Philippine lawmakers are strongly pushing for the creation of a unified invoice system which will enhance tax payment consciousness among taxpayers and improve tax collection as well, the House of Representatives reported in its website.

The Korean government website reported that countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Europe and Latin America are now sending high-profile government officials to Korea to learn about the country's e-government system.

The Australian goverment has announced that nominations are now open for the 2011 National Awards for Local Government.

The New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (MCDEM) has responded quickly to the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit the country 10 kilometers south-east of Christchurch Tuesday (Feb. 22) afternoon, using the various government websites and social media to spread information and to help citizens stay safe and locate welfare centers.

Australia's Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy reiterated the importance of the National Broadband Network (NBN) to the future development of regional Australia at a summit in Armidale, New South Wales.

To help Thais living in Korea submit complaints against the Korean government in their native language, a Thai-language version of the e-People website was launched recently by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

The Korea National Park Service said recently it is going to provide information on Korea via smartphones and mp3s in Korean, English and Japanese.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has deployed a new service suite for its one.govt service portal to help manage its growing network.

Research firm Gartner Inc. has identified seven critical questions that designers of social media policy must address.

Prior to the implementation of the Fixed Penalty Notices Act, the city of The Hague in The Netherlands issued all tickets on paper. Today, the city and the Central Fine Collection Agency of the Ministry of Justice must issue and process tickets that are completely digital. The entire process must be paper-free.