Finalists 2008
Public Administration
"JAANKARI" Facilitation Centre for services under Right to Information Act(RTI)
- Country
- India
- Brief description
- To provide transparency and accountability in the government system, a user friendly ICT based facilitation centre to assist citizens of Bihar(about 85 millions), in getting governance related information from Public Information Officers(PIOs) under the Right to Information Act,2005 (RTI) within stipulated time frame.
AirJaldi - empowering communities through wireless networks
- Country
- India
- Brief description
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AirJaldi develops and builds affordable broadband wireless networks for the benefit of rural communities in developing countries. We develop and integrate the most advanced and appropriate technology solutions for rural networks by using modified hardware and Open Source software; participate and provide professional support for the design, deployment and management of such networks; and share our knowledge and experience through our training and capacity-building center.
Charity Portal (CP)
- Country
- Singapore
- Brief description
- CP is the first online portal in the world which allows for an electronic registration of charity status and Institution of a Public Character (IPC) status, as well as an electronic application for a fund-raising permit.
ChileCompra: An Open and Transparent market
- Country
- Chile
- Brief description
ChileCompra is the Chilean Procurement and Contracting System of goods and services for the public sector, a business marketplace managed by the Public Procurement and Contracting Bureau that allows State buyers to contact private suppliers. Its objective is to guarantee high levels of transparency, efficiency and use of technologies in the public procurement market, thus benefiting entrepreneurs, public agencies and the general citizenry.Using a business model that privileges technological instruments and management excellence, ChileCompra has the following basic and strategic principles: free access to information, universality and non-discrimination.
CitizenConnect Programme
- Country
- Singapore
- Brief description
- The CitizenConnect Programme offers free use of computer and Internet facilities, as well as friendly assistance at strategic community locations, which allows all Singapore residents to have access to government online services near their workplace and home, irrespective of any barriers posed by a lack of access to Internet, low Internet literacy or low English literacy.
Electronic Passport System
- Country
- China
- Brief description
Multiple state-of-the-art technologies are seamlessly integrated in the sophisticated Electronic Passport System (e-Passport System) which was developed to support and control the issue of new electronic passport (ePassport) as well as other electronic travel documents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and, with the application of advanced technologies, the system results in huge benefits to passport applicants, the Hong Kong Immigration Department (ImmD) and also the society as a whole.
FrontlineSMS: Text Messaging Hub for the Grassroots NGO Community
- Country
- Nigeria
- Brief description
- FrontlineSMS is a simple-to-use, free, open source, entry-level text messaging solution for NGOs in the developing world interested in using SMS in their work, but who are confused by the array of options and technical language used in the mobile field, or who are unable to use the majority of current systems due to a lack of internet connectivity in their project geographical areas and the lack of appreciation in the conditions under which they work. With little or no expertise, and within the minimum of time, NGOs can be up and running with a FrontlineSMS hub and begin sending - and receiving - text messages with their constituents
ICT Driven e-Governance Public Service Delivery Mechanism - Jan Seva Kendra, Gandhinagar, India
- Country
- India
- Brief description
- Jan Seva Kendra, District Collectorate, Gandhinagar is the implementation of ICT Driven Government-to-Citizen service delivery in transparent, fair, speedy and economical manner thereby minimizing corruption and enhancing efficient and effective governance
Leicestershire CareOnLine
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Brief description
- CareOnLine uses a tailored range of ICT solutions to deliver Internet access, training, support and a unique portal directly into the homes of isolated and excluded people across Leicestershire. Its aim is to reduce social isolation and help older people learn new skills and technology.
MAPLight.org: Money and Politics: Illuminating the Connection
- Country
- United States
- Brief description
- MAPLight.org is a groundbreaking public website that shines a light on the connection between money and politics. We combine two separate public databases: all campaign contributions to every legislator, and how every legislator votes on every bill. Bringing this data together shows the full cycle of money influencing politics. It provides unprecedented insight into the American legislative process and a guard against corruption.
my cpf – Empowering citizens to make informed decisions on their retirement via a Different Strokes for Different Folks Approach
- Country
- Singapore
- Brief description
The Central Provident Fund (CPF) serves as the key social security scheme for Singapore workers. my cpf is CPF Board’s holistic service framework that leverages on ICT to educate and empower 3.15 million citizens to plan for a secure retirement. Developed with citizens’ inputs, it embraces the concept of “Service by Life Events” - packaging the Board’s services according to citizens’ life stages instead of individual organisational schemes. my cpf also weaves different leading technologies into a suite of integrated services to provide personalised services to citizens anytime, anywhere, using their preferred platform. With my cpf, cost per transaction is now as low as S$0.13 (US$0.09).
National Service Portal
- Country
- Singapore
- Brief description
The National Service (NS) Portal (www.ns.sg) is the first unified portal for all National Service personnel from MINDEF/SAF (Ministry of Defence/Singapore Armed Forces) and MHA/SPF/SCDF (Ministry of Home Affairs/Singapore Police Force/Singapore Civil Defence Force) to conveniently access all important e-Services and information online and for NSmen to connect with their campmates via community building features.
