Sunday, 5 February 2012
About | Contact Us | Careers | Feed
RESOURCE CENTRE
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.
Advertisement
Follow us on Twitter 
| Join us on 
Malaysia automates traffic rule enforcement
The Automated Enforcement System is expected to not only carry traffic rule offenders, but also detect motorists whose road tax has expired.
China pilots wildfire detection sensor network
China has developed a sensor network that will shorten the ...
Australia announces location-based emergency management system
The service, “world-first” according to the country’s Federal Minister ...
14 December 2011 | News
Taiwan govt recommends biometric passports to citizens
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Taiwan passport holders on Friday to change their passports to biometric ones for easier visa waiver privileges in countries around the world.
13 December 2011 | News
Singapore launches universal authentication token
The Government’s two factor authentication system, which is part of the National Authentication Framework, aims to replace the multitude of tokens issued by different service providers in the country.
26 November 2011 | News
The Philippines spends US$10 mil on weather facilities upgrade
The Philippines is pumping in US$9.87 million to upgrade its weather and flood forecast facilities, said Florencio Abad,Secretary, Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
16 November 2011 | News
SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC to LAUNCH ‘CYBERWATCH COMPETENCY CENTRE’
The region’s first centre exclusively dedicated to training students in cyber-warfare and cybersecurity skills within a tertiary institute will start operations in April 2012.
14 November 2011 | Spotlight
THE NEED FOR ‘KNOWN SOURCE’ IN IT
Contributed article by Michael Wilks, Microsoft Regional Director of Public Safety and National Security.
24 October 2011 | News
New Singapore police app second on iTunes store
The Police@SG iPhone app, launched by the Singapore Police Force on 21 October 2011, has been downloaded more than 6000 times on the first day and is now the second top free application on the iTunes Singapore Free Apps chart.
22 October 2011 | News
Soldiers in Singapore to get touchscreen devices
In 2012, hand-held touchscreen devices will be issued to soldiers who guard or patrol Singapore’s key installations such as the country’s petrochemical hub called Jurong Island and the airport.
21 October 2011 | News
Indonesia secures borders with new biometric system
The Directorate General of Immigration will install a new biometric border management solution which can match up to 20 million unique biometric identities in nine airports and one seaport to tighten international borders’ security.
11 October 2011 | News
TAIWAN POLICE ADOPTS PRIVATE CLOUD AND SMARTPHONES
Taiwan’s police force plans to equip its 70,000 officers with smartphones over the next three years and implement a private cloud system.
7 October 2011 | News
MALAYSIA GRANTED WITH NEW ICT SECURITY ACCREDITATION
Malaysia has become the first country in Southeast Asia and developing countries to be accepted as a Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) Authorising Participant member.
Most highly rated
Better learning with web 2.0 and virtual worlds
In a visit to Ngee Ann Secondary School yesterday (22 July), FutureGov found students deeply ...
Students take a green stance with social media
Ngee Ann Secondary School’s students are on a bid to “change the world” with ...
Will Facebook profiles replace govt web sites?
It’s all the rage for ministries and agencies to have a Facebook pages these ...