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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.

Australia boosts green government credentials

Australia boosts green credentials under AUD$100 million carbon capture and storage project

China to pilot emissions trading system

China will test a provincial emissions trading system next year ...

South Australia Enables Vehicle Registration Via Smartphones

The government of South Australia has launched a smartphone app ...

10 November 2011 | News

Wellington – the creative digital city

Wellington City Council has released a Digital Strategy and Action Plan, which sets an ambitious target – to achieve global recognition as a “creative digital city”.

1 November 2011 | News

Malaysia: Smart City-Smart Village scheme to bring US$30.6 bil

Malaysia is introducing a Smart City-Smart Village initiative expected to contribute RM 95 billion (US$30.6 billion) to the national economy by 2020.

3 October 2011 | News

Philippine province goes paperless

The province of Leyte in the central part of The Philippines is now using a paperless system that helps government officials improve operations for public accountability and transparency.

14 September 2011 | Spotlight

Celebrating Asia's best practices in green government

Graham Rough, Head of Regional Marketing Strategy of Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific, explains trends in greening the government and why the company is sponsoring the Green Government category of FutureGov Awards for the third year.

29 July 2011 | News

US bill seeks to ban some e-waste exports

A bipartisan group of senators and House members in the United States has introduced a bill that would prohibit US companies from exporting hazardous electronic waste to developing nations.

26 July 2011 | News

US launches green IT strategy

The Obama administration has unveiled a new green IT strategy, National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship, meant to increase the energy efficiency of the government’s IT estate and to make the federal government the country’s “most responsible consumer of electronics”.

21 July 2011 | News

Australia unveils energy efficient, relocatable school buildings

Two state-of-the-art, energy-efficient, relocatable buildings were recently unveiled at Pakenham Springs Primary School.

28 June 2011 | News

Korea to build Green Technology Centre

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has unveiled plans to set up a research centre for the development of energy-efficient and low carbon-emitting technologies.

24 June 2011 | News

India passes law vs e-waste

The Indian government has clamped down on e-waste by introducing a rule that requires the environmentally sound management and disposal of electronic waste in the country. The E-waste (Management and Handling) Rule of 2011 was enacted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest as part of the Environment Protection Act of India. It will take effect on May 1, 2012.

17 June 2011 | News

South Korea unveils 1st zero-carbon govt building

The South Korean government has unveiled the world’s first carbon neutral office building. Costing about US$8 million, the project falls under the Ministry of Environment and it houses the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER).

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