Driving digital transformation
[This article was published in the July 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
How governments and countries leverage ICT as a new national infrastructure for driving social and economic growth
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Towards Smarter Cities
[This article was published in the February 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Though functions of the city state had been detailed in Kautilya
Kenya Rolls Out Digital Villages Project
The Kenya Government has launched an ambitious Digital Villages project, which is specifically designed to connect the whole country, from rural to urban areas, and accelerate growth of ICT. The project is a government and private-sector initiative, mapped out using political districts.
India: SBI looking to sell products via e-Gram
Soon State Bank of India (SBI) will provide banking services through e-Gram project, the Gujarat Government-pioneered e-Gram project, which aims to provide e-Governance services in villages. SBI will provide checking of account balance, deposits, loans insurance and other banking services through the Internet.
Grameen Foundation, Bangladesh launches online centre
The Grameen Foundation, Bangladesh, has launched a new online assistance centre for microfinance institutions (MFIs) to offer the benefits of telecommunications to poor communities worldwide
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
Kuppam i-community project to promote livelihood
HP has signed three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Kuppam i-community initiative with BASIX, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Kuppam project was launched in 2002, a three-year pilot program that was conceived by HP with the overarching goal of using the power of HPs technology to serve disadvantaged communities.
e-Government in Maharashtra
[This article was published in the April 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The State of Maharashtra adopted the Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) as early as 1965 to alleviate poverty by providing gainful employment to the poorer sections of the community in the rural area.
ICTs for poverty reduction
[This article was published in the July 2003 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
ICT applications in developing countries are often part of an overall strategy for economic growth, relying on the trickle-down effect to those in poverty…. Moreover, poverty is more than just a lack of income.
