LINCOLN, Neb., Sep 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Two of Nebraska's eGovernment services were recently singled out for eGovernment excellence in a national competition. The 2008 Best of the Web program ranked Nebraska's official Web site ( http://www.Nebraska.gov) among the top 10 state Web portals.

When a country is as large as Australia, it's a big job to connect the nation's estimated 21 million people with public services. To inform its citizens about how their country can help them, the government created Australia.gov.au, a national Web site linking users to services and information to aid them at home, work and elsewhere.

BARBADOS' ENTRY to the e-commerce trading platform will soon be facilitated through a National Information Communication Strategy.

Allahabad, Sep 27 (PTI) Former president A P J Abdul Kalam has said that Information and Communication Technology and rural development will play a crucial role in making India a developed country by 2020.

A former minister and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Dr. Olu Agunloye, has taken the campaign for e-

Government in Nigeria abroad.
Speaking at a conference on “e-Government for development: The promise and the practice,” which was held in Berlin, Germany, Agunloye analysed the challenges and opportunities of e-Government in Nigeria.

MAKATI CITY, Philippines -- Fifteen government officers became the first batch of graduates of a pilot run of the Management Program on E-Governance (MPEG) course, a blended e-learning program designed to train government information and communications technology (ICT) officials on effective e-governance policies and delivery.

Abu Dhabi: The number of hits recorded by the Abu Dhabi e-government portal exceeded 20 million in 2007, and the number is growing steadily, according to a senior official.

1st International Conference on "M4D":

Mobile communication technology For Development

11-12 December, 2008, Centre for HumanIT

Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden

A three day international conference on e-Governance will be held on July 28, in New Delhi. The conference will focus on digital learning and is expected to have participation from 1,200 experts from across 40 countries.