ON LINE POLICE STATION
- Country
- Italy
- Brief description
The Italian Police has created the World’s first “On line Police Station” launched on 15 th of February 2006. It is a web site ( www.commissariatodips.it ), always at disposal of the citizen where he can:
1. Find general information.
2. Download forms.
3. Make an On line complaint about a computer crime or theft and loss.
4. Receive valuable advices.
5. Interact with experts.
6. Report to us conduct and events of illegal nature on the Net.
As the Police station is the point of reference in case of difficulties, so the On line Police Station was born to be a point of reference on the Web.
The Online Police Station comprises the following virtual rooms: Web & Computer Security, Immigration, Licences and Permits, Recruitment, Passports, Minors, and Complaints.
In each room, visitors can find detailed information on each topic, as well as downloadable forms to obtain licences, authorizations and documents.
The most innovative service, however, is the Web & Computer Security area.
Besides the above mentioned services, in this area citizens can lodge their complaints online or report information about computer crime to us.
Every online complaint lodged by a citizen is electronically sent to the Communications Police station chosen by the citizen himself/herself.
A dedicated network connects Communications Police stations to the Online Police Station.
This service has lightened the workload of conventional police stations, and more officers could be assigned to other tasks.
The citizen goes to a conventional police station to finalize the complaint lodged online and gives the online compliant reference number to the officer in charge. Once printed, the complaint is signed and the procedure completed.
Project MONITOR: The Backend Software of Service Tax Commissionerate, Delhi Website in India
- Country
- India
- Brief description
Project MONITOR is the backend software of the Service Tax Commissionerate Delhi website www.servicetaxdelhi.gov.in to provide online replies to the queries of the service tax matters, publication of the latest news for the different stakeholders of the service tax in India, discuss complex legal issues online, update the taxpayers of the latest development of service tax and captures the important data of the Service Tax Assessees and Service Tax return to facilitate database search, analysis & scrutiny of Service Tax Return and to check the revenue leakage by effective, audit and anti-evasion.
RAGAS- an ict tool to implement NREGS benefitting the bottom most layer of pyramid in Andhra Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Brief description
This web-based ICT tool with local language interface enables the rural wage seeker at the bottom most layer of pyramid to access entitlements of NREGS by handling registration, work estimates, musters and wage payments to enable equal, correct and timely payments directly into the accounts of the wage seekers, thereby enhancing the livelihood security of 18.5 million underserved poor in 65,000 villages spreading over 275,000 sq Kms and preventing the malaise of discrimination, unequal wages among men and women, delayed and less-than-entitled payment while ensuring sustainable development of degraded lands even in remote areas leading to enhanced rural prosperity
SAE On Line Auctions: A transparent and democratic way to socialize government goods/assets.
- Country
- Mexico
- Brief description
- The site www.saecomercial.com.mx is an innovative initiative of the Mexican public administration in order to make available to all Mexican citizens government goods and assets by on-line auctions. In order to make this project fully transparent and administratively efficient, we invited eBay to collaborate by establishing the platform, using its best technologies and fallowing the pertinent process and rules, accordingly to the corresponding Mexican Laws. The site was launched in August 2005, and since then up until now we have reached more than 22,000 free registered users, and have sold thousands of goods for over 25 million dollars, with a 35% average margin over the starting price of the goods. The merchandise comes from several federal government entities, such as customs, the justice department and the federal treasury, just to mention a few. After a good is legally received, every item is valuated in order to set an initial and actualized commercial price, and afterwards it is listed in the system. Most of the auctions last at least 15 days, and in order to assure serious biding, the SAE requires a guarantee deposit equivalent to USD$500. If a participant does not win the auction, his or her money is returned. In the case of the auction winner, the deposit is considered as part of the total payment of the item. By having these goods/assets auctioned on-line they become available to any and all Mexican citizens.
Swindon Borough Council Electoral Modernisation Programme
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Brief description
- S.E.M.P is an ongoing strategic electoral modernisation initiative committed to using new technologies in innovative ways to ensure elections are accessible to all, including minority groups, the illiterate and the disabled.
The etuktuk project: A mobile community radio station and telecentre.
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Brief description
- The etuktuk is a low-cost mobile radio station and telecentre that encourages increased participation and access to new and traditional media and information communication technologies by marginalized and rural communities in Sri Lanka.
The Geneva internet voting project
- Country
- Switzerland
- Brief description
- We provide citizens with an internet-based voting application, which offers a third voting channel next to the polling stations and the postal voting. No special device nor plug-in is needed to use the eVoting platform, just a regular PC with a 128 bytes SSL-encryption power. If the PC has a java machine, we activate the java applet (the secure channel), if it has not, then the aplication simply uses the SSL as encryption. The process is fully transparent to the user.
The National Portal of India
- Country
- India
- Brief description
- india.gov.in; The National Portal of India is a Mission Mode Project under the National E-Governance Plan implemented by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), established with the objective to provide single window access to the information and services of the Indian Government at all levels, from Central to the State Government, from the District Administration to the Panchayats, its an aggregator of more than 5000 distinct Indian Government websites and furnishes customized rich content, authentic and comprehensive information online sculpted in an attractive way, thus fulfilling the mission of making life easy for a common citizen and with this the portal presents a kaleidoscopic view into the Country's culture, heritage and ICT framework.



