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SunApr192026
Powering the future of Africa’s smart cities
ABB Electrification is driving Africa’s transition to smarter, more sustainable cities through its suite of integrated technologies designed to improve energy efficiency, resilience, and connectivity across urban infrastructure.
With rapid urbanisation placing new demands on power, mobility, and digital infrastructure, ABB’s smart city solutions offer a blueprint for sustainable development, from intelligent buildings and reliable power systems to cleaner, connected transport networks.
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SunApr192026
The Role of Airports in Smart City Developments
Where sustainability, productivity and efficiency are keywords for businesses and governments, it’s no wonder the concept of a “smart city” is gaining worldwide appeal. The developments aim to create spaces that leverage advanced, interconnected technologies to optimise daily routines, create economic and cultural hubs and raise living standards for all residents of the settlement.
Today, smart cities are no longer flickers in the backdrop of fictional realms. They are settlements in active development across multiple locations globally, as evidenced by the smart city technology market, which projections estimate will grow to over USD 5,000 billion by 2034.
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SunApr192026
EE: Why resilient cities matter more than ever
At the Smart City Exchange Forum in Tallinn, one message rose above the rest: resilience is no longer a side issue. It is becoming the basic condition of urban survival.
At the Smart City Exchange Forum 2026, held in mid-March in Tallinn, the word resilience gradually shed its conference-polish vagueness and became something far sharper: the organising principle of urban life in an age of overlapping shocks.
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SatApr182026
How Digital Twins Are Revolutionizing Smart City Planning?
Cities today are growing faster than ever, but managing them is becoming more complex. Traffic problems, energy waste, and infrastructure challenges are increasing every day. This is where digital twin technology is making a real difference. By using real-time data and AI, cities can plan smarter, reduce risks, and improve how urban systems work.
Managing a modern city is genuinely hard. Millions of people, thousands of systems, and countless moving parts all need to work together every single day. For a long time, the tools available to city planners were not good enough to handle that level of complexity. But things are starting to change, and digital twin technology is at the center of this transformation.
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SatApr182026
Smart Cities and IoT: Infrastructure, Mobility and Urban Services
Urban environments are undergoing a structural transformation driven by data, connectivity, and digital infrastructure. As cities face mounting pressure from population growth, climate constraints, and resource limitations, technology is increasingly being deployed to improve operational efficiency and quality of life. Within this context, Smart Cities have emerged as a strategic framework for integrating digital systems into urban planning and services.
At the core of Smart Cities lies the Internet of Things (IoT), enabling real-time visibility across infrastructure, mobility networks, and public services. By connecting physical assets to digital platforms, cities can optimize operations, reduce costs, and support more responsive governance. However, the implementation of Smart Cities raises complex technical, organizational, and economic questions that extend far beyond sensor deployment.
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SatApr182026
Work in progress: analysing digital transformation in the Government of Canada
Governments around the world are working to make digital transformation happen in order to improve services for citizens and support government priorities. This transformation is not just about implementing technology; it requires getting the right skills, culture, policies, and processes in place to capitalise on the benefits of data, AI, and digital tools
Following the AccelerateGOV conference in December, Global Government Forum produced a report focusing on how to scale what works and overcome barriers to digital transformation. It is based on panel sessions, presentations and discussions at Global Government Forum’s AccelerateGOV 2025 conference held in Ottawa in December, as well as a survey of 228 Canadian public servants registered for the event.
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SatApr182026
CA: The technology foundations of government transformation: takeaways from AccelerateGOV 2025
Governments around the world are working to make digital transformation happen in order to improve services for citizens and support government priorities. This transformation is not just about implementing technology; it requires getting the right skills, culture, policies, and processes in place to capitalise on the benefits of data, AI, and digital tools
Following the AccelerateGOV conference in December, Global Government Forum produced a report focusing on how to scale what works and overcome barriers to digital transformation. It is based on panel sessions, presentations and discussions at Global Government Forum’s AccelerateGOV 2025 conference held in Ottawa in December, as well as a survey of 228 Canadian public servants registered for the event.
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SatApr182026
SA: Al-Ula jumps 27 places in Smart City Index 2026, ranks 85th globally
Al-Ula has recorded the highest improvement in the IMD Smart City Index 2026, advancing from 112th place in 2025 to 85th this year, placing it among the most improved cities globally.
“The top three cities in this year’s ranking are Zurich (first), Oslo (second), and Geneva (third). Al-Ula jumped 27 places while Washington DC rose by 23. Big drops were seen from Bordeaux (down 19), Lyon (also down 19), and Ottawa (down 18, together with Shenzhen),” said the IMD Smart City Index official portal.
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FriApr172026
New South African smart city with its own international airport
A new smart city is being planned next to the Vaal River, alongside a new international airport expected to benefit residents of nearby municipalities, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition said.
The department is holding public consultations on the planned designation of the Vaal Special Economic Zone (SEZ), where community members will get a chance to share their views and ideas.
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FriApr172026
Algeria accelerates digital transformation with new e-governance platform and infrastructure investments
Algeria is accelerating its digital transformation agenda with significant progress across infrastructure, e-governance, and digital economy development, according to discussions between government officials and United Nations representatives.
The United Nations Resident Coordinator, Savina Ammassari, highlighted the country’s pace and ambition following engagements with High Commissioner for Digitalisation Meriem Benmouloud and her team, alongside the United Nations Development Programme.
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FriApr172026
ES: Madrid: Designing productive spaces for government innovation conversations
City of Madrid’s Director General of the Digital Office, Fernando de Pablo, shares what it takes to help shape international conversations around digital transformation in government ahead of the upcoming Govtech4Impact World Congress.
Imagine working on a project by all by yourself, where the results of which can affect thousands and even millions of people. Would you do it?
As daunting as that sounds, digital transformation projects for governments often result with a similar scale of impact.
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ThuApr162026
IN: Punjab and Haryana: Bring out white paper on Smart City projects, Chandigarh Mayor tells officers
Mayor Saurabh Joshi has directed officers to bring a white paper on all projects of the Smart City venture in the next MC meeting. The direction has been passed during a discussion on the agenda of related works.
The officers had brought the agenda for ex facto approval for floating tender on GeM portal for annual maintenance contract HYVA machinery installed at three MRF centres, set up under the Smart City project. The councillors also demanded placing on record the details regarding the tender allotted for the work.
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ThuApr162026
TH: Students explore Pattaya’s smart city vision during City Hall study visit
City secretary Phumpipat Kamolnat, together with assistant secretary Pittaya Piromon, welcomed a group of international students and teachers from Regent International School Pattaya during an educational visit at Meeting Room 131 of Pattaya City Hall.
The delegation engaged in discussions and exchanged views on current urban challenges and the future development direction of Pattaya, focusing on how the city is adapting to rapid technological and social changes.
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ThuApr162026
VN: Ho Chi Minh City aims to become a global smart city
Ho Chi Minh City aims to rank among the world’s top 50 smart cities by 2030. By 2035, it strives to become one of the three national-level smart urban operation centres, serving as a core hub for coordinating data, technology, and innovation nationwide.
Leveraging existing strengths
During the 2018–2025 period, the city implemented the project on “Building Ho Chi Minh City into a Smart City” alongside its Digital Transformation Programme. To date, it has established an initial ecosystem comprising digital infrastructure, data platforms, shared information systems, and numerous sector-specific applications serving state management, public service delivery, and enhanced interaction with citizens and businesses.
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WedApr152026
Governing by Algorithm: What Smart Cities Are Teaching Us About Power in Liberal Democracies
The current automation of governance is an evolution in the long-standing tension between democratic responsiveness and technocratic executive power.
Across the world, city governments are adopting systems that promise to make urban life smarter. Sensors regulate traffic. Algorithms assign police patrols. Software flags welfare applicants. Cameras recognize faces. To advocates, these technologies offer efficiency, safety, and objectivity. To critics, they threaten privacy and freedom. But the political meaning of smart cities is more subtle than either side usually admits. What is at stake is not simply a clash between technology and democracy. It is the evolution of a long-standing tension inside liberal democracy itself: the tension between democratic responsiveness and technocratic executive power.
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WedApr152026
CN: Hebei: Feeling the city of the future: In Xiong’an, innovation is born and comes alive
At first glance, the streets of the Xiong'an New Area in North China's Hebei Province look clean and new, yet not particularly remarkable. It is only when driving through them that one senses the pulse of what has been widely referred to in China as "the city of the future." Here, drivers no longer "obey" green lights; the lights "obey" the traffic.
This is no illusion. Behind the so-called "green-wave traffic system" lie more than 20,000 roadside sensors that monitor traffic flow, queue lengths and vehicle types in real time. The data feed into an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered "city brain" that recalibrates signals in milliseconds. As a result, the average number of stops per vehicle has fallen by half, according to official figures.
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WedApr152026
Saudi Arabia Shines in IMD Smart City Index 2026
Saudi Arabia shines in smart city advancements, with eight cities achieving impressive global rankings in the 2026 IMD Index.
Saudi Arabia has achieved impressive milestones in the 2026 IMD Smart City Index, with eight cities making their mark and showcasing significant advancements in smart urban development.
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TueApr142026
PH: Malabon: Digital governance success showcased
Malabon City administrator Dr. Alexander T. Rosete presented the city’s digital governance milestones at the 17th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning, held last 1 to 4 April.
In a presentation titled “Digitalizing Governance: Implementing a SMART City Framework for Enhanced Public Services and Citizen Engagement in Malabon,” Rosete detailed how technology has been integrated into the delivery of essential services in Malabon.
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TueApr142026
ZA: North West: Mokgosi to give update on provincial government’s digital infrastructure modernisation
he North West Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi will on 8 April 2026, update members of the media on progress made towards modernising the provincial government’s digital infrastructure, following the recent approval of the Provincial Digital Transformation Strategy by the Executive Council.
Mokgosi spokesperson, Sello Tatai said in his State of the Province Address (SOPA) in February 2026, Mokgosi announced that government will be implementing a number of digital transformation initiatives from 1 April 2026, this with a view to improving governance, strengthening service delivery and enhancing operational efficiency across the provincial administration. Tatai said Mokgosi’s update seeks to reinforce the provincial government’s firm commitment to using technology as a key enabler for development and responsive governance.
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MonApr132026
QA: MoJ advances digital transformation to deliver faster, human-centric legal services
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has successfully digitized nearly 90% of its services, while offering more than 200 integrated legal services accessible through its website and mobile applications.
This comprehensive digital overhaul goes beyond technology, it reflects a strong commitment to easing the everyday burdens of citizens, residents, and businesses by saving time, effort, and unnecessary visits.
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MonApr132026
VN: Government approves national cultural digital transformation plan until 2030, Vision 2045
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on Saturday signed Decision 611 approving the project “Digital Transformation in the Cultural Sector to 2030, with a Vision to 2045.”
The plan aims to comprehensively modernize Vietnam’s national digital cultural ecosystem, preserving and promoting a rich, distinctive, and innovative cultural identity while proactively integrating into the global cultural landscape. It also seeks to position digital culture as a new driver of sustainable development, boost cultural industries, and expand the digitization and effective sharing of cultural resources.
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SunApr122026
"Smart City" Development and Innovation Competition concludes in S. China's Guangxi, 252 works awarded
The "Smart City" Development and Innovation Competition was held in Nanning in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on March 30, with 37 teams winning in the finals of the competition and five representative projects completing on-site signing.
A total of 1,382 works participated in this competition, among which 252 works won awards.
On March 29, the 60 teams that advanced to the finals were divided into groups according to the competition topics. The professional track targeted four competition directions, namely urban safety and public services, intelligent construction and green buildings, urban construction and urban governance, and smart residential areas and smart communities. The university track was set up with three directions, including urban construction and urban governance, intelligent construction and green buildings, and smart residential areas and smart communities.
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SunApr122026
DK: Copenhagen: How an innovative city combines high technology, well-being, and sustainability to become the largest reference in clean energy on the planet.
This global metropolis applies disruptive infrastructure and urban management solutions to consolidate its position as a reference in clean energy, attracting the attention of governments and investors in 2026.
The city of Copenhagen, Denmark, has earned the title of the world’s greatest reference in clean energy by integrating a zero-emission system with high urban efficiency. The Danish capital currently operates with an energy matrix based almost entirely on wind and biomass sources, eliminating dependence on fossil fuels in record time.
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SunApr122026
Powering Smart Cities: Designing Rugged PoE for Outdoor and Industrial Edge Deployments
The expansion of smart cities and industrial deployments means infrastructure must be built to withstand harsh, evolving environments while maintaining reliable connectivity and power.
The expansion of smart cities and industrial deployments means infrastructure must be built to withstand harsh, evolving environments while maintaining reliable connectivity and power.
Ruggedized Power of Ethernet (PoE) is emerging as a key enabler, designed to support scalable, resilient edge networks across outdoor and distributed systems.
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SatApr112026
GR: The Ellinikon: Europe’s new 15-minute Mediterranean city
Rising from the abandoned runways of Athens’ former international airport, The Ellinikon is taking shape on the Athenian Riviera. The project is being developed by LAMDA Development, a Greek company active in retail and marina infrastructure. Work on the site began after the airport closed in 2001, with initial plans drawn up in 2012. The first building, a Care Centre for People with Disabilities, was completed in 2023. Construction across the wider site is ongoing, with new districts and facilities expected to open in phases over the coming years.
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SatApr112026
Eight Saudi Cities in IMD Smart City Index 2026; Riyadh Advances to 24th Globally
Eight Saudi cities made a notable showing in the IMD Smart City Index 2026, published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), the Saudi Press Agency said on Friday.
The result reflects faster development and improving quality of life across the Kingdom’s cities, in line with Saudi Vision 2030, the Saudi Press Agency said on Friday.
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SatApr112026
AE: Dubai, Abu Dhabi rank among world’s top 10 smartest cities
UAE cities secure leading positions in 2026 IMD smart city rankings
Dubai and Abu Dhabi have secured leading global positions in the 2026 Smart City Index published by the International Institute for Management Development, highlighting the UAE’s rapid digital transformation and high urban quality of life.
Dubai ranked sixth globally, while Abu Dhabi placed tenth among 148 cities assessed, underscoring the country’s growing prominence in smart urban development. Zurich topped the global ranking, followed by Oslo, Geneva, London and Copenhagen.
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FriApr102026
Zurich retains top spot in IMD Smart City Index
At a glance
- Who: IMD World Competitiveness Centre (WCC).
- What: WCC has published the IMD Smart City Index 2026, which sees Zurich retain the top spot.
- Why: To assess the progress of smart cities around the world. IMD WCC defines a smart city as one that strikes a good balance between its economic prowess, applied technology, environmental concerns, and inclusiveness to facilitate a high quality of life for its citizens.
- Where: WCC surveyed residents in 148 global cities.
Transparency, infrastructure and public trust are key to urban success, according to the annual ranking, published by the IMD World Competitiveness Centre.
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FriApr102026
IN: New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi calls Modi govt’s smart cities plan a ‘half-baked scheme’
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticised the Modi government over its Smart Cities Mission (SCM), claiming that the scheme was never intended to develop entire cities and accusing the administration of promoting a “half-baked plan” under the guise of total urban transformation.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha said the mission exemplifies the government’s “modus operandi” of making grand announcements, creating extensive publicity, and avoiding accountability.
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FriApr102026
Governance, Transparency and Public Trust Matter More Than Technology, IMD Smart City Index 2026 Finds
Governance quality, infrastructure, and public trust are more important than technology alone in determining whether a city is truly “smart”, according to the IMD Smart City Index 2026 released by the IMD World Competitiveness Center.
