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Cyber attack cases increase post Covid-19

Data by Ministry of Consumer Affairs and CERT-In show the increase in cyberattacks post the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Staff Reporter Dec 14, 2021 1 min read News

Helping Tasmanians Access Their COVID-19 Digital Vaccination Certificate

The government is partnering with Services Australia to provide in-person support for those who need assistance downloading and saving a copy of their COVID-19 digital certificate.

Staff Reporter Dec 10, 2021 2 min read Healthcare Technology

US Gov Considering Remote Work Opportunities to Attract Talent

Roughly 30% of federal employees are over 55, implying a large portion of the public workforce is looking to retire within the next decade. A streamlined hiring process, competitive wages, and a robust internship program might attract young blood to replace the current employees.

Staff Reporter Dec 7, 2021 2 min read News

Israel Halts Controversial Phone Tracking Tech to Track Down New COVID-19 Variant

The tracking was authorized under emergency regulations and would have required parliamentary legislation in order to continue the practice.

Staff Reporter Dec 7, 2021 1 min read News

People Facing Tech: Malta Topped 36 European Countries in E-Governance

Malta has been ranked first out of 36 European countries for online government services as per the reports by the European Commission’s eGovernment Benchmark 2021.

Staff Reporter Nov 17, 2021 2 min read News

How Do Governments Deal with Mobile Security?

Mobile Malware is the most popular type of security threat as this infects the device through downloaded apps. Once a government employee’s mobile device is compromised, intruders can use the information accessed to compromise their work devices.

Pratiksha Thayil Oct 26, 2021 6 min read Cybersecurity

E-Gov Sans Frontiers: The Story of Digital Vaccination Certificates

The Philippine Government's vaccine certificate is based on the Digital Infrastructure for Vaccination Open Credentialing (DIVOC) created in India, used as a reference system by the WHO's Digital Documentation of COVID Certificates (DDCC). It uses private and public-key cryptography and is interoperable with authorised wallet applications.

Pratiksha Thayil Oct 24, 2021 3 min read Healthcare Technology

How COVID 19 Brought to the Forefront the Need for Egovernance

Governments had to gain control over the pandemic without completely shutting down the economy. During this time the importance of e-governance initiatives took a paradigm shift.

Pratiksha Thayil Oct 20, 2021 6 min read Public Utilities

Biden To Boost Small Business Through Build Back Better Act

The Small Business Assistance Plan is slated to get $25 billion. It should give a much-needed boost to government programs that provide loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Nisha Oommen Sep 24, 2021 5 min read Policy & Governance

10 Ways COVID-19 Pushed Boundaries of Digital

The 21st century has been a tale of rapid technological advancement with computers getting exponentially powerful and newer and better technology and gadgets being invented daily. While we have seen rapid technological advancement in the first 2 decades of the century, the digital transformation of businesses, individual lives has been gradual.

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