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Brookings Report Puts Digital ID as the Building Block for Modern Gov Service Delivery

A digital identity system is one of four building blocks identified as important for digital government, along with a data collection and management platform, a digital payments capability and core data registries.

Staff Reporter Dec 23, 2021 3 min read Public Utilities

In India, Parliament Communications May Soon Be Accessed Digitally Through e-Sansad

e-Sansad will allow the secretariat, ministries, members and citizens to access information digitally in a secure manner.

Staff Reporter Dec 23, 2021 3 min read Policy & Governance

India Set to Link Voter's List to Biometric Aadhar IDs amid Privacy Fears

The union government has decided to amend the Aadhaar Act to legally empower the Election Commission to link the unique identification number with the electoral roll, aiding them to remove bogus and duplicate entries. The new reform will also pave the way for giving “remote” voting rights to migrant voters.

Staff Reporter Dec 22, 2021 3 min read Policy & Governance

Bangladesh Develops 'Boithok,' Nations Official Video Conferencing Platform

Currently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Financial Institutions Division and the Prime Minister’s Office has been using Boithok partly for their virtual meetings

Staff Reporter Dec 16, 2021 4 min read News

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

Indian State of Tamil Nadu to Use DigiLocker System

Tamil Nadu state government departments and agencies will soon be adopting DigiLocker System to provide the citizens access to all digital documents.

Staff Reporter Dec 10, 2021 2 min read News

Indian Government Clears Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill

The Indian government gave a nod to the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Amendment) Bill 2021 on 8th December 2021.

Staff Reporter Dec 9, 2021 1 min read News

Regulations to Protect Data in China, India and Nigeria

In Nigeria, the federal government is said to have abandoned a previous draft text and is working to put together a new one. India is going to adopt a report on its own draft regulation. Meanwhile, in China, a proposed internet data protection text has been released to the general public for input.

Staff Reporter Nov 26, 2021 3 min read News

Indian Aviation Minister Launches DGCA's E-governance Platform

Civil Aviation Minister of India, Jyotiraditya Scindia launched eGCA. It is the e-governance platform of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Staff Reporter Nov 23, 2021 1 min read News

Government Hospital in an Indian State Capital Transforms to E-Hospital

From medical test reports to OPD registrations, facilities offered by GMSH-16 in Chandigarh will be made available on patients’ smartphones.

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