The report, titled “The Quest for Trust and Transparency”, evaluates 148 cities worldwide and added five new cities this year: Tianjin and Zhuhai in China, Hafar Al Batin and Hail in Saudi Arabia, and San Salvador in El Salvador.
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FriApr102026
US: Florida: Miami: City smarts
From flying cars and high-tech sensors to AI platforms and quantum computing, Smart Cities MIAMI explores the future of urban development.
The cities of tomorrow will have autonomous flying cars that whisk passengers to work, the grocery store, and movie theaters; drones that deliver medicine to the sick; quantum computing technology that prevents traffic jams and reduces power outages; and AI platforms will forecast local weather, letting residents know if they should pack a raincoat or don a sweater before leaving home.
While this may sound like Orbit City of Jetsons’ fame, many such innovations are now either reality or in the development phase in metropolitan areas nationwide. And during Smart Cities MIAMI 2026, held on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables Campus on March 26, hundreds of attendees learned from industry experts, scientists, and researchers about how such burgeoning technology can be used to improve our cities.
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FriApr102026
US: Connecticut: Q&A: Hartford CIO Charisse Snipes on AI, Language Access and Building a Smart City Culture
The Connecticut city’s chief innovation officer discusses governance and embracing responsible innovation across city government.
Charisse Snipes was born and raised in Hartford, Conn., making her role as the city’s chief innovation officer deeply personal. A graduate of Hartford Public Schools, she now leads technology strategy for the same community that shaped her, an opportunity she describes as both surreal and profoundly meaningful.
With almost 25 years of IT experience, Snipes has built a career rooted in a long-standing passion for innovation and public service. She leads a team of nearly 40 IT professionals in a shared-services department that supports both the city of Hartford and Hartford Public Schools. Although the city and school district operate under separate budgets, the technology team functions as a single organization serving both entities
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ThuApr092026
The 10 Smartest Cities in the World in 2026: IMD Smart City Index Ranking
The IMD World Competitiveness Center has published the results of the 2026 Smart City Index. It evaluates 148 cities based on residents’ perceptions of infrastructure and technology in areas such as healthcare, mobility, and governance. Additionally, el informe destaca cuáles son las Smartest Cities in the World y cómo instituciones, confianza e infraestructuras se alinean para definir el éxito urbano actual.
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ThuApr092026
TH: Smartening Up: The Rise of Smart City Living in Phuket
In Phuket, a new generation of local families is reimagining the island’s future through ambitious smart-city developments that aim to balance innovation, sustainability, and community.
When we think of the term “smart city”, places like Singapore, Amsterdam, or Zürich often come to mind – urban centres where thoughtful planning, technology, and sustainability converge to create environments that genuinely enhance everyday life. Yet far from these established examples, a quieter transformation is beginning to unfold in Southern Thailand. On the island of Phuket, long known primarily as a tourism powerhouse, a new generation of developers and local families is exploring how the concept of a smart city might reshape the island’s future.
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ThuApr092026
Mexico City in the Smart City Index 2026
Mexico City fell four spots to 123rd place out of 148 cities in the 2026 Smart City Index.
Overall, the city has been on a downward trend since reaching 103rd place in 2020.
Compared to 2025, Mexico City fell four places in an evaluation of 146 cities.
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WedApr082026
IN: Gujarat Completes Over 357 Smart City Projects
The Gujarat government has completed 357 urban projects under the central Smart City Mission across six cities, delivering infrastructure and services. The six cities undertook 359 projects worth Rs 115.07 billion (bn) in total, of which projects valued at Rs 112.77 billion (bn) have been completed and two projects worth Rs 2,290 million (mn) are nearing completion. The terms billion (bn) and million (mn) are defined on first mention.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Gujarat on 31 March to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for urban projects, according to the Chief Minister's Office. The state declared 2025 the Urban Development Year and extended a two-decade programme that started in 2005 to expand urban infrastructure and connectivity. Major works include new expressways, highways and a signature bridge connecting Dwarka with Beyt Dwarka, with approach roads and parking completed.
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WedApr082026
GB: Scotland: Why our next government needs a Minister for Digital Delivery
The next Scottish government needs to demonstrate that digital transformation is a national priority
What do Canada, Norway, South Africa, and as many as 15 other OECD countries have in common?
They all develop their national digital strategies through dedicated digital ministers or ministries.
At Westminster, Ian Murray is Minister for Digital Government and Data, Liz Lloyd is Minister for Digital Economy and Kanishka Narayan is Minister for AI and Online Safety.
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WedApr082026
Transparency and public trust are key to urban success, IMD Smart City Index 2026 finds
Annual report says top-performing cities tend to be those where governance, technology, and public expectations align. Residents in high-performing urban centers tend to perceive more transparency in their cities and be actively engaged in the processes that shape their quality of life, the IMD Smart City Index 2026 finds.
The report, entitled "The Quest for Trust and Transparency" and published by the IMD World Competitiveness Center (WCC), found that smartness is not only about the latest technology. Higher overall performance tends to coincide with stronger citizen perceptions of good governance, transparency, and effective digital services.
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TueApr072026
AI at the juncture of India’s smart cities
Balancing efficiency, equity, and democracy in the age of algorithmic governance
India stands at a critical inflection point in its urban development journey, where artificial intelligence promises transformative solutions for complex urban challenges while simultaneously threatening to amplify existing socio-economic inequalities. With over ₹1.64 lakh crores invested in the Smart Cities Mission and 94% of 8,067 projects completed as of 2024, the integration of AI in urban governance has moved beyond pilot phases to large-scale implementation across 100 Indian cities.
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TueApr072026
SN: New Technological Deal: What the government's ambition for digital transformation should be, according to Papa Déthié Diouf
Senegal is marking a decisive step in its national transformation with the launch of the key projects of the New Deal for Technology. According to Papa Déthié Diouf, a member of the Digital Economy Commission of MONCAP, this initiative represents a major turning point in the country's development trajectory.
"Digital technology is no longer an option; it has become a central pillar of our economic, social and territorial development," said Mr. Diouf.
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TueApr072026
CA: Montreal: Smart city or watched city?
Montreal’s quiet expansion of urban surveillance
We are being watched every day. Transit and CCTV cameras record our every movement. License-plate readers keep tabs on our cars. AI systems identify us based on our walk.
And the list goes on.
The more we enter the digital age, the more technology expands and specializes in urban police forces. So, new methods for the deployment of available resources have been utilized. These methods are what we call surveillance tools.
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TueApr072026
Nigeria advances e-government agenda as NITDA receives NGEA portal
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has formally received the Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA) Portal, marking a significant milestone in the country’s digital transformation efforts.
Speaking at the handover ceremony held in Abuja, Abdullahi—represented by the Director of Corporate Planning and Strategy, Dr. Dimie Warowei—described the event as the culmination of a strategic partnership between Nigeria and the Republic of Korea, supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
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MonApr062026
IN: Smart City Mission Projects Fully Implemented in Jammu and Kashmir: Govt
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday informed the Legislative Assembly that centrally sponsored schemes under the Smart City Mission have been fully implemented in the Union Territory.
Replying to an unstarred question (A.Q. No. 892) by MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar, the government said it is “not a fact” that Smart City Mission (SCM) projects have not been fully executed in J&K.
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MonApr062026
NG: Enugu woos investors to new smart city project
The Enugu State Government has urged investors and institutions to invest and be part of the development of the New Enugu Smart City.
The Chief Executive Officer of the New Enugu Smart City Authority, Nkiruka Arum, made the appeal on Friday at a Special Day for the authority at the ongoing 37th Enugu International Trade Fair.
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MonApr062026
GB: Why CIOs must prioritise stability ahead of Digital Transformation in England’s local government reorganisation
As English local government reorganisation accelerates, Mark Gannon, Director of Client Solutions, Netcall, says CIOs are being urged to focus on operational stability first – ensuring seamless service continuity before embarking on Digital Transformation.
England’s local government reorganisation is coming and with it one of the biggest structural shifts the sector has faced in decades.
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MonApr062026
VN: Ho Chi Minh City targets global Top 50 smart cities by 2030
Ho Chi Minh City targets becoming one of three national-level smart urban operation centres by 2035, serving as a hub for data coordination, technology and innovation nationwide.
Ho Chi Minh City aims to rank among the world’s top 50 smart cities by 2030 under a draft smart urban development plan for 2026–2030, with a vision to 2035.
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SunApr052026
US: Texas: City Council Approves Digital Kiosks to Enhance Navigation and Support Local Businesses
Following approval at the March 26 Austin City Council meeting, the City of Austin is moving forward with an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-10 to authorize the implementation of interactive digital kiosks in the public right-of-way. This action enables the City to deploy a network of smart kiosks designed to provide real-time public information, support local businesses, and enhance the pedestrian experience in high-activity areas. The interactive kiosks will provide residents and visitors with easy access to wayfinding tools, public transit information, event listings, civic resources, and emergency messaging. The initiative is led by Austin Economic Development, in collaboration with Transportation and Public Works and other City departments.
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SunApr052026
IN: Gujarat: Surat Smart City Projects Reshape Urban Infrastructure Landscape
Surat’s urban landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with infrastructure projects worth over ₹11,000 crore completed under the national smart city programme. The scale of development reflects a coordinated push to modernise urban systems, improve service delivery, and enhance the quality of life across the city. The progress in Surat smart city projects spans a wide range of interventions, including integrated command and control centres, improved public transport systems, upgraded water and sewer networks, and enhanced public spaces. Officials involved in implementation indicate that the focus has been on creating efficient, technology-enabled urban environments.
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SunApr052026
IN: BiharOne Project to Transform Governance, ₹87 Cr Digital Platform Set for July Rollout
Unified portal to deliver government services seamlessly; CIPL to drive Bihar’s push towards citizen-centric e-governance
A new dawn of Digital Governance in Bihar with CIPL driving the change. In the heart of India’s historic land of knowledge and legacy, a quiet revolution is unfolding- one that promises to redefine governance and bring the state closer to its people. The BiharOne Project is not just another government initiative, it is a bold step towards a future where technology bridges gaps, simplifies lives and empowers citizens like never before. Agreement Signed with CIPL at BELTRON Bhawan for ‘BiharOne’ Project in Patna. With BiharOne, Bihar is poised to become a leader in e-governance delivery across states. Under the BiharOne project, the Government of Bihar has awarded a contract worth ₹87 crore to Corporate Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (CIPL) with a deadline set for the project to go live by July this year. Patna, meanwhile, is emerging as a hub for digital transformation in eastern India, witg CIPL leading this change.
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SatApr042026
Africa’s $2 Billion Surveillance Bet and the Future of Smart Cities
In cities across Africa, surveillance is becoming part of the urban fabric. Cameras mounted on streetlights, AI systems tracking movement, and centralized command centers monitoring activity in real time are no longer futuristic concepts. They are operational realities.
Framed as part of the continent’s smart city evolution, these technologies promise safer streets, smarter traffic systems, and more responsive governance. But as adoption accelerates, a deeper question is emerging: what kind of digital future is Africa building, and who controls it?
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SatApr042026
IN: Odisha: Bhubaneswar smart digital kiosks set for revival after citizens’ report
The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL), in close coordination with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), has planned a comprehensive overhaul of the smart digital kiosks installed under the Smart City project. As many as 75 ultra-modern digital kiosks were set up across Bhubaneswar to provide real-time city information to visitors, assist in booking bus and train tickets and offer emergency support such as helpline numbers and location guidance. However, many of these kiosks have remained non-functional, drawing criticism from residents and urban planning experts.
Officials said the move to revive the kiosks came after concerned citizens highlighted the issue on TOI’s Citizen Reporter portal, prompting authorities to review the status of the stalled infrastructure.
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SatApr042026
IN: Under smart city mission, over 357 projects worth over ₹11,000 crore completed in Gujarat
With an extensive network of roads and railways, along with the development of international airports and ports, Gujarat today has a well-developed transport network that provides excellent connectivity to its citizens. To manage the increasing traffic in urban areas efficiently, overbridges and underbridges are being constructed across the state. In particular, in the four major cities, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara, and Surat, a strong road network is being developed through such infrastructure, making transportation easier for citizens.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to visit Gujarat on March 31. During this visit, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for various urban development projects.
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SatApr042026
Zambia builds ‘homegrown’ digital ID, seeks international expertise
Digital transformation is showing progress around the world. In Africa, the Zambian government is seeking an international partner through the Smart Zambia Institute (SZI) to support its planned digital ID rollout.
In a report by state broadcaster ZNBC, SZI National Coordinator Percy Chinyama revealed that Zambians are implementing the digital ID system through a ‘home-grown’ approach. However, he acknowledged that international partners may provide additional expertise.
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FriApr032026
Advancing citizen-first public services through AI and digital transformation
With governments worldwide turning to AI-driven digital transformation, Huawei took centre stage to explore how integrated platforms, data intelligence and “chat‑to‑process” innovations are reshaping service delivery, boosting efficiency and raising satisfaction across the public sector.
Governments across the world are under growing pressure to deliver faster, more accessible and more transparent services for citizens. Driven by ageing populations, rising citizen expectations and budget constraints, administrations are having to rethink how public services are designed and delivered – and AI-enabled digital solutions are helping their cause.
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FriApr032026
Urban AI should not be understood as a single, inevitable next stage of the smart city, say researchers
Jun Zhang and colleagues have published a new article in Urban Geography arguing that urban AI should not be understood as a single, inevitable next stage of the smart city. Instead, it shows that AI urbanism is a contested political and discursive formation—a set of truth-claims about what AI is, what it can do, and why it should govern.
Using a Foucauldian discourse analysis, the paper asks how ideas such as autonomy become credible and actionable in urban governance, and how they reshape who gets to decide, what counts as rational policy, and whose futures are made governable in AI's name. In this way, the paper shifts focus away from technical capability alone and toward the politics of how AI is made legitimate.
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FriApr032026
ES: Cities must lead digital shift, says Madrid’s tech chief
Digital transformation is about how organisations work and people collaborate, explains Fernando de Pablo, director of the Digital Office of the City of Madrid
As cities across Europe accelerate digital transformation, questions of governance, interoperability and public trust are coming to the fore. Despite heavy investment in digital tools, the real challenge lies in how institutions adapt, collaborate and deliver tangible improvements for citizens.
Madrid has emerged as a leading example of this shift, as cities take a more central role in shaping digital public services. The Spanish capital will host the GovTech 4 Impact World Congress (G4I), bringing together policymakers, practitioners and industry leaders to exchange lessons on digital government.
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ThuApr022026
IN: Under Smart City Mission, over 357 projects worth over Rs 11,000 cr completed across six smart cities in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to visit Gujarat on March 31. During this visit, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for various urban development projects.
According to the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office (CMO), the then Chief Minister, PM Modi, had declared the year 2005 as the 'Urban Year', with a focused emphasis on developing infrastructure in urban areas. This journey of urban development in Gujarat has completed 20 years in 2025, and over these two decades, the state has witnessed significant urbanisation.
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ThuApr022026
How does the relationship between AI and smart cities work?
A smart city is not defined solely by the use of technology or the presence of sensors, but by its ability to interpret the information it collects from the urban environment and use it to make decisions. Artificial Intelligence is the central axis that allows a city to function in a coordinated, efficient and sustainable manner. In this sense, AI acts as the ‘brain’ that allows large volumes of data to be transformed into concrete actions that improve the functioning of the city. Thanks to this capacity, cities can predict needs, anticipate incidents and adapt their services in real time.
Without AI, the smart city would not be able to learn, evolve or respond to changes in the environment automatically. It is this technology that converts data into useful knowledge to optimise resources.
