[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
On May 5, 2009, egov magazine celebrated its four year unstoppable journey with the launch of its 50th issue, with special focus in recognition and honour of the contributors in eGovernance ecology in India.
Jainder Singh, Secretary, Department of Information Technology (DIT) inaugurating a conference on ‘Common Service Centres: The Change Agents’ recently said that by the end of September this year, the Department of Information Technology (DIT) will have readied software tools and fonts which can help personal computers (PCs) and websites decipher content in the country
State government of Himachal Pradesh (HP) has started a highly specialized doctor service through its telemedicine project to connect patients with physicians.
Learn internet surfing for just Rs 125 at 2,000-odd Sify cybercafes through the country in just a ten hour course. Participants completing this course will be issued a certificate jointly by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and Sify Technologies and the certificate is signed by the Secretary, Department of Information Technology (DIT).
WorldSpace India seeks to launch paid webcasting services for international listeners through its website www.worldspace.in. Through this venture, the satellite radio company hopes to earn revenue in foreign exchange. But the existing FDI policy in the information technology sector might foil its plans.
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances in association with the Department of Information Technology and the Government of Goa are organizing a two-day National Conference on e-Governance on 12 & 13 February 2009 in Goa.
There are several projects across the country that are being supported under
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh will launch the country’s first 3G services on the occasion of inaugurating the India Telecom 2008 today in New Delhi. The service will enable transfer of high speed data, video streaming etc. on mobile phones. The public sector MTNL is rolling out the 3G service…
[This article was published in the December 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
There have been several Asian countries that have made enormous progress in the arena of ICT awareness, knowledge, and skill. Some have completely outpaced others on particular areas and have become global leaders.
The Department of Information Technology (DIT), Government of India has drafted a fresh policy on open standards for e-Governance that may lead to a reconsideration of the department
