South Korea mayor says he wants 'smart cities' in the North
The mayor of South Korea's second-largest city wants to bring North Korea into the 21st century.
Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don, a member of the country's ruling Democratic Party, is proposing a "North Korea development bank" and an inter-Korea "smart city" cooperation project, Seoul Pyongyang News reported Thursday.
IN: AYUSH Ministry Launches Web Portal ‘E-Aushadi’ For Online Licensing Matters
Union Ministry of AYUSH launched the e-AUSHADHI website on Wednesday (13 February) to facilitate the online licensing of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs and related matters.
This portal is expected to promote increased transparency, improved information management facility, improved data usability and increased accountability in the AYUSH medicine ecosystem in the country.
IN: Two-and-a-half years after its launch, states match centre’s expenditure on this online platform
After initial hiccups, States now account for half of the total procurements done through the government's own online platform for public procurement - GeM.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to bring transparency in public procurement has been a big success. The online marketplace created for the purpose has seen huge volumes from both the central and state government departments with states accounting for a half of the total purchases made through the online marketplace GeM.
SA: SAMA inaugrates ‘Tanfeeth’ Program to link govt systems with banks
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) launched on Thursday the "Tanfeeth" program that aims to provide direct link between the technological systems of government and banks operating in the Kingdom. The program is set to provide integration between them.
SAMA clarified that it seeks through "Tanfeeth" program to promote the level of cooperation with government agencies to overcome difficulties and obstacles that may face the joint work between SAMA and other entities.
IN: Odisha: Bhubaneswar: Smart City to get award for digital payment
The Smart City Bhubaneswar has been chosen as the best digital payment innovator-2018 by the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA). The award is given for initiatives facilitating digital payment for services that the citizens avail. In August last year, 72 smart cities participated in Smart Cities Digital Payment Awards, 2018.
There were three categories of award, including Best Digital Payment Adopter, Best Digital Payment Innovator and Fastest Smart City Focusing on Digital Payments.