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ThuApr022026
IN: Maharashtra: Nagpur Smart City Mission: Achievement, Delays, and the Road Ahead
India is a developing country, so it is not fair to compare it with developed nations like the US, the UK, Canada, and others at this stage. The Indian government is upgrading its cities and making them smart. Perhaps the term ‘smart city’ is new to you. Don’t worry, as we are going to shed light on the definition of a smart city and discuss the Indian city of Nagpur, which is one of the cities announced by the Indian government to be converted into a smart city.
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WedApr012026
VN: National databases developed to drive digital transformation
The development and completion of national databases is a cornerstone in the digital transformation process. When data is standardised, interconnected, and effectively utilised, it becomes a critical foundation for modern governance, digital economic growth, and enhanced national competitiveness.
The Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation identifies data as a key production resource and a central driver for rapid and sustainable development. In parallel, the National Assembly’s issuance of the Law on Data, along with related legislation such as the Law on Digital Technology Industry, the Law on Personal Data Protection, and the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as guiding decrees from the Government, has helped establish a comprehensive legal framework for data governance, utilisation, and protection.
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WedApr012026
GB: Wales: Digital transformation for a smarter, more connected Powys
A revised Digital Strategy sets out the council's commitment to deliver smarter, more connected public services for Powys.
Powys County Council has approved its Digital Strategy 2026-2030, outlining how it will deliver faster, simpler and more sustainable services for the people of Powys.
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WedApr012026
Smart City projects in 11 African countries reveal major digital authoritarianism risks
A report that compiles research findings on the implementation of AI-powered surveillance systems in 11 African countries has warned that nations deploying such systems risk collapsing into digital authoritarianism if certain safeguards are not quickly put in place.
The report by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), published this month, examines the deployment of surveillance systems aided by Chinese technology in Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The focus was on surveillance systems that monitor public spaces through facial or vehicle number plate recognition.
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TueMar312026
The higher education sector has a digital transformation problem
A TCS study highlights a growing gap between ambition and execution, as the sector moves towards intelligent and experience-led education models
Despite big investment in digital transformation, universities are struggling with outdated legacy technology, fragmented digital ecosystems, and personalization.
According to a new study titled Digital Readiness and Student Experience in Higher Education Institutions in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), more than six-in-ten universities (61%) remain in the “evolving” stage of digital maturity, despite significant recent investment in transformation initiatives.
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TueMar312026
India IoT Applications Leadership Signals Smart City Growth
IoT Society of India has appointed a Chennai-based technology specialist to head its national division focused on Internet of Things (IoT) applications, a move that reflects the growing importance of connected systems in shaping India’s urban infrastructure and service delivery frameworks.
The leadership change comes at a time when Indian cities are accelerating the adoption of IoT-driven solutions across mobility, utilities and public services. From intelligent traffic systems to smart water management, IoT applications are increasingly embedded in how cities operate. Industry observers say the new appointment signals a stronger push towards scaling these technologies beyond pilot projects into city-wide deployments.
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TueMar312026
Digital infrastructure powers Xiong'an, China's 'city of future'
As night falls, a deep-blue "eye" gazes into the distance. Located in the western part of the Rongdong District of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei province, the Xiong'an Urban Computing Center rests quietly. Resembling a human eye in its architectural design, it is locally known as the "Eye of Xiong'an."
Inside this "city brain," servers glow with streams of blue light, supporting multidimensional computing for government services, urban planning, and ecological management. Large screens display a continuously evolving virtual city model on a digital operations platform.
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MonMar302026
Smart cities look to tube-based transport to reduce emissions and delivery delays
A new study claims that a largely overlooked solution, tube-based freight transport systems, could redefine how goods move within cities. These systems are a potential next-generation logistics layer that operates beneath or alongside traditional road networks, offering faster, cleaner, and more efficient delivery pathways in increasingly dense urban environments.
The study, titled "Smart Urban Logistics and Tube-Based Freight Systems: A Review of Technological Integration and Implementation Barriers", published in Smart Cities, reviews tube-based freight technologies and their role in transforming urban logistics. It evaluates existing models, emerging innovations, and real-world pilot projects while identifying the structural, economic, and governance barriers that continue to limit widespread adoption.
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MonMar302026
José María Zambrano: "Without security, there is no smart city"
The new president of the Smart City Cluster in Spain, economist José María Zambrano, partner at 3CS Strategic Economic Consulting, reviews the challenges of smart cities for Digital Shield: protection of critical infrastructures, data preservation, cybersecurity, sustainability, mobility, quality of life, equality..
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SunMar292026
Sovereign AI for Cities: An End-to-End Architecture from Data Center to Street Level
Sovereign AI matters for cities because it helps strengthen and extend smart city efforts -enabling cities to achieve outcomes such as less congestion, faster response times, improved safety, and tangible savings in energy and operations. AI can deliver these results in measurable ways when it is deployed on an architecture designed for low latency, high availability, and clear governance, while keeping sensitive data and operational control under trusted local management. This city-level shift also reflects a broader national trend, as more countries are investing in Sovereign AI to keep critical data, infrastructure, and model governance under local control.
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SunMar292026
KE: Smart City programme transforms streets of Murang’a town
Murang’a town is on a new path to transformation following the official launch of the town Smart City Programme by Governor Irungu Kang’ata on Saturday.
The launch, held near Marigiti Market, signals a major step towards reshaping the town into a modern, efficient and well-organized urban center.
Accompanied by Township Member of the County Assembly (MCA), Machigo, Kang’ata, described the initiative as a transformative project that will not only improve infrastructure but also uplift the overall quality of life for residents and businesses in the town.
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SunMar292026
Zambia moves ahead with digital ID system
The Smart Zambia Institute has begun the process of engaging an international partner to support the development of Zambia’s national digital identification system.
The project has entered a key implementation phase, with completion targeted for 2026.
The move to bring in an international partner is intended to strengthen local capacity as the country works towards delivering a fully functional and inclusive digital ID system.
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SatMar282026
Creating New Opportunities for Taiwan’s AI Ecosystem through “AI City”
AI City plays a key role in the next phase of Taiwan’s AI development. Following Taiwan's proven track record in AI hardware component manufacturing and information system parts, our next initiative is to demonstrate how cities can become real-world platforms for AI innovation. Under a sovereign AI framework, AI City brings together hardware manufacturers and software companies to create a new AI ecosystem that drives both urban transformation and industrial upgrading.
This vision will be showcased at the 2026 Smart City Summit & Expo and Net Zero City Expo (SCSE 2026), taking place in Taipei and Kaohsiung in mid-to-late March. The event will feature the world’s first AI City Pavilion, led by the ASUS Group, Foxconn, and the Taiwan Smart City Alliance. With our partners from government, civic organizations, and industry alliances, the pavilion will present the concept of sovereign AI, system architecture, and technical applications.
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SatMar282026
Empowering Smart Cities with AI
Urban technology has advanced rapidly over the past decade, with cities investing heavily in sensors, connectivity, and digital platforms to improve services. These initiatives have delivered meaningful progress, but they have also revealed structural limits: as cities become more complex, they are increasingly focused on transforming existing data into coordinated, real-time action.
Smart cities taught us how to connect urban systems and make city operations more visible through sensors and integrated data. Cities are now looking for ways to strengthen these foundations with more intelligent tools that enhance decision-making and service delivery. Rather than adding more devices, the focus is shifting toward building the capability to act at speed, and toward open, cross-domain platforms that support co-creation across industry, government, and academia. In this context, AI becomes a natural extension of the Smart City framework — enriching and empowering existing strategies rather than replacing them.
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SatMar282026
Inside the AI City: How Intelligent Mobility Is Transforming Urban Life
Every year, commuters lose hours — sometimes days — sitting in traffic. Congestion drains productivity, increases emissions, and shapes the rhythm of daily life in ways we rarely question. But cities are entering a new era. With artificial intelligence at the core of urban mobility systems, the AI City moves beyond traditional “smart city” automation toward a model that predicts, adapts, and continuously optimizes the flow of people and goods.
The result is a transportation network that feels almost invisible in its efficiency: predictable journeys, safer streets, cleaner air, and a mobility experience that responds to the city’s pulse in real time.
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FriMar272026
TW: Tainan: An AI City in Action
Tainan — Taiwan’s oldest city and cultural capital — has quietly transformed into one of the region’s most forward-thinking AI Cities. Building on its early smart‑city programs, Tainan now operates as an open, scalable testbed for next-gen urban innovation, attracting technology providers, research institutions, and international partners.
Sustainable, data-driven urban development
Tainan’s Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City showcases how AI can enhance sustainability at scale. From integrated energy management to intelligent transport systems, the district serves as a proving ground for low-carbon mobility, clean-energy adoption, and autonomous‑vehicle testing. These deployments demonstrate how AI can help cities optimize energy use, reduce emissions, and accelerate green transformation.
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FriMar272026
When Cities Start Thinking: The Rise Of Cognitive Infrastructure
Cities are growing at a remarkable pace. Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and the U.N. expects that to rise to around 69% by 2050. By 2030 alone, we expect to see more than 40 “megacities” with populations exceeding 10 million.
For city leaders, that means infrastructure, safety systems, transportation networks and public services will face pressure that most cities were never designed to handle. Budgets will remain tight even as populations surge.
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ThuMar262026
How Smart City Development is Transforming Real Estate Markets
Smart city development refers to the integration of advanced technologies and innovative urban planning to enhance the quality of life, sustainability, and operational efficiency in cities. By leveraging data, connectivity, and intelligent infrastructure, smart cities optimize transportation, energy management, public services, and environmental systems. Beyond creating more livable urban environments, these initiatives are significantly influencing real estate, shaping property values, buyer preferences, and investment opportunities.
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WedMar252026
IN: Karnataka eyes Japan partnership for smart city solutions in Bengaluru
Karnataka is set to collaborate with Japan on smart city initiatives in Bengaluru, aiming to leverage Japanese expertise for urban challenges. This partnership, facilitated by Japan's MLIT, will focus on areas like energy, wastewater, mobility, and disaster management, with the Greater Bengaluru Authority acting as the nodal agency.
Karnataka plans to explore collaboration with Japan on smart city initiatives in Bengaluru.
The proposed model will enable Japanese companies to partner with cities globally to design and implement solutions for urban challenges, backed by government support, according to a statement from the state's IT/BT department.
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TueMar242026
AI City: The Next Stage in the Evolution of Smart Cities
Cities spent the last decade building digital foundations to transform themselves into Smart Cities—deploying sensors, expanding connectivity, and integrating data to modernize services. These investments created valuable visibility into how cities operate. But visibility alone is no longer enough. As urban systems become more interconnected and complex, the imperative shifts from data gathering to coordinating real-time actions across mobility, energy, safety, and public services.
AI City is that next step: integrating AI into the operating fabric of smart cities so systems can understand context, predict change, and orchestrate responses — reliably, at scale, and under clear governance.
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TueMar242026
AI City vs. Smart City: What’s the Difference?
As cities digitize, two terms get thrown around a lot — Smart City and AI City. They sound similar, but they aren’t the same. A Smart City uses connected technologies (sensors, IoT, digital platforms) to make urban services more efficient and transparent. An AI City is the next step in the evolution of a smart city – embedding artificial intelligence directly into the city’s operating system so that core functions can learn, predict, and act — often in real time. You can think of AI City as Smart City 4.0.
Put simply, transitioning to an AI City empowers cities to create an urban ecosystem where their citizens can genuinely feel greater convenience, safety, and trust in their daily lives.
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MonMar232026
What is an AI City?
Cities are constantly engaged in data collection, from monitoring traffic and energy usage to demand for public services. Their goal is to detect anomalies like water leaks or traffic congestion before they escalate, and respond faster by dispatching crews, adjusting signal timing, or prioritizing resources. But how does a city do this at scale? That’s the idea behind an AI City: using artificial intelligence to help urban systems understand what’s happening and decide what to do next.
An AI City integrates AI into public services and infrastructure to analyze data, predict needs, and improve how the city operates across areas like mobility, utilities, safety, and citizen services.
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MonMar232026
NSW becomes first Australian state to offer digital birth certificates
Individuals aged 16 to 21 and born in NSW can now download their birth certificates to their mobile phones.
The NSW government has announced the rollout of digital birth certificates for young people born in the state, making it the first Australian jurisdiction to offer the service.
People aged 16 to 21 will be the first cohort able to download their birth certificates directly from the Service NSW app as of today, provided they hold a NSW driver’s license or photo card.
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SunMar222026
MY: Public participation matters in urban planning and city management
Urban planning shapes the spaces where we live, work, and interact with communities.
From housing developments and transport systems to recreational parks and commercial hubs, the decisions made today will define the quality of life of the community for generations to come.
But too often, these decisions are made behind closed doors, with limited input from the communities that will be affected.
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SunMar222026
IN: AI, IoT & urban governance: Moving from smart cities to intelligent cities
India’s cities are generating more data than ever before. From traffic signals and water meters to surveillance systems and citizen service platforms, urban environments are now dense networks of connected systems. Yet, connectivity alone does not create better cities.
The next phase of India’s urban transformation is about intelligence, how cities use artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) together to interpret data, make decisions and deliver services that are faster, fairer and more responsive to citizens’ needs.
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SunMar222026
IN: Himachal Pradesh Leads in AI-Smart City Transformation
Himachal Pradesh is pioneering AI-enabled smart city development while preserving its unique mountain ecosystem. The state leverages platforms like the Him Seva Portal and the Him Data Portal to deliver citizen-centric services and improve governance. Technology initiatives have increased efficiency and yielded significant cost savings.
Himachal Pradesh is setting an example with its AI-enabled smart city initiatives that integrate seamlessly with the state's mountain ecosystem, according to Chief Minister's Principal Advisor for Information Technology and Innovation, Gokul Butail. At the Urban Innovation Summit in Chandigarh, Butail emphasized that innovation is vital for sustainable urban growth.
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SatMar212026
IN: Smart City Mission stands closed in Jammu and Kashmir
The Smart City Mission in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has been closed and now there will be no more funding from the Government of India (GoI) under the mission in J&K, which was launched here in June 2017, two years after the launch of this mission nationwide.
“The Smart City Mission has been closed in J&K and no more works will now be undertaken under Smart City Mission in this UT,” General Manager, Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL), Ashish Anand confirmed, when approached by the Northlines.
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SatMar212026
QA: MoL offers 325 digital services, records 250,000 transactions in February
The Ministry of Labour (MoL) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing digital transformation and simplifying administrative procedures through its Integrated Digital Gateway, which now provides more than 325 digital services to employers and workers across the country.
According to the ministry, the platform has witnessed significant usage, with over 250,000 transactions completed during the past month alone. The high volume of activity reflects the growing reliance on digital government services and the increasing adoption of online solutions that allow users to complete procedures quickly and efficiently.
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SatMar212026
US: Virginia: Digitalization integral to local communities in the Shenandoah Valley
In recent years, digital transformation has begun to significantly reshape local communities across the Shenandoah Valley. Although large cities are often seen as the center of technological innovation, smaller areas are also experiencing a steady digital evolution.
In Augusta County, the expansion of internet connectivity and the growing adoption of online services are influencing how residents and businesses work, communicate and access information.
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FriMar202026
NG: Lagos Launches E-Permit System to Streamline Building Approvals
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially launched the Electronic Physical Planning Permit Processing System (EPPPS). This digital platform simplifies how residents obtain building permits. On Thursday, Mr. Kehinde Osinaike, General Manager of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), announced the rollout. The initiative modernizes urban planning and accelerates approval timelines for construction projects.
