s working conferences EGOV and ePart will be held at the University of Koblenz-Landau.
The University Campus in Koblenz hosts four faculties, among which the Faculty of Computer Science has a strong focus on research in E-Government, E-Participation and Semantic Web. In the winter turn 2012/13, the Faculty of Computer Science introduces a new Master curriculum on E-Government – to date a unique study programme at German Universities.
In 2013, the Faculty also hosts the major German Computer Society’s conference: the Informatik 2013. The twelfth IFIP EGOV and fourth IFIP ePart conferences will be co-located with Informatik 2013.
The Faculty of Computer Science, and in particular the research group E-Government will be responsible for local arrangements of EGOV and ePart 2013. GI's working group on Informatics in jurisprudence and government is supporting the IFIP EGOV and ePart conferences.
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http://www.egov-conference.org/egov-2013
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6.2 16.-18.09., Geneva, Switzerland: Open Knowlegde Conference 2013
OKCon (Open Knowledge Conference) is the world’s leading open data and open knowledge conference, running since 2005.
Our line-up of speakers this year already includes Ellen Miller (Sunlight Foundation), John Ellis (CERN and Kings College, London), Chris Vein (World Bank) and Victoria Stodden (Columbia University). Many more will be announced very soon.
Our theme for OKCon 2013 is OPEN DATA – Broad, Deep Connected. In the last few years we have seen government open data initiatives grow and become important in areas such as research, culture and international development. OKCon will explore how open data is not only expanding geographically but also touching new sectors and new areas. It will focus on how we can coordinate and strengthen public policy around the world to support a truly global and interconnected ecosystem of open data.
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http://okcon.org
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6.3 19.-20.09., Istanbul, Turkey: International conference on e-government
The main motive of this international conference is to focus on the latest innovations and developmental changes which are taking place in the field of e Government. By attending this international conference the researchers, scholars and experts related to this field can understand the significance of Economics of e Government and e Democracy in the recent times. International Conference on e Government Istanbul will give an opportunity to the leading experts related to the field of e commerce to gather useful information and can gain an in depth knowledge associated with this sector.
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http://www.biztradeshows.com/conferences/iceg-istanbul/
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6.4 24.-25.09., Sundsvall, Sweden: Nordic e-Government Conference 2013
The purpose of the conference is to build bridges and exchange experiences primarily regarding the technical development of e-services, but also to discuss general development issues for the authorities working with enterprises and enterprising in Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. On the agenda: e-Government and Digitalization, Open data and Digital post box.
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http://www.bolagsverket.se/en/us/about/e-conferense2013
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Weitere Veranstaltungstermine / More event dates
Hier finden Sie weitere Termine im Monat September 2013 / Find here more events in the month of September 2013:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_last&year=2013&month=09
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