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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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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.
Central Government
Central Government
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
20 May 2011 | Spotlight
DEFINING NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
Ahead of the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2011 in Jakarta next month, Orlando Ayala, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President, Chairman Emerging Markets, and Chief Advisor to the Chief Operating Officer, writes about governments leveraging new technologies to drive efficiency, productivity and competitiveness.
29 March 2011 | Spotlight
Cheap can cost government agency dearly, argues HP
An HP byline to ‘unveil the real story behind the cost and environmental impact of remanufactured supplies”
14 March 2011 | Spotlight
The Top Ten Storage Trends for 2011 by Hu Yoshida
Hubert Yoshida, renowned though-leader and Chief Technology Officer of Hitachi Data Systems, shares his forecasts and insights on key trends within the storage industry.
28 October 2010 | Spotlight
Future Ready Government
From disaster management to infrastructure construction, the ability of different government agencies to coordinate their efforts and work together is a key element to success.
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.
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