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Dubrovnik Pass, the digital upgrade of the former Dubrovnik card and the new Smart City solution of the City of Dubrovnik, recorded record results in its first year of introduction.

The gross revenue from the sale of the Dubrovnik Pass in 2022 exceeded 45 million Kuna, thereby surpassing the gross revenue recorded in 2019.

The move has been initiated by the Tea Board of India.

Its executive director, Rakesh Saini, said Wednesday that the process of giving biometric cards will start April 28 at Sonitpur. Twelve small tea growers will be given biometric cards on that day, he said.

The Tea Board has collaborated with Amtron, the nodal agency of the Assam government for development, promotion and implementation of IT-related activities, for the project, he said.

The Delhi Transport Corporation is set to launch a contactless smart card-based ticketing system for its vast city bus network.

The initiative, which is expected to go live within a month, is part of a larger agenda to eliminate paper-based passes and usher in a more efficient, eco-conscious fare collection system in India’s capital city. This development is being implemented under the guidance of the Delhi government, with the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) entrusted to oversee the rollout. DIMTS will also distribute the contactless cards to commuters for a nominal fee of ₹50. The original manufacturing and setup cost of each card is ₹71, but a significant portion of that will be subsidised to encourage widespread adoption. Once issued, the cards can be topped up or recharged easily, and pass renewals will cost ₹14.

The launch of the Smart Transit Card (STC) and the travel-aid app Tummoc on Wednesday will transport Panaji’s e-bus commuters to the world of paperless ticketing, allowing them to tap in and out to board or alight.

The technology will be available from Thursday. It has been introduced by Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) and Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd (KTCL) as part of the Smart City initiative.

The Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSL) is set to introduce an E-card system, known as the NCMP card, for women passengers using the free travel facility on electric buses. This step aims to tackle overcrowding and ensure that only registered beneficiaries avail the service.

The free bus service for women, launched recently by the Omar Abdullah-led NC government as part of a centrally funded initiative, has significantly boosted the popularity of the Smart City electric buses. However, the rise in ridership has caused overcrowding, leading to challenges for both passengers and operators.

The Urban Development Department and Lucknow Smart City on Saturday launched "School Health Program", a State government statement read.

The Urban Development Department and Lucknow Smart City on Saturday launched "School Health Program", a State government statement said on Saturday. Under the pilot project, the School Health Program has been started by Lucknow Smart City in three schools in Lucknow.

Introduction of smart cards in the Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojna (RSBY) scheme has led to empowerment of citizens by effectively preventing denial of services to rightful recipients and a regular evaluation of this scheme was needed for its sustained growth, speakers at a summit here opined.

The first ever summit on ‘Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana’ (RSBY) – a joint initiative of Smart Card Forum of India (SCAFI) and the Government of India was held on Wednesday here.

An authority in the Planning Commission has been notified for the purpose, Minister of State for Personnel Prithviraj Chavan told journalists here on Friday.

The government wants to operationalise the scheme in the backdrop of rising cases of terrorism, infiltration and fake voter ID, rat-ion card which are difficult to detect. Sources in home ministry said the deadline for the scheme has been extended from December 2008 to March 2009, given that the maintenance period of renewing cards and issuing new cards to those citizens left uncovered under the scheme, which is still not been completed in states like UP, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Jammu, Tripura and Agartala.

“Today, each individual has several identification numbers beginning with election card, passport, driving licence and other social security numbers. So, now we are attempting to cull out all information from these identification documents and to create a unique identity number for each individual citizen,” Minister of State for Personnel Prithviraj Chavan told a press conference at New Delhi on Friday.

Over 2.5 crore job card holders registered under Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA) could be affected by the rural development ministry’s decision to introduce biometrics to the scheme.

The job cards of beneficiaries in 200 districts across India are set to expire in 2011. The process of job card renewal under the biometric system would take six months to two years. This would deny the registered people 100 days of guaranteed work.

The indications are available in the IT Vision document that BJP has released as a part of its election strategy. Many of the indications are a long time wish list of several persons including the undersigned.

Dank dieser Entscheidung gehören händisch unterschriebene Formulare der Vergangenheit an. Sie werden durch digitale Dokumente, versehen mit einer digitalen Unterschrift, ersetzt. "Mit Hilfe dieses neuen Verfahrens können zum einen Verwaltungskosten eingespart und zum anderen Kontrollen einfacher durchgeführt werden", so die Landesräte Hans Berger und Werner Frick.

Mehr Planungssicherheit bei den Kartenprojekten im Rahmen der eCard-Initiative fordert der Bundesverband der Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien (BITKOM). "Die Projekte sind derzeit untereinander wenig abgestimmt", sagt BITKOM-Geschäftsführer Peter Broß heute in Berlin. Zudem soll der Steuerzahler die Zeche zahlen: "Da die Verwaltung ein großer Nutznießer dieser neuen Services ist, sollte sie sich auch angemessen an den Kosten beteiligen", fordert Broß. Dies solle die Bundesregierung in einem für Anfang März geplanten Kabinettsbeschluss deutlich machen.

Die Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung hat die Pläne der Bundesregierung für eine einheitliche E-Card-Strategie für elektronische Gesundheitskarte, elektronischen Personalausweis und elektronische Steuererklärung kritisiert. "Die geplante E-Card-Strategie ist nicht sinnvoll", sagte KBV-Vorsitzender Andreas Köhler der 'Berliner Zeitung' (Freitagsausgabe). Die Gesundheitskarte, samt der dazu gehörigen Infrastruktur, sei schon alleine eine technische Revolution von ungeheurer Dimension.

Die Papierform zur Bestätigung des Krankenstands ist in Österreich bald Geschichte. Seit heute, Dienstag, werden Patienten durch den Arzt direkt auf elektronischem Weg krank oder gesund gemeldet. Das ermöglicht der in die E-Card integrierte Chip. Der Arzt aktiviert diesen über eine Online-Maske und leitet die Krankmeldung an den Sozialversicherungsträger des Patienten weiter. Bisher wurden in Österreich An- und Abmeldungen des Krankenstands in Papierform ausgestellt. Vom neuen System verspricht sich der Verband der Sozialversicherungsträger jährlich eine Kosteneinsparung von vier Mio. Euro.

Managed by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), but funded by the state government, the digital card, which comes with high security features, will be distributed free of charge to all interested persons, upon registration.

Project Coordinator of ‘Kaadi Igbe Ayo’, Mr. Tunde Yadeka, told ICT journalists last Tuesday that the card would serve so many functions relating to egovernance.