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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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Australia unveils broadband lab for businesses

The Australian government has launched a broadband laboratory at the University of Melbourne to help businesses explore online opportunities and test new service offerings over the National Broadband Network.

Australian state's US$2 mil funding to boost ICT skills

The Victorian Government has announced it will release US$2 ...

Australian Senator Lundy Announces FutureGov Congress Australia

The Hon. Kate Lundy, Senator for the Australian Capital Territory ...

18 May 2011 | News

Government Efficiency Rankings: Hong Kong tops chart

A leading business school in Switzerland has released the results of its research in its “World Competitiveness Yearbook 2011”, which places Hong Kong at the top of government efficiency rankings, followed by Singapore and Switzerland.

18 November 2010 | News

Philippines pushes for govt data centre

Delegates at the FutureGov Forum Philippines this week (Tuesday 16th November) pushed for the revival of plans to build a dedicated data centre for government agencies.

9 November 2010 | News

E-services for Singapore’s hawker centres

Singapore’s National Environment Agency is introducing a new system to better manage the licensing, tenancy contracts and hygiene standards of 114 of the city state’s open-air food courts, better known as hawker centres.

1 November 2010 | News

CrimsonLogic hails winner of FutureGov Award

The Saudi eGovernment transformation methodology was announced winner of the FutureGov Awards 2010 in the eGovernment Category for its work in guiding government agencies on the road to transformation. Category sponsor CrimsonLogic explained what it was looking for in a winner.

29 October 2010 | News

Sri Lanka eyes 75 per cent e-literacy by 2016

The government of Sri Lanka has set its sights on raising the ICT literacy of its citizenry to 75 per cent by 2016, the Secretary to the President declared at the FutureGov Forum Sri Lanka last week (Thursday 28th October).

29 October 2010 | News

Survey highlights need for budget transparency

Governments should publish all national budgets online and invite public participation in reviews of spending, according to a global survey into transparency.

25 October 2010 | Spotlight

LA County closes in on fraud rings

Los Angeles (LA) County has the largest population of any county in the nation, with approximately 27 percent of California’s residents. If it were a country, LA County would be among the top 20 in the world as measured by GDP. The county’s budget is approximately $23 billion dollars, which goes toward providing social, health-related and law enforcement services.

19 October 2010 | News

Thai PM leaps into Twitter's top 10

Thailand’s Prime Minister was a surprise entry into the top ten list of world leaders on Twitter, according to rankings published by a think tank.

19 October 2010 | News

FutureGov Awards: full list of winners

The full list of award winners from the 2010 FutureGov Awards, held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

19 October 2010 | News

US primes new generation of digital diplomat

Social media ranks high as a key tool in helping government organizations stay dynamic, Janice Fedak, Deputy CIO, Business, Management and Planning, Department of State, United States told over 200 public sector and industry thought leaders at the opening of the FutureGov Summit 2010.

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