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FriMar202026
KE: Nairobi: Forum to explore financing for Africa’s smart cities, resilient infrastructure
Financing for climate-resilient infrastructure and smart city development will be a key focus when Nairobi hosts the second Africa Urban Forum next month.
The three-day forum, scheduled for April 8–10, will bring together policymakers, development financiers, city leaders and private sector players to discuss investment models needed to support Africa’s rapidly expanding urban centres.
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ThuMar192026
CA: Ontario: Mississauga’s Smart City Evolution: How Technology Defines Our 2026 Lifestyle
What does it mean to be a "modern" city in the year 2026? It's not only about the height of our skyline or how fast the LRT might go anymore for Mississauga. It's about a quiet, digital infrastructure that has become a part of our everyday lives. From the way we access local arts to how we unwind after a long commute on the 403, technology is acting as the new bridge between community and convenience. This digital renaissance is transforming Canada’s seventh-largest city into a model of 21st-century living, where high-tech meets high-touch.
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ThuMar192026
R18-billion smart city perfect for South Africans who don’t want to drive to work
An R18-billion smart and sustainable development that aims to be the most connected precinct in terms of public transport options has begun to take shape in the heart of Gauteng.
MyBroadband visited the site of the Bankenveld District City in March 2026 and found significant early construction activity, including a few tarred roads and water pipes being put in the ground.
The R18-billion development began construction in late 2025. It is being built on land bought from the University of Witwatersrand for R200 million in 2024.
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WedMar182026
GB: West Yorkshire: Leeds: University partners for smart city data mining
At a glance
- Who: Nexus, University of Leeds; Terminus Technologies.
- What: Nexus, the collaboration and innovation hub of the University of Leeds, has signed a smart city partnership with Terminus Technologies to deploy urban data mining technology at the university. Multi-spectral cameras will help build a comprehensive dataset to help cities understand and respond to urban environments.
- Why: To provide local authorities with the tools to make more informed, data-driven decisions about urban planning and resource allocation. The partnership aims to envision urban life in 20 years and build the data infrastructure to support smarter, more responsive cities.
- Where: The two sides hope the project will benefit communities across the UK and beyond.
Nexus, University of Leeds, and Terminus Technologies will build a comprehensive dataset to help cities understand and respond to urban environments.
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WedMar182026
South African smart city shooting the lights out
Waterfall City continues to benefit real estate investment trust (REIT) Attacq, which is investing heavily in the city’s future growth.
Touted as a “world-class smart city”, Waterfall City is a collaboration, logistics, retail and residential hub located in Midrand, Gauteng.
The city houses well-known developments like Mall of Africa, the PwC Tower, Deloitte HQ, and Ellipse Waterfall luxury apartments.
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WedMar182026
IN: Jammu and Kashmir: Beyond the Smart City: Envisioning a Greener Future for Srinagar
The smartest cities are those that grow without erasing their ecology
When the waters rose in 2014, Srinagar did not merely witness a natural disaster; it experienced the consequences of ecological neglect. Entire neighbourhoods were submerged, roads turned into rivers, and a painful truth surfaced: a city built against its ecology cannot remain secure within it.
In recent years, Srinagar has been positioned within the policy discourse of the “Smart City,” a development paradigm that prioritises digital infrastructure, surveillance systems, technocratic governance, and aesthetic urban renewal. While such interventions promise administrative efficiency and infrastructural modernisation, they invite a critical question in the context of a fragile Himalayan urban ecosystem: can technological modernisation substitute for ecological resilience?
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WedMar182026
GE: Ambassadori Island Batumi: Smart island enters next development phase
At a glance
- Who: Ambassadori Island Batumi; Arup.
- What: Ambassadori Island Batumi has announced the next strategic phase of its development with the introduction of a comprehensive smart city framework with Arup.
- Why: To implement an advanced digital infrastructure, integrated with sustainable urban planning, and long-term operational intelligence.
- Where: Ambassadori Island Batumi is being developed in the Black Sea region.
Ambassadori Island Batumi in the Black Sea region is working with Arup to implement a smart city framework that integrates advanced digital infrastructure.
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TueMar172026
Digital Transformation in Government: How IT Solutions Are Shaping the Future of Public Services
The digital transformation of government is no longer a distant goal but a present-day reality that is rapidly changing the way public services are delivered. From online portals for tax filing and license renewals to AI-powered chatbots assisting citizens 24/7, information technology is revolutionizing the public sector. This transformation is being driven by a combination of citizen expectations, economic pressures, technological advancements, and the urgent need to improve efficiency, transparency, and accessibility.
Governments across the globe are embracing digital transformation to enhance service delivery, reduce operational costs, and foster greater civic engagement. In this article, we will explore the many facets of how IT solutions are reshaping public services, the challenges governments face in adopting these technologies, and the long-term impact on citizens and institutions alike.
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TueMar172026
ZA: Public sector trainers’ forum puts focus on skills for digital and ethical governance
Public Service and Administration Minister Mzamo Buthelezi will on Monday officially open the 24th National School of Government Public Sector Trainers’ Forum (PSTF) Conference at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Gauteng.
Hosted by the National School of Government (NSG), the two-day conference brings together learning and development practitioners from across the public sector to reimagine how public servants are trained and equipped to deliver on South Africa’s national priorities.
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TueMar172026
Multi-modal artificial intelligence can improve smart city traffic analytics
Smart city initiatives are generating vast amounts of data from sensors, cameras, mobile devices, and digital service platforms, offering new opportunities to understand how cities function in real time. Researchers are increasingly exploring whether artificial intelligence (AI) systems can integrate these diverse data sources to improve urban planning, infrastructure management, and traffic prediction.
The study Multi-Modal Artificial Intelligence for Smart Cities: Experimental Integration of Textual and Sensor Data, published in the journal Future Internet, analyses how multi-modal AI models can combine traffic sensor data and citizen-reported text information to enhance predictions of traffic congestion severity.
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TueMar172026
From Counterculture to Corporate Control: The Making of the Universal City - Case Study Amsterdam
Bulldozed! Dispossession and the Homogenised Mind
For much of humanity’s existence, our traditional worldview or cosmos was based on sacred, reciprocal relationships with the land and governed by natural seasons and localised community rhythms. What we are currently seeing, however, is an accelerated shift from a physical universe rooted in seasons and community to a virtual one mediated by screens and platforms.
In this new world order, human experience is mediated by mobile apps and predictive algorithms that convert human actions into data points. At the same time, spontaneous ‘messy’ human interaction is engineered away in favour of a sterile, predictable environment. This system encloses both urban and rural life, replacing the sacred and reciprocal relationships between humans and the land with a computational universe where creativity is harnessed to serve corporate extraction.
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TueMar172026
IN: Karnataka: 98% of Smart City Projects in Belagavi Completed; 490 Crore Central Funds Fully Utilised
Belagavi has completed the vast majority of projects sanctioned under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), with 98% of the works already finished and the remaining few under implementation, according to information presented in the Rajya Sabha.
In response to an unstarred question raised by Rajya Sabha MP Iranna Kadadi, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs provided details on the progress of Smart City projects in Belagavi.
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MonMar162026
IE: Dublin Uses “Digital Twins” to Build a Safer, Smarter Future
The city of Dublin is turning into a high-tech testing ground to solve everyday urban problems. By using “digital twins”—which are virtual, 3D copies of the physical city—leaders are finding new ways to protect residents from floods, fires, and traffic jams.
This project is part of a partnership between Dublin city officials and the technology company Bentley Systems. Instead of just buying ready-made software, the city is working directly with engineers and citizens to build tools that fit Dublin’s specific needs.
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MonMar162026
The Future of Smart Cities:How AI is Designing Urban Life Around You
Inside the real-time technology turning streets and neighbourhoods into spaces that adapt to how people live
Imagine stepping out of your front door on a Tuesday morning, and the city already knows you are running five minutes late. The traffic lights on your usual route have adjusted.
The bus is holding just a moment longer. The pavement beneath your feet, embedded with quiet sensors, has already logged your footsteps as part of a living, breathing data stream that helps the city breathe better too.
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MonMar162026
NG: Edo Govt Partners GIZ to Boost Digital Skills and Tech Economy
The Edo State Government has partnered with the German development agency GIZ to strengthen digital skills, support technology businesses, improve government digital systems, and create technology-driven economic opportunities across the state.
The partnership was announced by the Edo State Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy during a meeting held at Government House in Benin City. Officials said the collaboration is designed to accelerate digital transformation while helping the state build a stronger and more inclusive digital economy.
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SunMar152026
How the UK can Benefit from AI-Powered Smart Cities
- What are the benefits of smart cities for the UK’s governments, economy, and populace?
Smart cities aim to leverage technology to enhance quality of life, improve city management, and boost overall efficiency.
Smart cities help governments promote efficiency and sustainability, addressing challenges like waste, transportation, and energy consumption. Real-time data enables better decision-making, helping governments pinpoint issues and deploy solutions swiftly.
- What are the benefits of smart cities for the UK’s governments, economy, and populace?
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SunMar152026
IN: Karnataka: Mysuru: Drone survey begins to digitally map city properties
The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has launched a pilot project to scientifically survey and document properties across the city using advanced 3D aerial LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology.
As part of the exercise, a preliminary drone test was carried out in Santhepet yesterday.
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SunMar152026
Pakistan launches new digital governance framework under digital nation act
Summary
- Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja informed the National Assembly on Thursday that the government is moving forward with a comprehensive agenda to accelerate digital transformation, strengthen cybersecurity, and safeguard the digital rights of citizens across Pakistan.
- According to Shaza Fatima, the Pakistan Digital Authority will be responsible for drafting a comprehensive national digital master plan.
- On cybersecurity preparedness, Shaza Fatima informed the house that Pakistan already has a national cybersecurity framework in place to protect government networks and public-sector digital infrastructure.
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SunMar152026
IN: Chandigarh: Leading the Urban Revolution with Smart Cities and Innovation
Chandigarh, recognised for its well-planned infrastructure and green urban design, is regarded as India’s most organised and livable city.
It was designed by the renowned architect Le Corbusier and was built based on principles of urban planning, green spaces, and efficient infrastructure.
Over recent years, Chandigarh has continued to develop by blending its robust planning foundation with modern technology to create a smarter and more sustainable urban ecosystem.
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SatMar142026
Daniil Shuleyko on how Yango Group is building an operating system for the city
While rivals chase global scale with standardised models, Daniil Shuleyko, CEO of Yango Group, takes a different approach, building city by city based on what people actually need
For the past decade, “smart city” has been one of the most overhyped phrases in technology, and one of the most disappointing. From Toronto to Singapore, top-down projects have crashed against the same wall: cities are not blank slates. They are alive, chaotic, and resistant to master plans.
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SatMar142026
South Africa’s richest city rolling out smart poles with free Wi-Fi
The City of Johannesburg’s Metropolitan Tech Company is set to launch its Smart Pole Project on Mpumelelo Street in Slovo Park on Saturday, 7 March 2026.
The metro described the launch as the dawn of a new era of connectivity, safety, and digital opportunity in the informal settlement.
Slovo Park is an informal settlement in the municipality, known for its ongoing, community-driven struggle for land tenure and service delivery.
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SatMar142026
US: California: City of Inglewood to deploy smart city network
At a glance
- Who: City of Inglewood; Wow.
- What: The City of Inglewood in Los Angeles County has partnered with out-of-home media company Wow to install a smart city network.
- Why: In preparation for the 2026 Fifa World Cup and to support the five million annual visitors to its Sports and Entertainment District.
- When: Phase one will be installed in April.
Digital infrastructure is being installed ahead of 2026 Fifa World Cup and to support the five million annual visitors to its Sports and Entertainment District.
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ThuMar122026
What Transformational Government Looks Like When the Buzzwords Fade
True government transformation starts with standardization and modernization, enabling smarter digital services that meet rising citizen expectations.
State and local governments are often told they need to transform by modernizing systems, adopting artificial intelligence and delivering digital-first services that meet rising citizen expectations. But in practice, transformation rarely starts with cutting-edge technology.
Instead, it begins with foundational work that many agencies have struggled to complete for years.
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ThuMar122026
South Korea, Australia, Portugal top OECD Digital Government Index for 2025
UK ranks fourth, Chile vaults into top 10 as digitization reshapes global landscape
The OECD has published its 2025 results and key findings from the Digital Government Index (DGI) and Open, Useful and Re-usable Data Index (OURdata).
The DGI “benchmarks the efforts made by governments to establish the foundations necessary to achieve a coherent, human-centred digital transformation of the public sector.” The OURdata Index “measures governments’ efforts to design and implement national open government data policies.”
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WedMar112026
St. Lucia launches authentication framework to ease access to digital public services
Eastern Caribbean nation St. Lucia has launched a centralized national identity management system which it calls the National Authentication Framework (NAF).
According to the government, the primary objective of the platform is to make it easier for citizens and legal residents to access public services in a secure single sign-on manner and also to substantially enhance digital trust.
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WedMar112026
Living in 2030: How Smart Cities are Redefining Human Life
A glimpse into a future where technology breathes with us, making our urban spaces more sustainable and connected.
As we move deeper into the decade, the concept of a "home" is shifting from a simple physical shelter to an intelligent ecosystem. By 2030, our cities won't just be concrete jungles; they will be living, breathing organisms powered by Artificial Intelligence and renewable energy. This transition is not just about luxury; it’s about survival and sustainability in a rapidly changing world.
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WedMar112026
IN: Mayor of Milisauti town, Romania visits Gujarat, explores state's smart infrastructure
The Mayor of Milisauti Town in Romania, Vasile Carare, along with his wife, has arrived on a two-day visit to Gujarat.
According to a press release, during this visit, he held discussions with senior officials of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and the Urban Development and Urban Housing Department on e-governance, urban development projects, citizen-centric services, and industrial development.
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TueMar102026
IN: Smart City projects near completion in 10 Uttar Pradesh cities
In a positive development for the state, 99% of the projects that were scheduled to be taken up under the Smart City scheme were commissioned.
Chasing a deadline of Mar 15, in the latest review carried out by the urban development department, it was found that out of the total 682 projects, that were sanctioned to improve the ease of living for urban residents, 677 were completed. Out of the remaining five projects, three could be inaugurated within a week, while the remaining ones, too, would be made operational by Mar 14, said senior officials.
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TueMar102026
NA: Kunene: Kaoko Fria smart city in limbo
The Kunene Regional Council says it was never informed about the mass recruitment drive conducted by Kaoko Fria Investment (Pty) Ltd, the company claiming to be behind the proposed Kaoko Fria Smart City in Kunene.
The recruitment exercise, which saw thousands of mostly young jobseekers gathering in Windhoek’s Havana informal settlement last week to submit their CVs, has raised eyebrows after the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism distanced itself from the project.
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TueMar102026
AU: Sourcing Agreement Strengthens Public Sector Digital Transformation
The Digital Transformation Agency has secured a new five-year Volume Sourcing Agreement on behalf of the Australian Government, reinforcing efforts to modernise digital infrastructure and support long-term technology adoption across government agencies.
The arrangement focuses on ensuring consistent, reliable, secure, and efficient access to essential information and communication technology platforms and online services used throughout the entire Australian public sector.
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MonMar092026
ZA: CIO Thato Matsipe is driving citizen-centric digital transformation in the North West
The CIO in the office of the North West premier, Thato Matsipe, unpacks how governance reform, IT centralisation and strategic industry collaboration are repositioning technology from a support function to a core enabler of provincial service delivery.
When Thato Matsipe speaks about technology, he does so in terms of outcomes, not abstractions. As CIO in the office of the premier of the North West provincial government, his focus is firmly on people, access and measurable impact. For him, technology only has value when it materially improves how citizens experience government.
