Dell has over 20 years of experience working alongside government agencies, supplying the tools they need to meet their objectives. In India also, Dell views the government and the public sector as one of the most significant opportunities for growth.
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Vietnam to Improve IT sector
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Solar Venture of 250-MW Planned by BEL, BHEL
Prime Minister of Vietnam has approved a two-year plan (2009-10) to enhance information technology application at all government agencies. The plan also aims to create an online working environment among state agencies nationwide and get officials accustomed to working on the networking environment and computer-assisted systems instead of paper documents.
Gemini Communications Ltd a Chennai-based company is a provider of network, network security, LAN, WAN, E-Governance, ITeS, IT Strategic, IT consulting and wireless domains for small and mid-sized businesses. Its planning to restructure its RFID (radio frequency identification) and WiMax business. It also plans to issue equity shares on a preferential basis.
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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 article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Certified Course on Internet Surfing For Just Rs 125
One of the biggest benefit that Bihar is receiving through its setting up of statewide area network (SWAN) and secretariat local area network (SecLAN) is the use of VoIP (voice over internet protocol). VoIP phones have allowed free of cost phone connectivity among different government offices. Offices of ministers, departmental secretaries and other senior officials in the state capital have been fitted with VoIP phones.
We have a very rich resource in the form of English speaking, technology savvy youthful population that is ideal for employment in Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS)
In the next one year, we would like to have high speed connectivity in 6,000 blocks and 4,000 tehsils across India”
![](http://egovonline.net/eg/images/interview/Subas-Pani1.gif")
“In the next one year, we would like to have high speed connectivity in 6,000 blocks and 4,000 tehsils across India”
Planning Commission has played a pivotal role in creating a conducive environment for e-Developmentof India as a whole. What is the road ahead?
Planning Commission has an important role in the e-Governance initiatives of the country. One of the major initiatives is to monitor the release of funds and progress of expenditure. We are trying to work out a comprehensive scheme from the Controller General of Accounts, so that there is the minimum time lag between the release of funds for various ministries and actual unit where the funds are utilised. This will be monitored constantly. This is an ambitious plan and the piloting is going on for the same. We hope that it will be rolled out in the next financial year. A separate dedicated team is being created for it.
The other is that for the overall programme, we are making a major initiative by assisting the state in making the overall planning and monitoring systems for all the plan and progarmmes of both the Government of India as well as the State Governments. For this we will provide number of professionals who have a background in project management in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), evaluation and Geographical Information System (GIS). Through this programme we expect that we will be able to put a GIS unit in each district which will act as a support to the planning team. There are various other programmes for which we are releasing funds, and we are looking into the fact that how they can be converged and be complementary to one another.
Thirdly, there are various flagship programmes such as National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sarak Yojna. For example in the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna, the implementation agency is an executive engineer, in NREGA, it is the programme officer in the block level. The implementing agency should be enabled to use ICT in an effective manner, so that the primary data which is originating is captured directly and fed into the computer system and the data base is updated. This will compress the time and enable the planners to plan in a better way.
We have initiated ‘reality checks’ of all the 6000 blocks in the Rural Development Department. Reality checks mean the checking what are the computer systems available, whether there are trained personnels available, whether there is data connectivity, which type of data connectivity is available
