ICT4Parliaments

Liberia: Minister Highlights Plan for ICT

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0200

Liberia is making effort to develop information and communication technology (ICT) in the country, says deputy information minister, Gabriel I.H. Williams. Just as it is ongoing in Sierra Leone where a group of experts amongst whom are Internet Society (ISOC) Sierra Leone members, Liberia too has drafted a national ICT policy awaiting approval.

Africa: Training Programe Aims to Advance ICT Strategies

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +0200

Policy makers who formulate Information and Communication Technology agendas for governments will attend Commonwealth workshop. The Commonwealth Secretariat, in collaboration with the Government of Swaziland, is organising a workshop to help African countries enhance their respective national Information and Communications Technology (ICT) agendas.

World e-Parliament Conference 2008

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +0200

The World e-Parliament Conference 2008 will take place at the European Parliament in Brussels on 25 and 26 November 2008. The Conference is co-organized by the European Parliament and the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, a joint initiative of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and a core group of partners, established in 2006 to promote the role of parliaments in advancing the Information Society goals as well as the effective use of ICT for the modernization of parliamentary processes.

Nigeria: We Are Delivering On Public ICT Mandate - Galaxy Backbone

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +0200

Officials of Galaxy Backbone, the federal government agency assigned with the role of ensuring that government agencies and underserved areas of the country are provided with internet and other relevant Information and Communications Information (ICT) services said last week in Abuja that the agency was on track with its mandate.

'Vision 2020' stresses ICT4D: NITDA, Nigeria

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0200

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria's technology watchdog, has finalised work on the country's ICT for development (ICT4D) plan following the final technical meeting by experts working on the document at NITDA's headquarters in Abuja. The national ICT4D plan is targeted at using ICT to achieve the government's Seven Point Agenda and 'Vision 20: 2020,' thereby deploying ICT to achieve Nigeria's Millennial Development Goals, NEPAD development initiatives and the World Summit on Information Society's plan of action.

Petition to the European Parliament on the implications of ICT lock-in

Wed, 07 May 2008 02:00:00 +0200

Open source communities delegates draw the attention of the Members of the European Parliament to the current situation where the institution?s ICT systems are locked into the products of one vendor, warns about the implications of this for participative democracy and for fair competition, and calls for action to promote Open Standards and Interoperability.

Angola Stands 127th in UN Electronic Governance Ranking

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0200

Angola stands in the 127th position in the ranking of the United Nations electronic governance ranking, after having risen 31 places from the year 2005, this was said Friday in Luanda by the deputy minister of Science and Technology, Pedro Teta. He said this rise was owed to the central Government effort that led to the country?s shooting from its previous 158th position of the year 2005. According to the deputy minister, with this rise, Angola stands 15th from among African countries and seventh in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), making an effort to rank among the first 10 of the continent and first five of the regional organisation.