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MonMar092026
MK: By the end of the month, digital documents such as ID cards and driver's licenses will come into operation
By the end of this month, citizens will be able to use their ID card and driver's license in electronic form.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation expects final comments from Poland, where the application has been sent for testing, within 3 weeks.
However, whether a digital ID card or driver's license will be accepted for identification will remain at the discretion of the institutions.
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MonMar092026
ABB pushes Africa’s smart city revolution
ABB Electrification is driving Africa’s transition to smarter, more sustainable cities through its suite of integrated technologies designed to improve energy efficiency, resilience, and connectivity across urban infrastructure.
With rapid urbanisation placing new demands on power, mobility, and digital infrastructure, ABB’s smart city solutions offer a blueprint for sustainable development, from intelligent buildings and reliable power systems to cleaner, connected transport networks.
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SunMar082026
NG: FG, MTN launch one-stop digital city platform in Abuja to boost urban services
The Federal Government, in partnership with MTN Nigeria, has unveiled a nationwide digital city platform, MyCityApp Nigeria, in Abuja, marking a new phase in efforts to deepen digital infrastructure and smart city development across the country.
Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, who led the launch in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday, described the platform as a strategic step in Nigeria’s digital transformation drive.
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SunMar082026
US: California: Culver City: City Council to Consider Sites for Kiosks
The City Council will consider the proposed siting plan for an interactive digital kiosk program at its meeting on March 9, 2026. You can review the digital kiosk map on the City’s website.
The project includes the installation of 15 kiosks throughout the community that will provide information on meetings, events, transportation services, local business directories, tourism wayfinding, emergency services and commercial advertising among other things.
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SatMar072026
KR: Gyeonggi: Seongnam City Shares Its "Smart City Administration" Model with Philippine GMA City Delegation
Philippine GMA City Delegation Benchmarking Digital Twin and Spatial Information Systems
Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin) announced on the 27th that a delegation from General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) City in the Philippines visited Seongnam to benchmark its spatial-information-based scientific administrative decision-making model.
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SatMar072026
MyCityApp Nigeria Debuts
MyCityApp Nigeria, in collaboration with MTN Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy has launched a new digital city platform, MyCityApp, aimed at boosting tourism, expanding access to government services and connecting businesses more directly with residents.
The application, unveiled in Abuja on Thursday, is designed as a smart urban companion. It integrates city services, event listings, payment systems, transport information, hospitality offerings, and small-business visibility into a single digital interface.
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FriMar062026
AE: The Impact of Uber Clone App Software on Dubai’s Smart City Goals
Dubai is a city where “impossible” is just a starting point. Whether it’s the goal of making 25% of all transportation autonomous by 2030 or the push for a completely paperless government, the emirate is the world’s leading laboratory for urban innovation. However, a smart city is more than its skyscrapers and high-speed rail; it is defined by how effortlessly its people move.
As we look at the logistics of the UAE’s “Smart City” pillars, one technology has emerged as a surprisingly critical bridge: the Uber clone. While the term “clone” often suggests a simple copy, in the context of Uber clone app development, it represents a highly sophisticated, localized digital infrastructure that is helping the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) turn vision into reality.
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FriMar062026
Indonesia's Nusantara grant US$2.49M from U.S. for smart city planning
Indonesia’s Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN) has received a US$2.49 million grant from the United States Government to help strengthen smart city planning, reflecting international confidence in the sustainable development of the country’s new capital.
“The grant support reflects international trust in the vision of developing IKN as a future city based on technology and sustainability,” said Head of the Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN), Basuki Hadimuljono, in Nusantara on Thursday.
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ThuMar052026
VN: Ho Chi Minh City moves to real smart urban governance in 2026
Ho Chi Minh City is building a governance model where real-time data, AI and digital twins guide decisions and reshape daily urban life.
In 2026, Ho Chi Minh City will focus on cleansing, standardizing and effectively leveraging data to operate a truly smart city. Public services will shift from “processing applications” to “serving needs.”
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ThuMar052026
From Smart Cities to AI Education: Kazakhstan’s 2026 Digitalization Projects
Kazakhstan has begun implementing a plan for the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, aimed at modernizing public administration, expanding AI education, strengthening cybersecurity and accelerating the country’s transition to a new digital economy in 2026.
The action plan, approved by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, includes eight priority blocks and ten key initiatives. The official launch is scheduled for March at the Alem.Ai building, reported the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry on Feb. 23.
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ThuMar052026
GB: Public sector transformation: Powering the next wave
James Gee, Head of Digital and IT Framework Agreements at NHS Shared Business Services, provides insights on public sector transformation, including the Digital Workplace Solutions 2 framework agreement
Ageing networks, siloed systems and outdated processes block ambitions across the NHS and wider public sector to harness artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), automation and emerging technologies. Modernisation begins with rebuilding and securing IT infrastructure – the bedrock for transforming service delivery. NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has designed a £2.5 billion Digital Workplace Solutions contract that offers a streamlined route to accelerate transformation and future innovation.
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WedMar042026
Smart Cities Build Their Own 5G Infrastructure to Modernize Public Safety Response
The idea of a truly “smart” city has been around for years, but in recent times, the conversation has shifted. It’s no longer just about free public Wi-Fi or fancy lighting systems. Around the world, cities are facing a new challenge: how to keep their citizens safe in an era of rapid urbanization, increasing public events, and growing digital threats. And they’re finding that public safety systems built on outdated, congested, or vulnerable networks simply can’t keep up.
In this high-stakes environment, a new trend is emerging—cities are building and owning their own private 5G networks. These aren’t just faster internet connections; they are purpose-built infrastructures designed to give police, fire departments, and emergency services unprecedented control, reliability, and security. And one of the people helping cities make this leap is Rahul Bangera, a quiet but formidable force in the global private wireless industry.
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WedMar042026
Digital Service Desk Opens in Bassiknou, Mauritania, to Boost Local Digital Transformation
This initiative, funded by FAO, is part of the Ministry’s broader strategy to reduce the digital divide and ensure inclusive access to public digital services for all citizens.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Administration Modernization (MTNIMA) has taken a significant step toward accelerating digital transformation in Bassiknou with the official inauguration of a new digital service desk. The opening ceremony was led by Mr. Yacoub Mohamed Boïlil, Technical Advisor in charge of Development and Interoperability at the Minister’s Office, in the presence of the Deputy Prefect of Bassiknou, Acting Prefect Mr. Mouttaly Abdellahi, and Mr. Khaled Sid’Elemin, representing the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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WedMar042026
New AI framework transforms paper drawings into 3D digital twins, advancing smart city construction
Researchers have developed DBAL-YOLO, a novel deep learning-based framework that automatically converts non-digital engineering drawings into 3D Building Information Models (BIM). Achieving 98.8% detection precision and complete geometric reconstruction without manual intervention, this technology resolves a challenging issue in creating digital twins for existing buildings.
Digital twin city systems serve as the foundation for intelligent urban management and resilience monitoring. These systems rely heavily on digital models of physical entities, particularly buildings. However, a significant challenge persists: many existing and older buildings lack digital 3D models, with their information stored only in scanned or archived paper drawings.
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TueMar032026
Vietnam Revolutionizes Travel and Urban Life with Infrastructure Upgrades Driving Digital Transformation, Green Innovation, and Smart City Development – New Update
Latest Vietnam news reveals a major push in infrastructure development led by the Ministry of Construction, aiming to accelerate digital transformation across the country. In 2026, these initiatives are shaping the construction sector into a more efficient, technology-driven, and sustainable ecosystem. The government is focusing on modernising public services, integrating smart technology, and supporting environmentally friendly urban growth, reflecting a long-term vision for a data-driven, transparent administration.
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TueMar032026
IN: Delhi's Digital Leap: Transforming Governance with Tech
Delhi plans to overhaul its project timeline monitoring portal, emulating best practices from other states to create a proactive governance system. A key feature is the Auto-Appeal System, automatically addressing delays without citizen intervention. Amendments to existing acts and portals aim for enhanced integration and accountability.
Delhi is set to undergo a digital transformation in its governance framework. Information and Technology Minister Pankaj Singh announced intentions to revamp the project timeline monitoring portal, taking cues from successful models across various states. The initiative aims to foster citizen-friendly governance where accountability becomes intrinsic to the system.
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TueMar032026
Pakistan Digital Authority: Building a Citizen-Centric Digital Future
Pakistan is pursuing a massive digital transformation, led by the new Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA), to create a citizen-centric, digitally empowered nation. Key initiatives are already boosting efficiency, expanding digital inclusion and strengthening the digital economy. The PDA’s success will be measured by its ability to build public trust, ensure inclusivity and maintain ethical safeguards.
Pakistan is charting an ambitious course toward a citizen-centric, digitally empowered nation under the Digital Nation Pakistan Act 2025 and the National Digital Commission. At the heart of this transformation lies the newly established Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA), mandated to design, implement and oversee a coherent digital governance framework across the public sector.
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MonMar022026
Rapid urbanization puts pressure on Africa’s smart city ambitions
Africa’s urban population is expanding at one of the fastest rates in the world, with projections showing that by 2050 roughly two thirds of Africans could live in cities. That surge is reshaping infrastructure demands, governance systems, labor markets and environmental pressures across the continent.
A new academic review finds that while African cities hold strong potential to become smart cities, deep structural barriers could stall progress unless governments, investors and communities align around inclusive and context-driven strategies.
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MonMar022026
US: Why Smart Cities Are Switching to Unity5’s Municipal Parking Software
How Modern Municipal Parking Software Can Solve Urban Complexities
Across the US, municipal leaders are facing a breaking point. The mandate is no longer just to “enforce parking”, it is to manage the curb, reduce congestion, and meet climate goals. Yet, many departments are hindered by rigid, siloed systems that treat residential permits, construction zones, and parking citations as three unrelated events.
While many domestic legacy providers offer “standard” platforms, they often trap cities in a cycle of expensive change orders and disconnected data. The solution to this gridlock lies with a modern municipal parking software, technology designed specifically to handle the density and regulatory complexity of modern cities. To see this software in action, we look at some of the forward-thinking cities Unity5 currently work with in the UK, where high-density councils have already successfully deployed these advanced strategies.
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MonMar022026
TW: Cities deploy AI to address rising urbanization challenges
In Taoyuan’s traffic control center, dozens of monitors display green lights cascading through city streets. When an ambulance races toward a hospital, artificial intelligence clears its path in seconds, turning life-threatening traffic jams into seamless journeys.
This is the new reality of smart cities, where technology isn’t just improving urban life — it’s saving it. Liao Hsiu-wu, who chairs Taiwan’s Smart Community Development Committee, has witnessed his city transform from a growing suburb into a testing ground for ambitious urban technology.
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MonMar022026
MX: Tijuana IoT News: Smart City & Political Insights
Hey guys! Let’s dive into the buzzing world of IoT Tijuana, specifically focusing on the latest news surrounding SCPolíticas (Smart City Policies) and the developments in SC (Smart City) initiatives. This article is your go-to guide for understanding how technology is transforming Tijuana, Mexico, and the political landscape shaping its future. We’ll explore the exciting possibilities of the Internet of Things (IoT), how it’s being implemented, the challenges faced, and the policies driving these changes. Get ready for a deep dive into the heart of Tijuana’s technological evolution!
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SunMar012026
Oman’s Government Digital Transformation programme achieves 94% performance by end of 2025
The National Government Digital Transformation Programme “Tahawul” (2021–2025) in Oman achieved an overall performance rate of 94 percent by the end of December 2025, compared to 73 percent at the end of 2024.
The programme’s 2025 annual performance report indicated that the total number of priority government services whose procedures were simplified reached 3,166 services, representing 100 percent completion of the target. Meanwhile, 90 percent of priority core services and automatic permits were digitised, amounting to 2,277 services out of 2,523 targeted for digitisation by the end of 2025.
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SunMar012026
Mozambique Launches Digital Government Overhaul, Looking to Kenya and Rwanda as Models
Mozambique will digitize all government services, modeling its approach on Kenya and Rwanda in a bid to consolidate revenue collection and improve the country’s competitiveness, President Daniel Chapo announced Tuesday.
Speaking at the opening of Mozambique’s first national conference on digital transformation in Maputo, Chapo framed the initiative as a governance overhaul rather than a technological upgrade. “Countries are not transformed only through physical infrastructure,” he said. “They are also transformed through digital infrastructure that connects citizens to the state and to opportunity.”
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SunMar012026
Why AI Infrastructure is Becoming a Grid Problem—and How Edge AI Changes Smart Cities
We often talk about artificial intelligence as a digital evolution, but the reality is much more physical. It isn’t just a software breakthrough—it is an infrastructure revolution.
Over the past two years, the rapid expansion of AI training and inference systems has shifted attention away from algorithms and toward something more physical: power density, thermal constraints, networking hardware, and the grid compatibility of cities and utilities.
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SatFeb282026
IN: Bihar: Patna: Common Service Centre at Mithapur nears completion
The construction work of the state-of-the-art Common Service Centre (CSC) being built at Mithapur in Patna is on the verge of completion. Being built at a cost of Rs 30 crore, the project is estimated to be completed by the end of February. Spread over 26,000 square feet, the CSC will provide a one-stop solution for students as well as city residents, offering facilities ranging from banking services to beauty parlours and salons. The innovative design will create a vibrant community space for young minds to connect and flourish. The project is being executed under the Patna Smart City Limited (PSCL).
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SatFeb282026
IN: Navi Mumbai tops Maharashtra in City E-Governance Index-2026 report
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) ranked first in Maharashtra in the City E-Governance Index (CEGI)-2026 report released by Policy Research Organization (PRO) Pune, a third-party organisation that evaluated the e-governance performance of 29 municipal corporations in the state.
The report assessed hundreds of criteria under three key pillars: service availability, transparency in administration and digital accessibility. Pune Municipal Corporation ranked second. NMMC secured the top position due to its citizen-oriented online services, easy digital transactions, an efficient grievance redressal system, and the consistency and up-to-dateness of information available through its website www.nmmc.gov.in and the mobile app My NMMC.
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SatFeb282026
IN: 60% smart city projects faced delays in Haryana: CAG report
Designed for 5 years, mission was extended till March 2025
Nearly 60 per cent of the 112 developmental projects under the Haryana Start City Mission experienced delays ranging from a few days to more than four years.
The several delays have been attributed to issues like lack of encumbrance-free sites, site clearance, and drawing revisions, according to a CAG report tabled in the Haryana Assembly Friday.
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FriFeb272026
Smart Parking Market: Revolutionizing Urban Mobility
IoT-Enabled Infrastructure, AI-Based Analytics, and Real-Time Monitoring Transforming City Parking Systems
The Smart Parking market is a critical pillar of the "Smart City" movement. As urban populations swell and traffic congestion becomes a primary economic drain, smart parking solutions leverage IoT, AI, and real-time data to optimize space utilization and reduce the "cruising for parking" phenomenon, which is responsible for up to 30% of urban traffic.
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FriFeb272026
What is a ‘smart city’?
With more than half of the world’s population living in cities, and urban areas responsible for over 60% of greenhouse gas emissions, it’s clear we need to be smarter about urban planning and development.
The term ‘smart city’ seems ubiquitous when it comes to urban sustainability discourse and practice, but what does it actually mean?
To find out, The Future Of podcast team spoke with Dr Courtney Babb, a senior lecturer in the School of Design and the Built Environment. They explore what makes a city ‘smart’ as well as the possibilities and potential risks of using ‘intelligence’ to improve the quality of life for urban citizens.
Read a snippet below or listen the full episode.
