"All the 64 district administration offices are already under optical fibre network which can provide high speed internet connection to manage video conference," Additional Secretary of cabinet division Khandkar Anwarul Islam told BSS yesterday.

Malta ranks third, behind Iceland, at 86.7 per cent, and Korea, at 95.9 per cent, in a survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The Communications Ministry welcomed the figures, saying the increase in the take-up of broadband was the most significant product of the government’s initiatives to narrow the digital divide.

Just exactly how open and transparent has the government been? The annual Secrecy Report Card, compiled by OpenTheGovernment.org, was just released. Patrice McDermott, president of the website, joined Chris Dorobek on The Dorobek Insider and she says the Secrecy reports have come a long way since they were first issued during the Bush Administration.

"The number of newly classified documents dropped by 10% from (fiscal year) 2008 to 2009," McDermott says, "which I think is pretty significant. It means that the government is creating fewer new secrets than it had been. The fewer secrets that they create now, the fewer things that need to be declassified later."

Binay was keynote speaker at the closing ceremonies for the second EGOV4MD Forum and General Assembly at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Pasig City. The event was organized by the League of Municipalities of the Philippines and the Mayors Development Center, Inc.

Trade associations, government agencies and education service providers are coming together in a concerted effort to build a vibrant digital advertising sector that will serve Singapore and beyond.

At an industry event today marking the formation of the Digital Advertising Alliance among five trade associations, guest-of-honour Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Mr Lui Tuck Yew, announced that the Media Development Authority (MDA) and the multiagency outfit Interactive Digital Media Program Office (IDMPO), will invest S$30 million over the next three years in support of the Alliance's goal to grow digital advertising's share towards total advertising spending in Singapore from the current 5.3% to 20% by 2020.

The Lt. Governor’s Office today announces that Utah is one of the first states in the nation to implement an online Voter Registration program. Anyone with a recent Utah driver license is able to complete the free online process at http://voter.utah.gov. The new service is designed to increase voter registration by simplifying the process, and eliminate downloading and printing of the Voter Registration form. Utah residents without a recent driver license, may still print, sign, and mail in the completed form.

“As part of a continued effort on behalf of the Lt. Governor’s Office, I am excited about the new Online Voter Registration Web site,” said Lt. Governor Greg Bell. “Our goal is to get as many citizens as possible out to the polls and voting. By increasing the ease and convenience of voter registration, we hope more voters will participate in the election process.”

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has new mobile applications for smart phones. Through their mobile devices, people can find when the next bus arrives, where the closest restaurants are to their current location, the latest data on air and water quality, and where traffic congestion is at its worst.

Reportlinker.com has published its research report, "Global Biometric Forecast to 2012", and found that biometric identification is expected to grow by 22 percent between 2011 and 2013.

Sources in the department told TOI on Tuesday that among the objectives of bringing e-governance to the agricultural sector is to redress and attend to farmers' complaints, difficulties and suggestions and to exhibit the marketing scenario of agricultural produce for maximum returns to farmers. The agriculture department has identified over 30 e-governance modules that will help farmers as also the administration. The first module is the registration of all farmers in Goa to build a strong database.