Persons with disabilities (PWDs) have always been consigned to the fringes of society and generally do not enjoy the same access to services as more able-bodied citizens. Even in the exercise of the right to suffrage, PWDs are fighting an uphill battle for inclusion. On such PWD in the United States, Katy Hoel, has decided she’s ...
Once a fringe area, e-government is fast gaining acceptance worldwide as governments finally turn to the internet to amplify their service delivery capabilities. At the moment, UK, Australia, and South Korea are leading the rest of the world when it comes to e-government adoption. Nearly 96 percent of Australians have used the internet to access government ...
In what observers are considering a strong indicator of Vietnam’s resoluteness in adopting e-Governance, the country has just moved up ten places in a UN study ranking the progress of its member states in regard to development of e-Governance. Vietnam has taken the 89th spot in the ranking contained in the recently released United Nations E-Government ...
Residents of the Gasabo District in Rwanda finally got a taste of e-Government services with the launch of an e-Government online portal. The initiative garnered praises from residents who expressed optimism that e-Government would improve their lives. A local resident Laurent Turimumahoro shared how the portal has lessened the time needed to acquire specific services compared ...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is going to great lengths to ensure that all registered voters in the Philippines are equipped with knowledge on how to properly cast their votes in the May 9 national and local elections. As part of its voter education efforts, the Comelec recently launched www.Pili-Pinas2016.com. The site, which is envisioned to ...
For the first time since 2005 when municipal council elections were carried out in Saudi Arabia, women were able to participate as both voters and candidates. In this election there were 5,938 male candidates and 978 women running for half of the seats in a municipal council of 2,100 posts. Although only 20 women won seats (1% ...