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FriFeb272026
IN: Tamil Nadu: Chennai: GCC Plans Digital Twin Pilot for Data-Driven Urban Planning
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has proposed a Digital Twin pilot project for a central part of the city, covering about 5 sq km, including Nungambakkam, College Road, Greams Road, and Anna Salai. The initiative aims to enable data-based urban planning and better city management.
The Digital Twin will create a virtual model of the selected areas and will be supported by an Urban Data Observatory and an infrastructure asset management system, both of which are yet to be implemented. The platform will integrate data from the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), city sensors, and GIS mapping, and will use 3D and 4D simulations along with AI for planning and analysis.
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ThuFeb262026
VN: HCMC accelerates digital transformation, building service-oriented government
Ho Chi Minh City is entering a new era of governance, where public services and sweeping digital transformation are reshaping how citizens and businesses interact with the State, laying the foundation for a smarter and more livable metropolis. Ho Chi Minh City is undergoing a sweeping transformation, driven by a government that emphasizes proactivity and service, with digital innovation now woven into the daily lives of both citizens and businesses.
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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 our eGovernment Infoletters on our website using the following link: http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/infobrief 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 Ankündigung: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland: Mittelstand Digital – Förderinitiative eStandards: 6. Treffen des Arbeitsforums eStandards
A.2 Potsdam, Deutschland, 16.09.2015: Besuch einer Delegation des Kronprinzenhofs von Abu Dhabi
1.2 Aktuelle Publikationen des IfG.CC / Recent IfG.CC publications
P.1 Köhl, Stefanie: Notwendigkeit zielgruppen- und problemorientierter Gestaltung von E-Government. - In: eGov präsenz, 2/2015, S. 75 f.
P.2 Köhl, Stefanie/Löbel, Stephan/Schuppan, Tino (2015): Shared Service Center: Abkehr vom Zuständigkeitsprinzip?!, in: eGov präsenz 01/2015, S. 39-40.
1.3 Vom IfG.CC empfohlene Publikationen / Publications recommended by the IfG.CC
R.1 Saha, P. (ed.) 2012: Enterprise Architecture for Connected E-Government. Practices and Innovations, IGI Global, 591 pp.
1.4 Veranstaltungen & Vorträge des IfG.CC / IfG.CC events and lectures
V.1 Bern, Schweiz, Universität Bern: Executive Master of Public Administration (MPA) – E-Government-Kurs am 04.09. und Berlin, Deutschland Master-Seminar Public-Management und E-Government für österreichische Führungskräfte (SMBS) am 15./17.09.
V.2 Die IfG-Prozessmanagement-Roadshow – Wir kommen zu Ihnen ins Haus
1.5 Vom IfG.CC unterstützte Konferenzen & Vorträge / Conferences & events supported by the IfG.CC
Aktuell keine Konferenzen & Veranstaltungen
1.6 Workshops des IfG.CC / IfG.CC workshops
W.1 Geschäftsprozessmanagement leicht gemacht - Einladung zu einem Workshop in Potsdam und Hannover
W.2 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 29.10.: Prozesspriorisierungs-Workshop
W.3 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 33.10.: Prozessmodellierungs-Workshop
1.7 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"
1.8 In eigener Sache / On our owns account
E.1 Der IfG.CC Standard Prozesskatalog: mehr als 400 Musterprozesse stehen Ihnen zur Verfügung
E.2 Vorankündigung: Kommunaler Prozesstag
E.3 Unsere Prozessmanagement-Dienstleistungen
2. Schwerpunktthema des Monats / Key Issue of the Month:
"E-Government in Indien: Das Aadhar-Projekt / E-Government in India: The Aadhaar project"
2.1 Aadhaar card projects Rs 13,000 crore awarded without tenders
2.2 SCOI Report: Aadhaar opponents urge speedy setting up of privacy Constitution Bench
2.3 Karnataka: Agency issues fake Aadhaar cards with UIDAI data
2.4 Maharashtra government to double registration kits for 100% Aadhaar coverage
2.5 Privacy concerns multiply as govt cross-links massive databanks
2.6 Getting E-Ready
3. eGovernment in Deutschland / eGovernment in Germany
Keine aktuellen Nachrichten
4. eGovernment in Europa / eGovernment in Europe
4.1. Great Britain: Ever devolving circles: Distracting from service delivery or essential democratic evolution?
4.2 European Union: GSMA welcomes implementation of eIDAS regulation
4.3 Euro Commission wants to pick your brains on telcos and net access
4.4 European Union: EC launches review of broadband and telecoms rules
4.5 Bulgaria: E-government agency expected to start working at beginning of 2016: Bulgaria official
5. eGovernment weltweit / World wide eGovernment
5.1 New Zealand: Hawke's Bay: Region's leaders moving on as one
5.2 Kenya: Automating system to improve medical services in Uasin Gishu
5.3 United States: Bridgton shorts: Town now accepts credit card payments
5.4 United States: New study highlights potential of mHealth
5.5 Australia: Telehealth services hailed as one way of delivering medical care to remote patients
5.6 Australia: How to create a simple digital government strategy
5.7 Azerbaijan: E-gov portal makes online payments available
6. Ausgewählte Veranstaltungen des laufenden Monats / Selected events in the current month
6.1 01.10., Berlin, Deutschland: 2. FeRD-Konferenz: E-Rechnung leicht gemacht – Vollgas voraus mit ZUGFeRD
6.2 14.-16.10., Speyer, Deutschland: Tagung: Verwaltungsmodernisierung - Bilanz und Perspektiven
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. Authentizitätshinweis / Authenticity Note
10. 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 Ankündigung: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland: Mittelstand Digital – Förderinitiative eStandards: 6. Treffen des Arbeitsforums eStandards
Auf Einladung des Projektes eStep findet am 07. und 08. Oktober 2015 in Köln das nächste Treffen des Arbeitsforums eStandards statt. In diesem Arbeitsforum sind alle Projekte zusammengeschlossen, die im Rahmen des Förderschwerpunktes „Mittelstand-Digital – IKT-Anwendungen in der Wirtschaft“ vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) gefördert werden bzw. wurden. Ziel des Arbeitsforums ist es, projektübergreifend Themen wie Geschäftsprozessmanagement und die Vernetzung von eStandards zu bearbeiten. Bei diesem 4. Treffen stehen der Transfer der Ergebnisse aus den geförderten Projekten in die Praxis sowie das Thema „Mittelstand 4.0 – Digitale Produktions- und Arbeitsprozesse“ im Mittelpunkt. Dr. Manfred J. Suhr, Geschäftsführer des IfG.CC, und Friederike Thessel, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin des IfG.CC und bis März 2015 speziell des PROKETTA-Projektes, werden an diesem Treffen teilnehmen und verschiedene Ansätze zur Weiterentwicklung der Projektergebnisse vorstellen.
In den vergangenen Monaten wurden in den einzelnen Arbeitsgruppen des Arbeitsforums verschiedene Praxisbroschüren und Leitfäden erarbeitet. Diese können unter http://www.mittelstand-digital.de/DE/Wissenspool/eBusinessStandards/publikationen.html abgerufen werden. Die Mitarbeiter des PROKETTA-Projektes haben in Kooperation mit den Projekten SMART SC, EXPORT, BIMiD und eStep das Thema Prozessmanagement bearbeitet. Ergebnisse und Erkenntnisse aus diesen Projekten wurden im Leitfaden „Geschäftsprozessmanagement leicht gemacht: Tipps und Erfahrungen für KMU und Behörden“ zusammengestellt (http://www.mittelstand-digital.de/MD/Redaktion/DE/PDF/leitfaden-geschaeftsprozesse-kmu,property=pdf,bereich=md,sprache=de,rwb=true.pdf).
Im vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi) von 2012 bis 2015 geförderten dreijährigen Projekt „PROKETTA – Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung“ (proketta.ifg.cc) wurden Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung visualisiert und standardisiert. Übergeordnetes Ziel war es, den Aufwand für Unternehmen und öffentliche Verwaltungen bei der Erfüllung bzw. Bearbeitung von Informations- und Meldepflichten zu reduzieren. Kooperationspartner waren u.a. Verwaltungen der kommunalen und Landesebene, kommunale Spitzenverbände, öffentliche IT-Dienstleister, Unternehmen und Kammern.
Für weitere Informationen zum PROKETTA-Projekt und zum eStandards-Arbeitsforum können Sie sich gerne an Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC, wenden.
A.2 Potsdam, Deutschland, 16.09.2015: Besuch einer Delegation des Kronprinzenhofs von Abu Dhabi
Am 16.09.2015 besuchte eine Delegation hoher Verwaltungsbeamter des Kronprinzenhofs Abu Dhabi das IfG. Der Besuch der Delegation fand im Rahmen eines einwöchigen "Leadership Program for CPC Officials” statt, bei dem die Teilnehmer Einblicke in verschiedene Bereiche der deutschen Verwaltung erhielten. Das IfG brachte seine Kompetenz in den Themenbereichen „E-Government“ und „Potenziale für die Neugestaltung und Modernisierung der Verwaltung“ ein. Übergeordnetes Ziel war es, den Teilnehmern einen umfassenden Einblick in die deutschen (Reform)Erfahrungen zu geben und gemeinsam herauszuarbeiten, was auf welche Weise für Abu Dhabi übernommen werden kann. Denn aufgrund anderer Kontextbedingungen können die deutschen Ansätze nicht ohne weiteres übertragen werden. Um das Wissen möglichst praxisnah zu vermitteln, wurden Seminare zu drei Themenschwerpunkten durchgeführt. Das erste Seminar beschäftigte sich mit dem Thema Geschäftsprozessmanagement, erläutert am Beispiel der Organisation und Durchführung eines Staatsbesuchs. Der Fokus lag auf der Anwendung der IfG-Methode zum Prozessmanagement, insbesondere wie Prozesse IT-basiert neu gestaltet und dadurch die Kommunikationsbeziehungen zwischen den beteiligten Akteuren verbessert werden können. Beim zweiten Seminar ging es um neue Möglichkeiten des Zugangs zu Bürgerservices unter Nutzung von E-Government-Potenzialen, bspw. Bündelung und Integration von Services. Vorgestellt wurden verschiedene Zugangsoptionen zu öffentlichen Leistungen, wie Front-/Back-Office-Strukturen, ausgerichtet auf bestimmte Zielgruppen oder mobile Leistungserbringung. Im dritten Seminar wurde mit den Teilnehmern diskutiert, wie mit E-Government Bürokratielasten für Bürger, Wirtschaft und Verwaltung reduziert werden können. Basis bildeten u.a. die deutschen Erfahrungen mit der Schätzung des Erfüllungsaufwands.
Das IfG.CC unterstützt bereits seit mehreren Jahren solche Studienfahrten mit Vorträgen und Seminaren. In den Veranstaltungen werden Forschungsergebnisse und Erfahrungen aus Praxisprojekten für Führungskräfte in der gebotenen reflektiv-kritischen Form vermittelt.
Für Fragen zum Seminarangebot des IfG.CC steht Ihnen Heidrun Müller (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut, gern zu Verfügung.
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1.2 Aktuelle Publikationen des IfG.CC / Recent IfG.CC publication
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P.1 Köhl, Stefanie: Notwendigkeit zielgruppen- und problemorientierter Gestaltung von E-Government. - In: eGov präsenz, 2/2015, S. 75 f.
One-Stop-Modelle werden seit rund 20 Jahren für den öffentlichen Sektor diskutiert. Der tatsächliche Umsetzungsstand ist jedoch dürftig. Vielfach werden Lösungen implementiert, welche die tatsächlichen Problemlagen der Adressaten nicht treffen. An einem Vergleich der Lebenslage Geburt und Leistungen für Eltern eines Kindes mit Behinderung wird verdeutlicht, wie verschieden die Ansprüche an ein und dasselbe One-Stop-Konzept sind. Daher stellt sich die Frage, wie One-Stop-Government ausgestaltet sein muss, um den Bedarfen unterschiedlicher Zielgruppen gerecht zu werden. Weiterhin wird in dem Beitrag aufgezeigt, wie man zu problemorientierten Lösungen gelangt.
Download der Ausgabe:
https://www.wirtschaft.bfh.ch/de/forschung/e_government_institut/publikationen/egov_praesenz.html
P.2 Köhl, Stefanie/Löbel, Stephan/Schuppan, Tino (2015): Shared Service Center: Abkehr vom Zuständigkeitsprinzip?!, in: eGov präsenz 01/2015, S. 39-40.
Aus klassischer Verwaltungsorganisationssicht wird oft argumentiert, dass Shared Services gegen das Zuständigkeitsprinzip verstoßen, weil Aufgaben neu verteilt werden. Hinzu kommt, dass Shared Service Center (SSC) sich nicht ohne Weiteres hierarchisch steuern lassen. Damit stellt sich die Frage, ob und wie sie mit dem Zuständigkeitsprinzip vereinbar sind. Im Beitrag wird deutlich, dass es sich bei SSC um eine prozessorientierte Form der Vernetzung handelt, die durchaus mit rechtsstaatlichen Prinzipien vereinbar ist, wenn bewusst eine entsprechende institutionelle wie soziotechnische Gestaltung vorgenommen wird.
Download der Ausgabe:
https://www.wirtschaft.bfh.ch/uploads/tx_frppublikationen/eGov_1_2015.pdf
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Vom IfG.CC empfohlene Publikationen / Publications recommended by the IfG.CC
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R.1 Saha, P. (ed.) 2012: Enterprise Architecture for Connected E-Government. Practices and Innovations, IGI Global, 591 pp.
Enterprise Architecture is the inherent design and management approach essential for organizational coherence leading to alignment, agility, and assurance. Structured Enterprise Architecture approach is often used to plan and implement efficient and effective transformation efforts. However, the strongest driver for Enterprise Architecture is to improve service delivery and overall performance within the organization's business segments.
Enterprise Architecture for Connected E-Government: Practices and Innovations addresses the gap in current literature in terms of linking and understanding the relationship between e-government and government Enterprise Architecture. Within this broader context, the focus is specifically on uncovering and comprehending the relationship between government Enterprise Architecture and connected government. Perfect for Government CIOs, IT/IS Managers, Chief Architects, Analysts and Designers seeking better, quicker, and easier approaches to respond to needs of their internal and external customers.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.igi-global.com/book/enterprise-architecture-connected-government/62630
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1.4 Veranstaltungen/Vorträge des IfG.CC / IfG.CC events and lectures
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V.1 Bern, Schweiz, Universität Bern: Executive Master of Public Administration (MPA) –
E-Government-Kurs am 04.09. und Berlin, Deutschland Master-Seminar Public-Management und E-Government für österreichische Führungskräfte (SMBS) am 15./17.09.
Im Rahmen des Executive Master of Public Administration der Universität Bern hat Prof. Dr. Tino Schuppan am 04.09. den Grundlagenkurs zum Thema E-Government gehalten. Der zweijährige Executive Master of Public Administration (MPA) der Universität Bern ist eine Führungsausbildung für den öffentlichen Sektor in der Schweiz. Mitarbeitende in leitenden Positionen aus allen Bereichen werden befähigt, den zukünftig notwendigen Anforderungen an ihre Fach-, Führungs-, Sozial- und Selbstkompetenzen gerecht zu werden.
Vom 14. bis 23. September fand das Modul „Policy Formation and European Governance“ des internationalen und berufsbegleitenden Masterprogramms „Public Management“ der University of Salzburg Business School (SMBS) statt. Das Masterprogramm der SMBS wird berufsbegleitend angeboten und vermittelt Wissen zu Management-Tools und Führungskompetenzen für Führungskräfte aus dem öffentlichen Sektor. Die Teilnehmer kamen aus Österreich, Deutschland und der Schweiz nach Berlin. Prof. Dr. Tino Schuppan, wissenschaftlicher Direktor des IfG.CC, führte Seminare zu den Themen „Einführung in das Public Management“ und „E-Government“ durch.
