22 January 2012 | News

New Zealand joins US defence SATCOM pact

New Zealand is boosting its satellite communications capabilities under a new partnership with the US Department of Defence’s wideband global satellite (WGS) program — with access to faster communications and data throughput for defence and other government agencies.

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9 January 2012 | Spotlight

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.

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9 January 2012 | Spotlight

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.

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9 January 2012 | Spotlight

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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3 January 2012 | News

Malaysia revamps public service remuneration scheme

Malaysia will introduce Public Service New Remuneration Scheme (SBPA) this month, replacing the current Malaysian Remuneration System (SSM), according to the country’s Public Service Department.

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21 December 2011 | News

EU Open Data Strategy to boost economy by US$52 Bil yearly

The European Commission has released an open data strategy to harness the power of raw data collected by various national and international governmental agencies, with US$131 million to be invested in research on data-handling technologies.

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8 December 2011 | Spotlight

Mobile Government: Anytime, anywhere

Reduce 5 kgs in 2 weeks and lose up to 4 cms in 15 days. Join Golden Gym today and avail a discount of 20%”, so goes one of the many SMSes that a SIM typically receives every day in India. These SMSes sell a wide range of products and services - weight loss to spas, doctors, real estate, coaching centres, etc. - reflecting the penetration of mobile phones even in a developing country. Most importantly, messages delivered on mobile phones are delivered instantaneously as the mobile travels with the owner. This ‘anytime, anywhere’ availability feature of mobile devices can be leveraged by governments to make public information and citizen services available 24*7.

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8 December 2011 | Spotlight

The Future State: Resilient, Sustainable and Inclusive

Governments across the world are feeling an unprecedented squeeze. On the one side, citizens are demanding greater transparency and convenience, while on the other, global disruptions in the environment, the economy and the geopolitical arena have made it even harder to serve citizen needs smoothly and efficiently.

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8 December 2011 | Spotlight

Delivering more for less

FutureGov discovers how governments can optimise their performance even as they grapple with a multitude of challenges in an uncertain world.

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15 November 2011 | News

Taiwan completes earthquake early warning system

The Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan announced yesterday the completion of its first submarine-cable based integrated ocean observation system which will give extra seconds or even minutes to local authorities and citizens for them to brace and respond to earthquakes and tsunamis.

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