Karnataka State Data Centre: Sharing Common Infrastructure
Karnataka State Data Centre: Sharing Common Infrastructure

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The State Data Centre of Government of Karnataka was set up during 2004-05 as a core common technology infrastructure. The State Data Centre (SDC) provides the infrastructure required for consolidating state level applications at a central facility.

Project CADM: Enabling Smart Governance with GIS
Project CADM: Enabling Smart Governance with GIS

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Computer Aided Digital Mapping (CADM) is a Government of India initiative under the umbrella of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, for providing large-scale digital maps with an aim to help in urban planning, disaster preparedness and infrastructure management.

Interoperability through Standards Implementation
Interoperability through Standards Implementation

[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In its purest form, the objective of standards in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) area is to establish a common mechanism for two systems to interoperate through the implementation of a technical specification. The specification can cover data formats, protocols or other interfaces and practices, but the objective is essentially the same in each case. While standards can in some cases fulfill this objective, this is not an automatic, mechanical process guaranteed to succeed, and there are usually many challenges to achieving interoperability between different implementations of an ICT standard. Once these challenges are fully understood, the collaborative efforts of different implementers can often navigate these challenges and enhance interoperability.

e-Governance: Renewed Agenda
e-Governance: Renewed Agenda

[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Manmohan Singh has assured the members of Parliament and the people of India that his government  will consolidate their efforts on each of the fronts that  the President

Integrated Government Financial Management : Adaire Fox-Martin, Vice President  of the Public Services group for SAP
Integrated Government Financial Management : Adaire Fox-Martin, Vice President of the Public Services group for SAP

As Vice President of the Public Services group for SAP’s Asia Pacific Division, Adaire Fox-Martin oversees the strategic direction and activities in the area of public services in the health, education and defence sectors across the region and executive relationships with customers and partners. Ms. Fox-Martin is a key member of the SAP leadership team and plays a lead role in delivering SAP’s offering to public secto

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