Im Fokus des Seminars „E-Government“ standen weniger technische Fragen. Vielmehr erfolgte eine Gesamtsicht auf die Veränderungen von Verwaltungshandeln durch Informationstechnik, die damit verbundenen organisationalen und kulturellen Herausforderungen sowie eine prozessuale Sichtweise auf Verwaltungsprozesse. Hierzu wurden verschiedene Aspekte der Geschäftsprozessmodellierung aufgezeigt und an Beispielen diskutiert. Einen weiteren Schwerpunkt bildeten vernetzte Organisationsformen mit IT (One Stop Government und Shared Service Center), damit verbundene Herausforderungen bei der Einführung und Umsetzung sowie sich dadurch verändernde Arbeitsorganisation und Kompetenzanforderungen. Abschließend wurden Implikationen des Einsatzes von IT auf staats- und verwaltungsorganisatorische Prinzipien mit den Teilnehmern erarbeitet und anhand von ausgewählten Szenarien illustriert.
In der Veranstaltung „Einführung in das Public Management“ wurden begriffliche Grundlagen und ein Überblick zu wesentlichen theoretischen Ansätzen, wie Managerialismus und Neue Institutionenökonomie gegeben. Besonderes Augenmerk lag hierbei auf der Unterscheidung von öffentlichem und privatem Management. Im Rahmen einer Fallstudie wurden die Besonderheiten der öffentlichen Verwaltung in Bezug auf das Management gemeinsam mit den Teilnehmern erarbeitet und Funktionen und Dysfunktionen dieser Besonderheiten diskutiert. Weitere Schwerpunkte bildeten die Einführung in das New Public Management sowie Fragen der Leistungstiefengestaltung, institutionellen Arrangements und Performance Management.
Das IfG.CC bietet bereits seit vielen Jahren unterschiedliche Masterkurse an, in denen Forschungsergebnisse und praxisbezogenes Wissen für die Führungskräfte von heute und morgen vermittelt werden. Dabei wird auf moderne Lernformen zurückgegriffen, um die Führungskräfte für Herausforderungen von Morgen zu qualifizieren.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.kpm.unibe.ch/content/aus__weiterbildung/executive_mpa/studiengang/index_ger.html
http://www.smbs.at/studium/mba-programme/mba-public-management.html
V.2 Die IfG-Prozessmanagement-Roadshow – Wir kommen zu Ihnen ins Haus
Schon seit Oktober 2014 richtet das Prozessmanagement-Team des IfG.CC in mehreren deutschen Städten eine Roadshow zum Thema „Sicherung von Fachwissen in Organisationen“ aus. Mit der bundesweiten Roadshow sollen auf der Grundlage der bisherigen Projektergebnisse Unternehmen und öffentliche Verwaltungen einen Einblick in Möglichkeiten und Methoden der Wissenssicherung erhalten. Das wird zunehmend wichtiger, da sowohl durch Stellenwechsel als auch verstärkt durch die demografische Entwicklung Mitarbeiter die Organisationen verlassen und so notwendiges Wissen verloren geht. Sowohl Unternehmen als auch Behörden benötigen daher Lösungen und Konzepte, um die drohenden Wissensverluste aufzufangen.
Die Roadshow-Veranstaltungen sind als Workshops angelegt. An Praxisbeispielen erarbeitet das Prozessmanagement-Team des IfG.CC gemeinsam mit den Teilnehmern verschiedene Möglichkeiten zur Wissenssicherung. Partner der Roadshow sind Kommunen, verschiedene Industrie- und Handelskammern sowie eBusiness-Lotsen aus dem eKompetenz-Netzwerk der BMWi-Initiative „Mittelstand Digital“.
Eckdaten zur Roadshow:
- Dauer des Workshops: ca. 2,5 Stunden
- Teilnehmer: max. 10 Personen aus Unternehmen und/oder Behörden
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1.5 Vom IfG.CC unterstützte Konferenzen & Veranstaltungen / Conferences & events supported by the IfG.CC
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1.6 Workshops des IfG.CC / IfG.CC workshops
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W.1 Geschäftsprozessmanagement leicht gemacht - Einladung zu einem Workshop in Potsdam und Hannover
Der demographische Wandel stellt die öffentliche Verwaltung vor enorme Herausforderungen:
- Wie können mit immer weniger Personal die anfallenden Aufgaben in besserer Qualität bewältigt werden?
- Wie können steigende Anforderungen an die Qualität der Arbeit durch Optimierung und Automatisierung von Abläufen aufgefangen und abgemildert werden?
- Wie kann das Fachwissen und die langjährige Erfahrung ausscheidender Mitarbeiter bei der Aufgabenbearbeitung erhalten und neuen Mitarbeitern zur Verfügung gestellt werden?
Drei ausgesuchte Geschäftsprozesse werden an unterschiedlichen Terminen zur Bearbeitung angeboten: Gewerbeanmeldung, Sondernutzungserlaubnis, Bewohnerparkausweis.
| Alle
Teilnehmer des Workshops erhalten von uns den Tablet-basierten
IFGCC-Geschäftsprozess-Manager als Wissensmanagement-Tool
mit dem Modell des Musterprozesses. Das Material zum Musterprozess können Sie in Ihrer Behörde direkt weiterverwenden. |
| => Bestandteile des IFGCC-Geschäftsprozess-Managers sind: |
| Ein Tablet-PC mit Touchscreen zur
leichten Bedienung per Finger und/oder Stift. |
| Der Geschäftsprozess-Manager als grafische Benutzeroberfläche zum leichten Zugriff auf die abgespeicherten Prozessdokumentationen. |
| Das
vollständige grafische Modell,
die Prozessdokumentation und
den Steckbrief des im Workshop behandelten Musterprozesses. |
Zusätzlich demonstrieren wir Ihnen die grundlegenden Funktionalitäten eines Antragsassistenten für den erhobenen Musterprozess und stellen die grundlegenden Schritte bei der Umsetzung vor.
Folgende Workshop-Termine haben wir für die nächsten Monate geplant:
| Musterprozess | Hannover |
| Gewerbeanmeldung | 09.-10.11.2015 |
| Sondernutzungserlaubnis | 11.-12.11.2015 |
| Bewohnerparkausweis | 15.-17.11.2015 |
Den beschriebenen Workshop führen wir gerne auch bei Ihnen vor Ort als In-House-Veranstaltung durch. Bitte erfragen Sie dafür die Konditionen.
Gerne schicken wir Ihnen ausführlichere Informationen dazu zu. Bitte melden Sie sich bei unserer Mitarbeiterin Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
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.
W.2 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 29.10.: 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): 29.10., 26.11.2015.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_prozesspriorisierungsworkshop.pdf
W.2 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 21.10.: 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): 22.10., 19.11.2015.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_prozessmodellierungsworkshop.pdf
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1.7 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.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/karriere/jobs
J.2 Das IfG.CC sucht weitere Mitarbeiter/-innen für den Geschäftsbereich "Prozessmanagement"
Für unseren Geschäftsbereich "Prozessmanagement"suchen wir weitere Mitarbeiter/-innen für die Analyse und Modellierung von Geschäftsprozessen und die Entwicklung von Desktop-, Online- und Mobile-Anwendungen.
Bitte senden Sie Ihre vollständigen Unterlagen per eMail an: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/IFGCC_GPM_Stellenausschreibung.pdf
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1.8 In eigener Sache / On ourowns account
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E.1 Der IfG.CC Standard Prozesskatalog ist freigeschaltet - mehr als 400 Musterprozesse stehen Ihnen zur Verfügung
NEU: Der IfG.CC Standard-Prozesskatalog - ein Katalog behördlicher Geschäftsprozesse, die auf der Basis eines einheitlichen Detaillierungsgrades und einer standardisierten Vorgehensmethode qualitätsgesichert modelliert wurden.
Lassen Sie sich von uns zu mehr als 400 Musterprozessen und Benchmarking-Prozessen aus allen Verwaltungsebenen (Bund, Land, Kommunen) Informationen und Angebote zuschicken.
Der IfG.CC Standard Prozesskatalog umfasst eine Sammlung von aufbereiteten Geschäftsprozessen, die auf langjähriger Arbeit im Bereich Prozessmanagement basiert. Die Geschäftsprozesse wurden auf der Basis einer standardisierten und qualitätsgesicherten Vorgehensmethode und einem einheitlichen Detaillierungsgrad erhoben. Sie sind in einer einheitlichen Notation beschrieben und modelliert. Bei der Prozessoptimierung wurden Good-Practice-Beispiele aus der nationalen und internationalen Praxis berücksichtigt.
Aufgrund vieler Nachfragen haben wir uns entschlossen, diese Prozesse einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit zugänglich zu machen.
Interessenten werden durch Nutzung dieser Geschäftsprozesse in die Lage versetzt, in sehr kurzer Zeit einen großen Schritt in Richtung der Standardisierung bzw. Optimierung von eigenen Geschäftsprozessen und der Einführung von Prozessmanagement in ihrer Organisation zu machen. Denn die Prozesse können meist ohne weiteren höheren Aufwand an die eigenen Organisationsstrukturen angepasst und übertragen werden.
Eine Begleitung durch das IfG.CC bei der Umsetzung der optimierten Prozesse ist ebenfalls möglich. Fragen Sie uns - eMail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://prozesskatalog.ifg.cc
E.2 Vorankündigung: Kommunaler Prozesstag
Das PROKETTA-Projektpartnertreffen wird zum Kommunalen Prozesstag. Zum Kommunalen Prozesstag bieten wir Ihnen eine Kombination aus Methoden- und Wissensvermittlung, Workshops und Praxisvorträgen zu Schwerpunktthemen an.
Themen sind:
- Geschäftsprozessmanagement und organisatorische (Neu-)Gestaltung (z.B. Shared Services, Servicestelle Soziales, Kommunaler Unternehmensservice)
- Prozesserhebung und -dokumentation,
- Prozessanalyse und -optimierung,
- Prozessorientierte Sicherung von Fachwissen,
- Prozessmanagement & Steuerung/Führung (GPM für Führungskräfte)
- sich einen Überblick über Prozesse, die für ihre Organisation relevant sind (Kernprozesse, Management- und Supportprozesse), verschaffen möchten.
- sich die Grundlagen für Organisationsuntersuchungen aufbauen wollen.
- wissen wollen, wie man Prozesse identifiziert, bei denen Verbesserungen notwendig sind.
- Unterstützung bei Übernahmen oder Zusammenlegungen von Organisationseinheiten benötigen.
- Prozessabläufe zwischen verschiedenen Standorten standardisieren wollen.
Für weitere Informationen hierzu stehen Ihnen Dr. Manfred J. Suhr (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Vorstand und Geschäftsführer des IfG.CC, oder Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut, gern zu Verfügung.
E.3 Unsere Prozessmanagement-Dienstleistungen
Die Mitarbeiter der IfG.CC-Prozessgruppe verfügen über umfangreiches know-how und jahrelange praktische Erfahrung im Bereich des Geschäftsprozessmanagements und der organisatorischen (Neu-)Gestaltung vor allem in Bereichen Bauen, Sicherheit & Ordnung, Vergabe, Meldewesen, Gesundheit, Soziales.
Mit unserer speziell für die Bedürfnisse der Öffentlichen Verwaltung entwickelten Vorgehensweise decken wir den ganzen Lifecycle des Geschäftsprozessmanagements ab: beginnend bei Zielformulierung, Erstellung von Prozesslandschaften und Prozesspriorisierung über Prozessmodellierung, Prozessoptimierung und anschließender Prozessimplementierung wird auf dem Weg zu einer prozessorientierten Verwaltung ein umfassendes Prozesscontrolling aufgebaut. Zum Einsatz kommen dabei neben den IfG.CC-eigenen GPMN-Prozessmodulen alle gängigen Modellierungswerkzeuge wie MS Visio, BizAgi, Adonis, ARIS, sowie freie BPMN-Tools.
Abgerundet werden diese Tätigkeiten durch Qualitätssicherung oder Notationskonvertierungen (z.B. von ePK nach BPMN 2.0) von schon bei Ihnen vorliegenden Prozessmodellen sowie Durchführung von Prozesssimulationen zur Findung optimaler Abläufe der Arbeitsgänge.
Aufgrund der starken Nachfrage nach diesem professionellem Wissen seitens Kommunen, Landkreisen und Landesverwaltungen, haben wir uns dazu entschlossen, dieses Wissen aus nunmehr über 500 Geschäftsprozessen aus allen Ebenen (Kommune, Land, Bund, EU) und Bereichen der Öffentlichen Verwaltung (Postein- und Postausgang, Zentraler Service, Meldeprozesse, Zahlungsverkehr, Archivierung usw.) in größerem Umfang verfügbarbar zu machen.
Für weitere Informationen oder Angebote hierzu stehen Ihnen Dr. Manfred J. Suhr (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Vorstand und Geschäftsführer des IfG.CC, oder Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut, gern zu Verfügung.
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2. Schwerpunktthema des Monats/Key Issue of the Month:
"E-Government in Indien: Das Aadhar-Projekt / E-Government in India: The Aadhaar project"
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Aadhaar heißt das derzeit größte Biometrie-Projekt der Welt, das ehemals als Programm des Premierministers Manmohan Singh und der UPA-Vorsitzenden Sonia Gandhi ins Leben gerufen und 2009 gestartet wurde. Im Projekt sollen die rund 1,2 Milliarden in Indien lebenden Menschen eine 12-stellige persönliche Identifikationsnummer (UID) bekommen. Für die Nummer werden Name, Geburtsdatum, Geburtsort, Geschlecht, Wohnort sowie gegebenenfalls Name und ID-Nummern der Eltern gespeichert. Zusätzlich wird ein Digitalfoto gespeichert und mindestens ein biometrischer Datensatz mit Fingerabdrücken aller zehn Finger oder einem Iris-Scan beider Augen angelegt. In den ersten vier bis fünf Jahren sollten die Daten von rund der Hälfte der Bevölkerung erfasst sein. Um den Ablauf zu kontrollieren, wurde 2009 mit der Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) eine eigene Behörde für das Projekt gegründet.
Das Projekt war jedoch von Beginn an umstritten und hatte mit Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen. So ist unklar, was das Projekt insgesamt kosten wird. Anfangsschätzungen gingen von 6 Mrd. US-Dollar aus, mittlerweile wird von 30 Mrd. US-Dollar ausgegangen. Hinzu kommen juristische Streitigkeiten. Einige Staaten und Institutionen haben versucht, das Programm und die damit verbundene Identifikationsnummer verbindlich zu machen für die Gewährung von Subventionen und Sozialleistungen des Staates. Im Jahr 2013 hatte das Oberste Gericht dann entschieden, dass Sozialleistungen zugänglich sein müssen, ohne dass Personen eine UID angeben. Immer wieder werden auch Diskussionen über Datenschutzaspekte geführt. So wurde nach einer Untersuchung der UIDAI bekannt, dass ein Unternehmen gefälschte Smartcards mit der UID von bereits registrierten Einwohnern herausgegeben hat. Mitarbeiter des Unternehmens hatten sich dafür unautorisiert Zugang zu den biometrischen Daten verschafft. Gleichzeitig aber ist das Aadhaar-Projekt Teil einer Infrastruktur für viele E-Government-Projekte in Indien, z.B. die Möglichkeit, Steuererklärungen elektronisch einzureichen.
