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Singapore outlines govt ICT spending priorities

Government ICT spending to remain unchanged for the year ahead at S$1.2 billion (US$947 million), but the Deputy Chief Executive of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, James Kang, heralds a major shift in the way the government will procure ICT.

Myanmar and Japan collaborate on emergency communication network

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Myanmar, on May 14 ...

NZ govt invests US$1.5 mil in after-school ICT learning

The New Zealand Government will allocate NZ$1.9 million ...

16 May 2013 | News

Public Sector Reform Recognised in FutureGov Awards Indonesia

The achievements of Indonesia’s public sector have been highlighted in the first national FutureGov Awards - with eleven winning organisations over fourteen categories announced at an awards ceremony at the close of the annual FutureGov Forum Indonesia conference yesterday.

15 May 2013 | News

End-of-life wishes to be on EHR in Australia

The Australian government is pushing forward the plan to allow citizens to record their end-of-life wishes on the personally controlled electronic health record system, and ensuring them to have control over their end-of-life care, said Australian Minister for Health Tanya Joan Plibersek.

8 May 2013 | News

US Veterans Affairs Dept revamps HR system

Department of Veterans Affairs, US will replace its 50 year old legacy Human Resources application with a new system under the software-as-a-service model.

7 May 2013 | News

UK Govt Adopts 'Cloud First' Policy

The UK has mandated that all central government procurement of IT products and services take a ‘Cloud First’ approach, and has strongly encouraged the wider public sector to do the same, in an official statement by Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude.

23 April 2013 | News

New Zealand showcases ICT reforms at FutureGov Forum New Zealand

New Zealand’s Minister for Internal Affairs, Chris Tremain, shares insights about ICT reforms at next month’s flagship FutureGov Forum New Zealand (Tuesday 28th May, Wellington). He unveils policy and funding priorities under a revitalised ICT strategy.

22 April 2013 | News

New homes in Singapore to be pre-wired with optical fibre

New homes in Singapore must be pre-wired with optical fibre starting from May 1, as per the recent launch of the Code of Practice for Info-communication Facilities in Building by the Infocomm Development authority of Singapore.

11 April 2013 | News

Philippine Government Recognised in FutureGov Awards

The achievements of the Philippines’s public sector have been highlighted yesterday in the first national FutureGov Awards - with eight winners announced at an awards ceremony at the close of the annual FutureGov Forum Philippines conference.

9 April 2013 | News

Road Trip App Launched in Thailand

Thai road travellers will be assured over road and location based information via a new mobile application introduced by ICT Ministry to foster road safety during the Thai New Year Festival starting this weekend.

8 April 2013 | News

Integrating communication technologies to fight forest fires in Thailand

Thailand’s Science and Technology Minister Woravat Auapinyakul yesterday announced the plan to integrate activities and communication technology to fight against forest fires affecting the Northern areas of Thailand.

25 March 2013 | News

The Philippines to standardise template of government websites

162 webmasters from different government agencies are set to undergo intensive training on how they can develop and manage their respective government websites, based on a template specially designed to give the web portals a standard “look” and “feel”.

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