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A mobile government strategy aimed at providing the country with a 24/7 access to public services through the use of mobile applications will be fully operational in March 2017 Principal Permanent Secretary Michael Cutajar and MITA Executive Chairman Tony Sultana announced at a press conference today.

The soft launch, which begins today, will use focus groups to test the application in order to create platforms which are based on citizen involvement.

"With this new JPJ eService from myemail, myemail users will be reminded two weeks before their driving licence or road tax expires," said Tricubes chief executive Khairun Mokhtar in a statement today.

"The reminders will be sent via email directly to the user's myemail inbox. For added convenience, reminders can be sent to the user's smartphone as well." he said.

Ipoh City Council (MBI) has launched a new app-based complaints handling system, which will kick off on April 30.

Perak local government committee chairman Datuk Nolee Ashilin Mohamed Radzi said the MyAduan MBI app would make it easier for people to lodge complaints on council-related issues or problems.

She said the app could be accessed 24 hours a day and was part of MBI’s Smart City initiative.

Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin says his ministry will be using mobile application to inform the public on traffic management, public transportation and waste collection services.

He added that his ministry will also be implementing the smart traffic system to regulate traffic flow in the state, particularly in Kuching and here.

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.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) of the Nepalese government has launched a national government services app, Nagarik, for all government services across 40 governmental entities via a single platform, writes Nepalese outlet enepsters.

Nepal’s app is part of the Digital Nepal Framework project, and makes use of previously-registered digital ID data. The same drive to provide services online is gaining popularity around the world.

The key feature of NetTabs is their intuitiveness and ease of use. They remove the typical complexity that comes with full-fledged multi-features computers and focus on the key tasks that they do.

Additionally, the NetTabs will eventually come at a lesser price than fully features computing terminals. NetTabs also connect to the internet over WiFi, are portable and hence can be easily carried by the users and allows users to use it in a host of places than just an office complex with networking infrastructure.

Cell broadcast, an existing functionality of the GSM technology, makes it possible to provide instructions to citizens in a specific location, for example providing instructions to people to stay inside and close their windows because there is a gas leak.

Updates to the National Digital System were provided yesterday including the planned launch of a SingPass Mobile app providing an enhanced two-factor authentication method and extending the use of the Government’s MyInfo profile to 160 government to citizen services by the end of 2018 from the current 70.

Minister-In-Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative Dr Vivian Balakrishnan provided updates of Singapore’s Smart Nation Strategic National Projects in the Singapore Parliament yesterday.

It is negotiating two separate "syndicated procurement" agreements with Telecom and Vodafone.

These would let all government agencies buy mobile phone services from one or other telco at the same price and on the same terms and conditions.

aDrop SmartCity Ride app, Africa’s first transportation “Super” app for rides, delivery, interstate travels and rentals has entered Nigeria’s logistics space.

aDrop SmartCity Ride app, functions as a marketplace where people seek transportation for themselves or goods to certain destinations can be matched with drivers travelling to those destinations.

Mr Zeb Uzoukwu, chairman of Adrop Lagos, stated that aDrop SmartCity Ride app is designed specifically with the driver and rider in mind, to empower our partner drivers technologically and financially.

Businesses in the country are increasingly embracing ICT solutions in a bid to support their growth initiatives and tap into the country’s booming online landscape.

According to latest reports by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the country had over 75 million active internet subscriptions – presenting a huge market for online trade – one that Businesses in the country are keen to exploit.

The Lagos State Government on Thursday launched its upgraded citizen and government communication and multichannel platform named “Citizens Gate 2.0 App,” a citizen engagement platform, aimed at bringing governance closer to the people. It is an improvement on the 1.0 version designed to accommodate interactions between the government and the citizens. The platform is expected to deliver economic and social benefits to investors and the entire citizens of Lagos State as a drive toward the smart city status.

The pillars of the Citizens Gate application center on citizen participation, open communication, and transparency on the part of the government. It will also offer social benefits such as feedback mechanism, population profiling, capturing accurate public opinion, tracking and enforcing government performances, security/community policing, LASRRA registration and verification, and access to day-to-day activities across MDAs.

Die am Freitag von der Regierungskoalition - bestehend aus Christ- und Sozialdemokraten - beschlossene Einführung des neuen Kfz-Systems soll im Jahr 2012 erfolgen.

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IT decision-makers in most governments have already made all the technically easy wins and now is the time for government to focus on delivering integrated, citizen-focused services, according to the 2016 Trends to Watch: Government Technology report by global research and advisory firm, Ovum.

“Does the world need any more ‘fix my pothole’ apps?” asked author Al Blake, principal analyst, public sector, Ovum. Terming e-government “passé”, he called on policy-makers to move beyond simple single-function applications focused on automating existing government processes toward full-scale digital government, innovating entirely new processes of government en route.

Mit einer eigenen "App" - Kurzform des Begriffs "application" (Anwendung, Software) - geht die Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf auf die Bedürfnisse der wachsenden Zahl an iPhone-Nutzern ein. Die App, die gerade auf den Markt gekommen ist und in kürzester Zeit schon 3.500 Downloads aufweisen kann, bietet mittels Touchscreen Informationen und Services für alle Bürger, Touristen und Geschäftsleute. Viele Inhalte sind dabei zweisprachig in Deutsch und Englisch erhältlich. Die kostenlose App ist über den iTunes App-Store erhältlich.

Search for Common Ground, Nepal’s first governance mobile application was launched at Singha Durbar amid the Next Growth Conclave 2017 on Wednesday.

The application aims to educate, aware, and inform the public on critical and important laws and policies on governance, a finger-tip version on federal structure, mobile readable version of Nepal's constitution, and information on access to justice and legal services.