Kiosks - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about delivery of egovernment services via kiosks.
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Feasability Study To Determine Contents For Electronic Services Delivery Via Interactive Multimedia Kiosks
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This study contains an evaluation of the suitability for kiosk implementation of products and services offered by each of the Government's budget sector agencies.
- NYC Tests Replacing Pay Phones With Tablets
- In soon-to-launch pilot program, city will install interactive smart screens around town; pedestrians can access maps, local information free of charge. By John Foley. Information Week, April 10, 2012. "New York City will soon launch a pilot program to test the feasibility of replacing pay phones on city streets with touch-screen kiosks that can be used by pedestrians to access local information.
The pilot, scheduled to get underway in May, will involve replacing up to 250 of the city's 12,800 public pay phones with large, interactive smart screens that are free to use. The plan calls for installing the systems at pedestrian-friendly locations in each of the city's five boroughs, with content available in 10 languages..."
- Broadband for Seniors
- An initiative funded by the Australian Government. "The Australian Government has committed $15 million over three years (2008-2011) for the provision of 2000 internet kiosks to organisations that support seniors and want to host a Broadband for Seniors Kiosk and participate in this project. The project aims are to provide seniors with free access to Broadband for Seniors Kiosks, help them gain confidence using computer technology, and to build community participation and social inclusion amongst older Australians..." Broadband for Seniors is part of the wider Australian Government initiative: Making ends meet - plan for older Australians, People with Disabilities and Carers.
- ITIF Report Shows Self-service Technology a New Force in Economic Life
- Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, April 14, 2010. "Washington – More widely deployed use of self-service technology could add $130 billion to annual GDP, up to $1,100 per household, according to a report released today the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). 'Self-service technology is becoming increasingly common. From check-in kiosks at airports to check-out scanners at grocery stores, consumers are taking advantage of new technologies to enjoy convenience, efficiency and lower costs,' said Daniel Castro, ITIF senior analyst. 'By tomorrow’s federal tax filing deadline, many of us will have completed complex forms with tax preparation software at a fraction of the cost of hiring a tax accountant. Self-service technology is the latest example of how technological innovation is benefitting individual consumers and creating dynamism throughout the economy.'..."
- Victoria expands Linux e-voting roll-out
- By Renai LeMay, Delimiter.com.au. ZDNet Australia, 8 March 2010. "Victoria's Electoral Commission has flagged plans to expand its use of electronic voting kiosks based on Linux software in the next state election in November this year..."
- Internet kiosks with wireless access in rural areas
- ePractice.eu, 8 February 2010. Country FYR of Macedonia; Domain eInclusion; Topic Geographical eInclusion. "By June 2010 three private operators will install 680 Internet kiosks with wireless Internet access for the citizens of the rural areas across the country..."
- Long road ahead for India's e-services
- By Robin Hicks. AustralianIT, 8 June 2009. "The Indian government's rollout of web-connected Common Service Centers (CSC) has been completed in the states of Jharkhand, Haryana and Sikkim, with more than 40,000 kiosks operational..."
- Seniors to get internet kiosks
- by Christopher Jay. The Australian Financial Review, 4 July 2008. "Just as its program of computers for schoolchildren runs into choppy waters, the federal government is embarking on a drive to install about 2000 internet kiosks around Australia to provide broadband for seniors..."
- Multi-Language Online Service Center Kiosks Set For Launch In Bahrain
- by Sandeep Singh Grewal - AHN Middle East Correspondent. All Headline News, May 20, 2008. "Manama, Bahrain (AHN) - Bahrain is set to become the first country in the Persian Gulf region to create multi-language contact centers that will offer various services from tracking the status of a service to a grievance redress system. Taking into consideration the sizeable population of foreign workers in the country, the national contact center will provide 150 services in three languages other than Arabic: English, Malayalam and Tagalog..."
- Interactive GPS Kiosks Unveiled in Virginia
- Government Technology, April 9, 2007. "Virginians will soon be the first in the nation to take virtual tours of their state parks. Governor Timothy M. Kaine unveiled the outdoor interactive kiosk at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach. When all information stations are installed in state parks by mid-May, Virginia will be the first state in the country to use the technology statewide..."
- Lewes Council puts e-Government kiosks into Sainsbury's store to reach citizens
- Public Technology, 26 October 2006. "Lewes District Council is trying to extend its reach to its citizens using two new internet kiosks which allow visitors and local people to find public information and services - at Sainsbury's store in Newhaven and the Village store in Newick..."
- AccessPoint kiosks bring services to people's doorstep
- Source: Lewes District Council. eGov Monitor, 19 October 2006. "Two new, hi-tech internet kiosks which allow visitors and local people to find public information and services at the touch of a screen are up and running at Sainsbury’s store in Newhaven and the Village store in Newick..."
- Nevada DMV Kiosks Win National Awards
- Government Technology, May 12, 2006. "Department of Motor Vehicles Director Ginny Lewis was named "Industry Deployer of the Year" and the department's self-service kiosks won top honors for Best Kiosk Application for Government, Education or a Non-Profit Agency at KioskCom's Fifth Annual Excellence Awards held in April at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas..."
- Interactive patient kiosks offer real-time feedback
- e-Health Insider, 10 March 2006. "A new study has concluded that interactive patient information kiosks can provide healthcare professionals with reliable and timely feedback on the quality of the healthcare their patients are experiencing. The findings come from an evaluation of touch screen computers and kiosks carried out by NHS research specialists the Picker Institute and Intouch with Health. The survey examined the use of interactive kiosks as a means of capturing patients feedback about healthcare experience, together with providing information to patients..."
This category last updated: 11 April 2012