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Africa: Governance Gets New Emphasis At Economic Forum

Cape Town — The call for transparency and good governance across Africa is not a new one, but it assumed a new prominence at this month's World Economic Forum (WEA) regional meeting for Africa.

news | May 16, 2013 | 10 Views | Rated 0.0 | Global

UNESCO Adopts Open Access Policy

Starting July 2013, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will make hundreds of digital publications available to millions of people free-of-charge, thanks to its recent implementation of an Open Access Policy.

news | May 16, 2013 | 9 Views | Rated 0.0 | Global

Oman’s maternity plan wins laurels

The Ministry of Health's 'Mother and Child System' has won the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Project Prize in Geneva under the category of 'ICT Applications – e-Health'. The winning projects were announced during the opening ceremony of the WSIS Forum 2013 event in the Swiss capital. The ceremony had wide international participation by government bodies and institutions involved in IT, private institutions, and individuals concerned with IT from across the world.

news | May 15, 2013 | 14 Views | Rated 0.0 | Oman (Sultanate of)

New Zealand Fast-tracks Citizen Engagement Reforms

New Zealand’s Minister for Internal Affairs Chris Tremain is fast-tracking the government’s digital engagement strategy under a new initiative that brings together core agencies at the front-line of public services.

news | May 16, 2013 | 9 Views | Rated 0.0 | New Zealand

EU Data Bill Exposes Political Rifts

BRUSSELS - Ideological and political divisions emerge among European Parliament political groups as they debate amendments on the draft EU data protection bill.

news | May 16, 2013 | 6 Views | Rated 0.0 | Global

US: Cloud Computing Could Transform Foreign Aid

The next agency to invest heavily in the cloud may be the U.S. Agency for International Development.

news | May 15, 2013 | 8 Views | Rated 0.0 | United States

Bahrain eGA Seals Korea Trade Deal

The Bahrain eGovernment Authority (eGA) has signed a MoU with Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) to develop co-operation in the fields of IT, capacity building and investment .

news | May 13, 2013 | 17 Views | Rated 0.0 | Bahrain

UK: PM Urges Transparency over Tax and Trade

While the Conservative party tries to destroy itself again at home over Europe, its leader the Prime Minister David Cameron is in the United States of America holding trade talks with President Barack Obama. And he is calling for fairer taxes and greater transparency.

news | May 13, 2013 | 16 Views | Rated 0.0 | Global

Thailand Launches ICT Roadshow to Rural Areas

National Broadcasting and Telecommunications (NBTC), Thailand has last week launched a campaign to boost computer literacy and bridge digital divide in rural areas.

news | May 13, 2013 | 17 Views | Rated 0.0 | Thailand

Protecting and Promoting Canada's Interests and Values Around the World

This coming week, federal government ministers will demonstrate Canada’s principled foreign policy in action in the Americas, Europe and Africa.

news | May 12, 2013 | 16 Views | Rated 0.0 | Canada