11 September 2008 | Research

Poverty rate in Asia to be halved by 2015

The region is on track to halve the poverty rate by 2015 and achieve the number one target of the Millennium Development Goals, largely due to progress made in East Asia, particularly China, according to the United Nations’ latest report.

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1 September 2008 | Research

South Korea ranked number one for e-government

South Korea has emerged as the leader in e-government for the third consecutive year.

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30 August 2008 | Research

Information Management Mistakes Can Wreak Havoc in the Public Sector

Prudent data security management has historically been the sole domain of the Chief Information Officer (CIO); and that is no longer the case. As of June 2008, more than 330 million records were compromised globally.

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29 August 2008 | Research

Having everyone equipped with PCs has green flaws

Across the globe, the number of personal computers in use has exceeded one billion and the figures will double by 2014. This development will account for PCs dumped into landfills without consideration for its toxic content, says Meike Escherich, Principal Research Analyst at Gartner.

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26 August 2008 | Research

iPhone—who for?

Chances are that you want one, your colleague wants one – but does your organisation want to give you one?

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6 August 2008 | Research

UK civil servants want more access to Web 2.0 tools

A new study by Huddle.net - ‘Social Collaboration and Public Sector’ - has indicated that local government workers in the UK are straining at the IT department’s leash to use social internet tools.

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4 August 2008 | Research

US e-government satisfaction rising

E-government satisfaction can drive citizens to online channel, lead to cost savings, suggests new research.

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2 October 2004 | Research

Chinese e-government: too hot to handle?

Estimated at US$4.8 billion, China’s market for e-government services now depends upon the development of common national standards.

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