Weitere aktuelle Entwicklungen zum Projekt stellen wir Ihnen in diesem Infobrief vor.
2.1 Aadhaar card projects Rs 13,000 crore awarded without tenders
Aadhaar card projects of the UIDAI worth over Rs 13,000 crore were awarded without issuing tenders by the previous UPA government, according to a RTI response, an activist said here on Saturday.
RTI activist Anil Galgali had submitted queries under the RTI to the UIDAI officials, Public Information Officer S.S. Bisht and Deputy Director-cum-PIO R. Harish who provided the replies about the amount spent on the projects which was then headed by technocrat Nandan Nilekani.
In the reply, the UIDAI officials disclosed that total project contracts worth Rs 13,663.22 crore were awarded without any tenders of which an amount of Rs.6,563 crore has been already spent on issuing 90.3 crore Aadhar Cards till May 2015.
They further informed that a total 25 companies were awarded different responsibilities for the massive project and their empanelment was done under the process guidelines of Request For Empanelment of May 19, 2014.
“This is shocking as various sections of people, including the Supreme Court and civil society groups have expressed serious concerns about the right to privacy with sensitive personal data of 125 crore population going in the hands of private companies,” Galgali told IANS.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/126-in-indien-india/52142-in-aadhaar-card-projects-rs-13-000-crore-awarded-without-tenders
2.2 SCOI Report: Aadhaar opponents urge speedy setting up of privacy Constitution Bench
Opponents of the Aadhaar scheme have stepped up their campaign to expose instances of contempt of court in the Aadhaar case, which is pending for a resolution by the yet-to-be constituted Supreme Court’s Constitution bench.
The question whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right, which was argued before a three-Judge bench in August, was referred to a five-Judge Constitution bench.
Yesterday (18 September), a press conference was held in New Delhi to highlight what some activists called “blatant” violations of Supreme Court’s August 11 order in the Aadhaar case. Aruna Roy, a petitioner in the case, said that there was no legal basis for the existence of the UID project. Since September 2013, the Supreme Court has passed orders five times, directing that Aadhaar is not mandatory for accessing entitlements, and no one can be denied any service because they do not have an Aadhaar number; yet people continue to be excluded from services on the grounds that they do not have an Aadhaar card.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/126-in-indien-india/52138-in-scoi-report-aadhaar-opponents-urge-speedy-setting-up-of-privacy-constitution-bench
2.3 Karnataka: Agency issues fake Aadhaar cards with UIDAI data
It is said to be the world's largest national identification number project, involving India's sharpest minds. But a private agency has allegedly accessed the Aadhaar database without authority , and is distributing fake smartcards, preliminary investigation by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has revealed.
TOI reported on August 31, 2015, that Karvy Data Management Services, an authorized Aadhaar enrolment agency in Benglauru, had been issuing smartcards without authority for those already allotted their identity numbers. The Karvy agency issued the smartcard at the mere mention of the Aadhaar num , ber and had not sought any other details, including biod metric authentication. The board outside the agency g mentioned that smartcards would be issued if the number d or biometric details were pro vided, for a charge of Rs 25. After obtaining one such smartcard from a Karvy enrolment centre in Malleswaram, West Bengaluru, this reporter approached the UIDAI regional office in the city, where a senior official admitted that the Aadhaar smartcard issued by Karvy was fake. A shok Lenin, deputy director, UIDAI, told TOI, "Karvy is not authorized to print Aadhaar smartcards. The card Karvy has issued is not as per prescribed UIDAI standards. We've asked for a detailed written statement from them, but have not received any response so far."
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/126-in-indien-india/52115-in-karnataka-agency-issues-fake-aadhaar-cards-with-uidai-data
2.4 Maharashtra government to double registration kits for 100% Aadhaar coverage
Maharashtra has a population of 11.23 crore, according to the 2011 census.
To take Aadhaar enrolment to 100% and cover the almost 1.40 crore population, which has not yet been tapped for the national unique identity number programme, the state government is planning to double the number of registration kits in Maharashtra.
The state has attained 87.74% Aadhaar enrollment as on August-end and has generated over 9.85 crore Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) numbers, though a total of 1.38 crore people are yet to be covered.
Though districts of Mumbai (90.19%), Ahmednagar (90.75%), Wardha (97.82%), Satara (91.10%) and Sindhudurg (90.70%) have seen registration of over 90% of people, some, such as Nanded (80%), Solapur (81.09%), Yavatmal (83.15%), Hingoli (84.90%) and Latur (84.44%) have performed below expectations.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/126-in-indien-india/52098-in-maharashtra-government-to-double-registration-kits-for-100-aadhaar-coverage
2.5 Privacy concerns multiply as govt cross-links massive databanks
Various arms of the government are busy collecting and storing all possible details of citizens, without any constitutional safeguard
Some time ago, an HIV-positive patient working with a multinational firm approached his lawyer, requesting him to file a suit against his employer for revealing his medical condition to other employees. His attorney turned down the request, despite a law prohibiting employers from making such disclosures. The lawyer opined as the victim didn't have proof, the case would not stand in a court of law.
Under the Information Technology Act, 2008, an employer is supposed to implement reasonable security practices to prevent misuse of sensitive data which might cause loss or gain to an individual. […]
For instance, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is capturing biometric details of 1.2 billion residents, besides basic information. UIDAI has captured biometric details of around 900 million and generated a 12-digit unique identity number called Aadhaar for each resident from 2010. The purpose of this mammoth exercise is to weed out illegal beneficiaries of government-sponsored schemes.
The question is: How safe is the storage of personal and biometrics details? Are there any remedies available if secrecy is compromised?
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/126-in-indien-india/52066-in-privacy-concerns-multiply-as-govt-cross-links-massive-databanks
2.6 Getting E-Ready
The surge in e-filing of tax returns this year shows taxman’s e-governance delivery is maturing
If the rising volume of e-filing of tax returns over the years is an example of how India has warmed up to e-governance, that the system handled over 1.5 million filings a day in the last four days of August 2015 is a sign of how the taxman’s e-governance delivery is maturing. While, as per a Business Standard report, the system can handle 3-4 million e-filings a day, on August 31, the website saw 6.5 million hits. There has been a 15% year-on-year rise in number of electronic filings by August 31 in FY16 over FY15.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/126-in-indien-india/52056-in-getting-e-ready
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3. eGovernment in Deutschland / eGovernment in Germany
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4. eGovernment in Europa / eGovernment in Europe
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4.1. Great Britain: Ever devolving circles: Distracting from service delivery or essential democratic evolution?
Eduserv's Jos Creese says digitally-based devolution can help address the underlying costs of public service provision -but depends on a national digital agenda to support it
"Devolution" is, unarguably, the current government buzzword - a move away from Westminster-centric decision-making, which the Conservative administration has placed at the centre of its economic, social and democratic policy planning.
Much of this is driven by political expediency, as well as the unprecedented and somewhat unexpected fallout from the Scottish referendum, coupled with a general dissatisfaction with the level of public policy centralisation in London.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/86-gb-grossbritannien-united-kingdom/52150-gb-ever-devolving-circles-distracting-from-service-delivery-or-essential-democratic-evolution
4.2 European Union: GSMA welcomes implementation of eIDAS regulation
Mobile operator association the GSMA has commended the European Commission’s an-nouncement that the adoption of key implementing acts of the Electronic-identification and trust service (eIDAS) Regulation is now complete.
In a statement, the GSMA said that the European Union is the first and only region in the world to have a workable and balanced legal framework for cross-border use of electronic identification (eID) and trust services.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/37-eu-europaeische-union-european-union/52128-eu-gsma-welcomes-implementation-of-eidas-regulation
4.3 Euro Commission wants to pick your brains on telcos and net access
Vast public consultations launched to guide new laws, so look forward to those
The European Commission launched two vast public consultations on internet speed and quality.
The so-called 360° review of telecoms and internet rules is open until December 7 and is seeking input from users, organisations, public bodies and businesses.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/37-eu-europaeische-union-european-union/52112-euro-commission-wants-to-pick-your-brains-on-telcos-and-net-access
4.4 European Union: EC launches review of broadband and telecoms rules
The European Commission (EC) has announced the launch of two more public consultations, one on Europeans' broadband needs and the other focusing on the review of the current telecoms framework. The EC said the consultations are part of its Digital Single Market Strategy, presented in May, and follow the decisions to put in place strong net neutrality rules and end roaming charges by June 2017.
The first consultation will seek views on the review of the existing Telecoms Package dating back to 2009, since when electronic communications networks and services have undergone significant structural changes, which the EC said are characterised by a slow transition from copper to fibre, more complex competition with the convergence of fixed and mobile networks, the rise of retail bundles, the emergence of new online players (so called OTTs), and not least changing end-user expectations and requirements, including an explosion in demand for wireless data. The review intends to look at the future of spectrum management, network access regulation, universal services and telecoms governance.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/37-eu-europaeische-union-european-union/52105-ec-launches-review-of-broadband-and-telecoms-rules
4.5 Bulgaria: E-government agency expected to start working at beginning of 2016: Bulgaria official
“E-government agency is expected to start working at the beginning of 2016,” said Bulgari-an Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Rumyana Bachvarova, speaking with journalists in Bulgaria’s second-biggest city of Plovdiv during the opening of a business forum themed Outsourcing Destination Bulgaria 2015, Radio FOCUS reported.
Bachvarova said the establishment of the agency was a matter of the Electronic Government Act.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/205-bg-bulgarien-bulgaria/52082-bg-e-government-agency-expected-to-start-working-at-beginning-of-2016-bulgaria-official
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5. eGovernment weltweit / World wide eGovernment
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5.1 New Zealand: Hawke's Bay: Region's leaders moving on as one
Hawke's Bay's mayors have committed to looking for more opportunities to share services between their councils after this week's overwhelming rejection of amalgamation by the province's voters.
The region's mayors - Craig Little of Wairoa, Bill Dalton of Napier, Lawrence Yule of Has-tings and Peter Butler of Central Hawke's Bay, along with Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson - met in Napier on September the 27th to discuss the way forward for the province.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/139-nz-neuseeland-new-zealand/52151-nz-hawke-s-bay-region-s-leaders-moving-on-as-one
5.2 Kenya: Automating system to improve medical services in Uasin Gishu
The county government of Uasin Gishu has partnered with International Training & Educa-tion Centre for Health (I-tech) to provide computers to different health facilities.
Hospitals in the county will benefit from automation of their services.
Speaking after touring Huruma Hospital in Eldoret, the county personnel in charge of e-health Dr David Kirui said that the county is spearheading the implementation of Hospital Management System (HMIS).
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/268-ke-kenia-kenya/52139-ke-automating-system-to-improve-medical-services-in-uasin-gishu
5.3 United States: Bridgton shorts: Town now accepts credit card payments
The town of Bridgton is now offering Maine PayPort, a credit card processing service that enables the town to accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit card payments at the counter. Residents of Bridgton can make payments with a credit or debit card for items such as vehicle registrations, licenses, recreation fees, permits and property taxes.
Maine PayPort is a third-party payment processor operated by InforME, the State of Maine’s e-government provider. A PayPort administrative cost is added to each payment made through the service. The administrative cost pays for the operation of the service so that there is no cost to the municipality to accept credit cards. All customers will be informed of the additional cost amount before their payment is processed, and may choose an alternate form of payment (check or cash) if they do not want to pay the additional cost.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/12-us-vereinigte-staaten-united-staates/52140-us-bridgton-shorts-town-now-accepts-credit-card-payments
5.4 United States: New study highlights potential of mHealth
Healthcare professionals see great value in mHealth apps but there are still many barriers to their widespread adoption, according to a new report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
Interviews conducted as part of the study, Patient Adoption of mHealth: Use, Evidence and Remaining Barriers to Mainstream Acceptance, found that most healthcare providers were confident that mHealth can improve overall outcomes, reduce the cost of healthcare and en-courage patients to take a more active role in improving their health.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/12-us-vereinigte-staaten-united-staates/52131-us-new-study-highlights-potential-of-mhealth
5.5 Australia: Telehealth services hailed as one way of delivering medical care to remote patients
Health chiefs say the introduction of telehealth services in remote western communities could address a shortage of general practitioners.
About 100 people from 37 health councils have gathered in Dubbo, to voice their concerns about issues affecting areas such as Orange, Forbes, Goodooga, Cobar and Grenfell.
The Western Local Health District's Chief Executive Scott McLachlan says in the next five to 10 years, more than one-third of the workforce will retire and there needs to be a way to attract medical professionals to the western region.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/98-au-australien-australia/52133-au-telehealth-services-hailed-as-one-way-of-delivering-medical-care-to-remote-patients
5.6 Australia: How to create a simple digital government strategy
Developing a digital government strategy is a significant and complex challenge for public sector CIOs, but there are some steps you can follow, says Gartner research VP, Glenn Arch-er.
The process for developing an IT strategy is well understood and is generally seen as an im-portant, if not essential, activity for most organisations and government entities. In contrast, the how and why of developing a digital strategy for government is far less understood.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/98-au-australien-australia/52119-au-how-to-create-a-simple-digital-government-strategy
5.7 Azerbaijan: E-gov portal makes online payments available
The Electronic government portal in Azerbaijan now features a function for convenient online payment.
The Automated Payment Utility Service of the state payment portal is integrated into the e-government portal, says the Computer Information Center under the Communications and High Technologies Ministry.
The objectives of the project are to increase the use of non-cash payments, simplifying the process of budget payments, and the integration of e-government projects with the infra-structure of the national payment system.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/nachrichten/regionen/271-az-aserbaidschan-azerbaijan/52106-az-e-gov-portal-makes-online-payments-available
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6. Ausgewählte Veranstaltungen im laufenden Monat / Selected events in the current month
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6.1 01.10., Berlin, Deutschland: 2. FeRD-Konferenz: E-Rechnung leicht gemacht – Vollgas voraus mit ZUGFeRD
Seit der Veröffentlichung des einheitlichen Datenformats ZUGFeRD 1.0 am 25. Juni 2014 kann sich das Forum elektronische Rechnung Deutschland (FeRD) über mehr als 5.000 Softwarehersteller, Unternehmen sowie die öffentliche Verwaltung freuen, die das frei zugängliche Format heruntergeladen haben. Weit über 120 IT-Firmen bieten bereits Anwendungen mit ZUGFeRD an.
Ein guter Grund, am Donnerstag, den 1. Oktober von 10:00 bis 17:00 Uhr in der Aula des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) mit hochrangigen Repräsentanten aus Politik und Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und öffentlicher Verwaltung zu diskutieren, zu informieren und Sie anzuregen, mit anderen Konferenzteilnehmern ins Gespräch zu kommen.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ferd-net.de/upload/Einladungsflyer_2._FeRD-Konferenz.pdf
6.2 14.-16.10., Speyer, Deutschland: Tagung: Verwaltungsmodernisierung - Bilanz und Perspektiven
Die Tagung führt an der Verwaltungsmodernisierung beteiligte und interessierte Beschäftigte des öffentlichen Sektors zum Erfahrungsaustausch sowie zum wechselseitigen Lernen zusammen. In diesem Jahr stehen neue Konzepte zur Verwaltungsmodernisierung, die Entwicklung der Arbeitswelt sowie die Transformation der Verwaltung durch E-Government im Vordergrund.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.uni-speyer.de/de/weiterbildung/weiterbildungsprogramm.php?seminarId=22
Weitere Veranstaltungstermine / More event dates
Hier finden Sie weitere Termine im Monat Oktober 2015 / Find here more events in the month of October 2015:
http://www.ifg.cc/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/month.calendar/2015/10/
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