SIG eGovernment Newsletter – Mars 2007

 

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Section One News:

 

1.      The 2007 Waseda University e-Government Ranking

2.      Switzerland will start issuing eHealth cards next year

3.      New on-line services for aviation and shipping companies

4.      Saudi government allocates three billion Saudi riyals for a eGovernment project

 

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1. The 2007 Waseda University e-Government Ranking

 

The Waseda University Institute of E-Government has released its 2007 World E-Government Ranking. For three consecutive years, the Institute has ranked the development of E-Government in 32 selected countries.

 

http://topics.developmentgateway.org/e-government/rc/filedownload.do~itemId=1090112

 

 

2. Switzerland will start issuing eHealth cards next year

 

Switzerland will start issuing electronic health insurance cards in 2008. From the beginning of 2009, holders of the cards will be required to show them when making use of doctors’, hospitals’ or pharmacists’ services to be covered by the health insurance funds.

 

http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/6655/194

 

 

3. New on-line services for aviation and shipping companies

 

From now on, it will be easier for transport companies such as shipowners and operators and airlines to communicate on-line with public administration services in Italy. A new business portal offers a range of on-line services to help the aviation and maritime industries to fulfil their human resource obligations.

 

http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/6657/194

 

 

4. Saudi government allocates three billion Saudi riyals for a eGovernment project

 

The Saudi government has allocated three billion Saudi riyals for implementing the first phase of e-government project.

 

http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/01/16/10097140.html

http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Tuesday/Nation/BT610556.txt/Article/

 

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Section Two - Upcoming conferences:

 

1. Eisco 2007 Conference

2. Communities and Action: Prato CIRN Conference 2007

3. ICEG 2007: The 3rd International Conference on e-Government

4. e-Access'07

 

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1. Eisco 2007 Conference

 

Finland, 16-18 April 2007

Registration closes: March 23rd 2007

 

Welcome to the European Information Society Conference EISCO 2007. Since 1998, the EISCO conferences have become a fixed appointment for local and regional authorities in Europe to discuss eGovernment and Information Society strategies, learn from each other and evaluate achievements in reducing the digital divide within the regions.

 

http://www.hameenliitto.fi/eisco2007/index.php

 

 

2. Communities and Action: Prato CIRN Conference 2007

 

Prato, Italy. 5-7 november 2007

Deadline for abstract submission: 1 April 2007

 

The implementation of ICT in developing economies involves constraints not applicable in developed regions. Constraints cover a wide range from technologies and infrastructures (energy grids, networks) to human aspects such as poverty and illiteracy. The Conference aims to create a platform for exchanging experience and possible solutions to address such problems.

 

http://www.ccnr.net/prato2007

 

 

3. ICEG 2007: The 3rd International Conference on e-Government

University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, Canada, 27-28 September 2007

Deadline for abstract submission: 19 April 2007

 

The International Conference on e-Government (ICEG 2007) invites researchers, practitioners and academics to present their research findings, work in progress and conceptual advances in any branch of e-Government. The meeting brings together varied groups of people with different perspectives together into one location, for the purposes of helping practitioners find ways to put research into practice, and for researchers to gain an understanding of additional real-world problems. To achieve this goal, we are inviting researchers and practitioners from around the world to present their research findings and new ideas, and practitioners to demonstrate actual products.

 

http://www.academic-conferences.org/iceg/iceg2007/iceg2007-home.htm

 

 

4. e-Access'07


London, England, 2 May 2007

 

E-Access Bulletin's third annual conference and exhibition on access to technology by people with disabilities is a high-level event drawing together all the strands needed for modern public and private sector organisations to draw up progressive policies on access.

 

http://www.headstar-events.com/eaccess07/index.php

 

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If you have any news and/or conference information that you want to have added to the next newsletter please send a mail to newsletter@sigegov.org

 

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