Whither CSCs in West Bengal
Whither CSCs in West Bengal

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Building a state wide information infrastructure by setting up 6,000 CSCs covering all villages is a commendable plan, but the digital inclusion strategy in the CSC scheme can be effective only when the center owners, service center agency and local government representatives work together for common public goods

One-window citizen interaction
One-window citizen interaction

[This article was published in the July 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

UC enables officials to cut time-to-action by leveraging multiple communication windows running in the backend

The IT Path of Rural Development
The IT Path of Rural Development

[This article was published in the January 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In order to ensure regular content flow of information with regard to Rural Development Programmes at various levels (National, State and District and Block levels), a number of steps have been taken to strengthen IT infrastructure in the Ministry.

Gujarat: Among First to Setup SDC in India : Neeta Shah, Director (e-Governance), Gujarat Informatics Centre, Government of Gujarat
Gujarat: Among First to Setup SDC in India : Neeta Shah, Director (e-Governance), Gujarat Informatics Centre, Government of Gujarat

Challenges in setting up of Data Centres starts as soon as you start looking out for the right place. It is important that the Data Centre is setup at a location which is not disaster prone, can be physically secured, robust surveillance and capability of post activity data analysis and has room for growth. Other challenges to be kept in mind while setting up of DC are sizing of storage.

Data Centre Initiative as Management Approach
Data Centre Initiative as Management Approach

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

Madhya Pradesh has been one of the earliest States to adopt Information Technology for improvement of internal processes and for delivering citizen services

State Data Centre
State Data Centre

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

In the early age of computing, huge computers involving complex sets of components were present which required a lot of power and cooling and posed a daunting task for infrastructure management and operations. During the computing industry boom, computers started to be deployed everywhere, in many cases with little or no care about operating requirements.

Towards Overcoming the Knowledge Island Syndrome
Towards Overcoming the Knowledge Island Syndrome

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

Following its predecessors, the Telecentre Forum 2009 held on 26-27 August 2009 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad during the eIndia 2009 conference, provided a knowledge sharing platform to telecentre stakeholders from around the world.

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