IN: Punjab way of eGovernance: Transforming Governence
Happiness of citizens is the foremost objective of a welfare state. It is the fulcrum on which rests its other goals. Driving its fulfilment calls for good governance that has such sacrosanct elements as adherence to rule of law, participatory decision- making, equity, inclusiveness, responsiveness, transparency and accountability. Technology is an enabler for good governance and is an empowering tool for the citizen and an accountability medium for the government, highlights Sarvesh Kaushal, Former Chief Secretary and presently Special Chief Secretary cum Director General, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab, Chandigarh.
ZA: Minister tells SITA to hurry up
The State IT Agency (SITA) needs to finalise the country's national e-government strategy and roadmap to remain relevant within government, said telecommunications and postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele.
Cwele's comments come on the back of SITA missing the 31 March deadline to finalise SA's national e-government strategy and roadmap.
Nigeria Wins Global Government Innovation Award
Nigeria's procurement oversight agency, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has won a Government Innovation Award for pioneering project to ensure openness in government business transactions.
BPP's Head, Public Relations, Thomas Odemwingie, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
He added that the award was announced in London following the Open Contracting Innovation Challenge.
IN: JK’s ‘first cashless village’ delisted
Lanura, a backward village in central Kashmir’s Budgam district trumpeted by the authorities as J&K’s ‘first cashless village’ seven months ago, has been delisted.
The degradation came immediately after the village, 30 km from Srinagar, had made it to the national dailies for achieving the feat in December 2016, General Manager Common services Centres (CSC) Jammu and Kashmir, Shahnawaz Rashid, told The Kashmir Monitor.
PK: Country’s growth linked with modern IT: Nadeem
The rapid growth of Pakistan is linked with modern information technology and the present government has initiated many programmes to promote modern information technology in education and all other fields and its positive results are being achieved in the shape of rapid development of the country. This was stated by Dr. Nadeem Shafiq Malik, Chairman, National Council of Social Welfare while addressing one-day training workshop titled “Information and Communication Technology for NGOs in Pakistan” organized by National Council of Social Welfare Dr. Nadeem Shafiq Malik chaired the workshop while Moosa Raza Effendi CEO E-Governance Academy Pakistan was the chief guest. Representatives of civil society, NGOs, students, other stakeholders and large number of youth attended the training workshop.