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Tax and Revenue Management: A government’s lifeblood

IT has provided the opportunities for governments to remodel the entire process of tax collection over the last decade. It is, however, a continuously evolving process and governments the world over need to constantly upgrade their tax systems to optimise their revenue workflows.

Unlocking Public Value

A recent SAP study confirmed that those organisations which adopt best practices in the areas of scope and adoption, process standardisation, technology and customer governance, do perform better, and do so as their best practice maturity increases.

Governments and Socialising

The advent of social media has seen governments hopping onto the bandwagon in a bid to further engage citizens.

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Singapore govt reiterates value of social media

The Ministry of Information, Communications and Arts is looking to facilitate whole-of-government efforts to leverage social media platforms in a bid to better inform, consult and engage with the Singapore public.

Taiwan launches free public Wi-Fi

The citizens and foreign travellers can now enjoy free wireless ...

Vietnam IT sector rolls out new development strategy

The Ministry of Information and Communications early this month consulted ...

11 April 2011 | News

Singapore helps the Bahamas develop e-govt projects

The Bahamian government has engaged the government of Singapore to recommend best practices on e-government in an effort to strengthen ICT infrastructure and improve online service delivery in Bahamas.

15 November 2010 | News

Singapore school to launch chinese language cloud service

Nine to eleven-year-old students at Nan Chiau Primary School in Singapore will be using cloud computing technology for Chinese language lessons.

19 March 2010 | News

Dalian to host inaugural FutureGov Summit China

FutureGov magazine and the Dalian Municipal Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the organisation of the first ever FutureGov Summit China, to be held on the 1-2 September 2010.

9 February 2010 | News

Privacy concerns shape biggest ID project ever

The government of India hopes to have given half of the country’s residents an identification number within four years of the launch of the most ambitious project of its kind ever attempted. The Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) Director General Ram Sharma told FutureGov that the UID project, which is expected to roll out around October this year, will see 600 million residents registered with a unique identity number by 2014, if all goes according to plan.

25 February 2009 | Research

Healthcare and government shine amid gloomy 2009 IT forecasts

Worldwide IT spending is projected to take a big hit this year, however healthcare and government are expected to be among the most resilient segments, according to a Gartner report.

17 December 2008 | Research

Stark differences in New Zealanders' internet use

A major international survey of internet behaviour ranks New Zealand as a leader in its educational use of the internet.

13 November 2008 | Research

Asia’s leading government agencies announced

It was an exciting evening at Asia’s 2nd annual Government Technology Awards in Bali, Indonesia – the “Oscars” of Asia’s public sector modernisation efforts – where outstanding government projects across Asia were recognised and rewarded at a regional ceremony in front of an invited guest list of senior government officials from 15 countries.

4 August 2008 | Research

US e-government satisfaction rising

E-government satisfaction can drive citizens to online channel, lead to cost savings, suggests new research.

1 August 2008 | Feature

Why e-government isn’t working

E-government needs to go niche if it is to remain relevant and it needs to be relevant if it is to succeed online. James Smith thinks aloud.

12 September 2007 | Feature

Web 2.0 = SOA in the wild

What makes Web 2.0 applications different to the earlier generation of online offerings? In Web 1.0 we were trying to push innovation at users. Now the pressure is the other way – the users are pulling and shaping Web 2.0.

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