German government should make its software available as open source,...
Germany should change a law to enable public administrations to make their software available as free and open source, a German parliamentary committee has advised.
View ArticleIndian biometric ID project faces court hurdle
A controversial biometric project in India, which could require people to produce their biometric IDs to collect government subsidies, has received a significant setback from the country's Supreme Court.
View ArticleTop tech stories of 2013: Big Brother, wearables, and the struggles of aging...
Politics collided with the world of technology this year as stories about U.S. government spying stirred angst both among the country's citizens and foreign governments, and the flawed HeathCare.gov...
View ArticleGerman coalition favors German-owned or open source software, aims to lock...
Germany's new coalition government listed open source software among its IT policy priorities, and said it will take steps to protect its citizens against espionage threats from the NSA and other...
View ArticleIndia's poll panel declines Google voting services offer over security concerns
A proposal by Google to offer voter lookup services was declined by the Election Commission of India, after cybersecurity experts and political parties voiced concern about the plan's security...
View ArticleNew think tank tackles Internet governance
An international think tank launched at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday with the goal of influencing the future governance of the Internet.
View ArticleCanada halts online tax returns in wake of Heartbleed
Canada Revenue Agency has halted online filing of tax returns by the country's citizens following the disclosure of the Heartbleed security vulnerability that rocked the Internet this week.
View ArticleWhite House names Google veteran as CTO
U.S. President Barack Obama has named long-time Google executive Megan Smith as the government's new CTO, in charge of improving technology and the use of data across agencies.
View ArticleIndia's biometric ID project is back on track
The new Indian government has indicated strong support for a controversial project to require residents to have biometric IDs in order to collect government benefits, setting a target of 1 billion...
View ArticleMicrosoft will offer locally hosted cloud services in India
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wooed India's government and banks on Tuesday with an offer to host cloud services including Azure and Office 365 in the country.
View ArticleEU bodies should accept new e-signatures in all transactions, says Kroes
Electronic signatures now have legal force across the European Union, but at the highest levels of government too many procedures are still performed on paper, outgoing European Commission Vice...
View ArticleTas government awards Internet contract to iiNet
iiNet has won a contract to provide Internet access for most Tasmanian government services.
View ArticleBudgeting biggest barrier to digitising government
The budgeting process is the biggest barrier to digital transformation in government and many agencies fear that if they use shared services or move to integrated environments, they’ll lose control.
View ArticleWhy digital government is not about moving services online
Digital government isn’t about how many services are available online. In fact, it’s quite the opposite as the automation of services progressively leads to a decline in the use of online and mobile...
View ArticleE-government is passé – digital government is the future: report
Government agencies looking to utilise digital services will need to turn their focus from automation and cost-cutting to customer experience and innovation, according to a new report.
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