The International Telecommunication Union has released figues showing some countries are forced to pay over the odds for a broadband connection, affecting the number of subscriptions.

Jadu have developed CMS's for over 30 local authorities including East Lothian, Manchester, and Derby.

Best of the Web highlights the top 10 state, county and city portals in the nation that show the highest levels of innovation, functionality and efficiency.

The top state honor went to California's government portal, CA.gov. Among the site's numerous new features was mobile.ca.gov, specifically designed for mobile devices.

In an attempt to clear up confusion over record-keeping requirements for government use of social media, the National Archives and Records Administration has released a new report detailing the intersection of records and social media and recommending new policies to address federal record keeping in the Web 2.0 era.

The study, "A Report on Federal Web 2.0 Use and Record Value", comes as more and more agencies embrace social media for official communications, and drew on interviews and focus groups with representatives from 25 federal agencies to determine how social media is being used in government today.

While this is partly due to their own ignorance of the steps required, it is also due to the numerous processes that one has to go through.

In Doing Business in Kenya 2009 report, the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation says it requires 12 procedures, 34 days, and costs 36.48 per cent gross national income per capita to register a company in Kenya.

“Broadband service is now available to about 95 percent of Iowa households, which is fabulous, yet only about 66 percent of those households are subscribing to the service,” Culver said. “Further expansion and adoption of quality broadband service in Iowa will ensure the future of quality jobs in our state as well as continued economic competitiveness. High-speed Internet also offers citizens access to vital services like telemedicine, distance learning, and e-government that can improve all Iowans’ quality of life.”

Changes Will Make Online Business More Widely Available To Citizens And More Cost-Efficient For New York’s State and Local Governments

New York State Chief Information Officer and Director of the Office for Technology, Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart has proposed a rule change to the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act to streamline compliance standards for state and local governments. By reducing red tape and burdensome regulatory requirements, governments can leverage technology to provide more benefits and services electronically, and conduct business online, as consumers do regularly with private companies.

Auch in Nordrhein-Westfalen wird der Kreis der D115-Modellregionen heute erweitert: Nach Remscheid schließt sich nun auch die Stadt Solingen an das D115-Servicecenter in Wuppertal an.

By saving the cost of days of research and by sharing best practice, the comprehensive product comparison website from assisted living specialists Alvolution, a division of MedilinkWM, helps professionals choose multi-functional telehealth and telecare products that will save the NHS millions.

Telehealth allows a patient to visit with a physician through live video to receive a medical diagnosis when they are separated by distance. This means that people in Smithers can “visit” specialists in places like Prince George and Vancouver without actually making the trip.