The pro-people agenda of e-Governance
Susanta Majumdar Secretary, Information Technology & Electronics Department, Government of West Bengal “All our major procurements are done through an […]
Workshop held on urban governance
A workshop on urban governance was organized in Kolkata on Tuesday where chairpersons and mayors of several municipalities and municipal […]
Beware of cyber terrorists: Kapil Sibal
While he was in Kolkata to launch Airtel’s 4G services, the Minister for Communications, Kapil Sibal, said that while a […]
I&B ministry opens an account with Facebook
India’s information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has debuted on Facebook to create awareness and increase interaction with viewers. This move […]
Transformation, not tech is the essence
[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Successful e-Governance rollouts are all about discipline, attitudinal changes and massive government process re-engineering
EU-IndiaGrid2 Connecting Scientists
[This article was published in the June 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
When scientists at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland, developed a data sharing system for physicists 21 years ago
Ludhiana easiest city to do business in India, says IFC
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in the first city-specific study of its kind, has said Ludhiana, the industrial hub in Punjab, is the easiest location to do business in India.
Indian Bureaucracy Rated Worst in Asia
[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Very few people will admit to not dealing with corruption in their lifetime. Some would admit to bribing transport officials to get a driving license, while others may proudly state how they managed to wriggle off hefty fine for not wearing a seat belt by just paying a
e-Auction of Tea Failed to Take-off in Kolkata
Kolkata’s project on e-auction of tea has failed to take-off due technical glitches, lack of space and difficulty in allowing proxy bidders. The e-auction of tea in Kolkata which was to start from January 27, 2009, was carried out but only manually on January 27 and 28, 2009.
Uttar Pradesh Govt. Embraces Convergence
Lucknow formally launched internet protocol television (IPTV) recently. With this service in place, a person can talk on the landline phone, surf internet and watch television at the same time using the same connection. The technology IPTV is the one where channels are encoded in the Internet protocol (IP) format and delivered to TV using a smart electronic device. The technology is different from the 3-G technology which is wireless…
