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Hong Kong's government CIO, Jeremy Godfrey tells Enterprise Innovation how public sector IT spending is geared to delivering results first and foremost regardless of the economy, while speed and efficiency are also paramount during such times.

A recently published Booz Allen Hamilton report card on the state of IT security within the US government describes public departments as woefully under-resourced and overly reliant on external experts. The report comes on the heels of publicly embarrassing hacks against a number of US government department websites, including the New York Police Department.

Singapore’s National Heritage Board taps on web 2.0 tools to create a unified online portal for the public to access all information related to heritage and culture.

New applications, a need to keep all elements of campus life connected, and a new mandate to connect all of its over 40 colleges across Malaysia, MARA decided to upgrade its network infrastructure. This is their story.

According to a Singapore government study, 88% of e-citizens believe local e-government services can be improved by utilizing Web 2.0 technologies. Citizens are calling for more effort to be made to push Web 2.0 communities.

Clean and efficient is how one best describes many elements of Singapore life. One of the government departments helping make this happen is the Land Transport Authority. LTA's Chief Innovation Officer, Rosina Howe-Teo says her department's focus now is on information services - "how we make the most of our infrastructure development."

The Hong Kong government created the English Schools Foundation (ESF) to provide a "modern liberal education". Peter Craughwell, Head of Marketing and Communications at the English Schools Foundation in Hong Kong, says Skype video calling has enriched his organization’s recruitment process and can help it in other areas as well.

Hong Kong's government CIO, Jeremy Godfrey tells Enterprise Innovation how public sector IT spending is geared to delivering results first and foremost regardless of the economy while speed and efficiency are also paramount during such times.

Hospitals, like any other business, are constantly on the lookout to trim the fat in their operations while satisfying the urgency of improving patient care. Hospitals like Bumrungrad, Kyushu University Hospital, King Fahad Medical City hospital and Taiwan Mobile Healthcare Services have shown that information technology has enough innovation to meet the business needs of hospital - improve patient care.

Although it refuses to commit to higher targets for reduced carbon dioxide emissions, China is moving in the right direction - trying to find a balance between economic growth and sustainable environment. Beijing-based Carbon Trust executive Tim Lancaster discusses some of the efforts currently underway in China.