Nasscom launches third cyber policing lab in Bangalore, India

Soon, Bangalore, (India) will have a second cyber police station.

NassCom and Datawind offer Internet connectivity in rural India

NASSCOM Foundation and a Canada based leading developer of wireless web access devices and services, DataWind Corporation have started a project to provide Internet connectivity in rural areas of India

Indian President asks IT industry to focus on ICT market

President of India, A P J Abdul Kalam asked the IT industry to more focus on high end products, while the ICT should touch USD 200 billion by the year 2010.

Incubating the spirit of innovation

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

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Nasscom expands BPO sector in India

Nasscom is rolling out the plans of BPO sector in nationwide. Nasscom announced that the company will roll out the Nasscom Assessment of Competence (NAC) programme to evaluate talent of candidates for BPO sector.

Model Public Policy Framework on Interoperatibility

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

Whereas ICT usually improves the productivity of individuals, for disabled persons it represents more, it is an opportunity to communicate, gain access to education services and become gainfully employed.

Tamil Nadu has potential to achieve 25 percent of Indian ICT market

Tamil Nadu has a potential to achieve 25 percent share of the Indian market for Information, Communication and Technology, which is about $30 billion revenue across IT and ITES sectors.

Advisory Group highlights localisation of e-Governance

The National Advisory Group on e-Governance, India, stated that there was a need for localisation of e-Governance applications and that the departments should go for localisation of e-Governance applications.

Maran releases CD containing e-Gov roadmaps of 15 states

The National Advisory Group on e-Governance held its first meeting at the Centre for e- Governance (India), under the Chairmanship of the Minister Communications & Information Technology, Dayanidhi Maran. On this occasion, Maran also released a CD containing the e-Governance Roadmaps of 15 states.

TeNeT’s Rural BPO Initiative

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

There are more mobile than fixed lines in the global South.