Financial Inclusion for the Excluded : Mahesh Kumar Jain, Co-Founder and Chairman-Integra Group, India

“Financial Inclusion is in its infancy and requires careful adoption of technology. The customer

MyRealTouch

[This article was published in the February 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Government Multipurpose Card (GMPC) is the initiative of the Malaysian Government in providing the public with added convenience on a single smart card.

For Profit Rural Kiosks in India

[This article was published in the June 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

An elderly woman walks just 2 kms. from her home to get a weekly blood pressure level check despite the fact that the nearest doctor is 20 kms. away.

America Online to institute fee-based service

America Online will carry out its plans to institute fees for mass senders of e-mail, despite protests from groups that claim the move will stifle communications instead of merely halting spam.

ICT for Agriculture in Tanzania

[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

If a peasant can send a 40-page trade document from Tanzania to Cuba for just 40 cents of one US$, there is no doubt that modern ICT are cost-effective and hence efficient in poverty reduction.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has all feasible features over the other telecommunication systems which seek the attention of policy makers for its implementation in Ghana.