ICT training to more than 45 million people in Africa by 2010 by Microsoft
Microsoft is planning to assist in giving ICT training to more than 45 million people in Africa by 2010.
e-Service tax for users of e-Governance
The Government of India will spend a whopping Rs 23,000 crore on various e-Governance initiatives and a part of the funds invested would be recovered through an innovative e-Service tax to be paid by the users of the electronic governance.
GOI plans to hire professionals for e-Gov project
The Government of India is planning for a capacity building programme that seeks to draw upon outside expertise about 500 professionals on a contract basis with project management and process re-engineering skills to assist various agencies in implementing e-Governance projects.
e-Governance Conference in India calls for PPP
The three-day ninth National e-Governance Conference last week recommended higher adoption of public private partnerships (PPP) and amendment to the sections on e-Governance in the Information Technology Act. The conference, attended by heads of State IT departments and representatives from IT majors, also wanted legislative changes to boost the PPPs, besides urging the Government to evolve a policy on user charges.
Budget is not a constraint for any IT project in Chhattisgarh : Aman Singh, CEO, CHiPS Chhattisgarh, India
Chhattisgarh, earlier a part of the state of Madhya Pradesh (India), came into being on November 1, 2000. Despite being a new state, Government of Chhattisgarh is taking many e-Government initiatives to deliver significant benefits to citizens and businesses. It has come out with IT and ITES Policy and is first state in India to design a comprehensive roadmap for e-Governance.
Implementing e-Governance despite the digital divide
[This article was published in the May 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Government plays an important role in the growth and development of a country by promoting high levels of welfare for citizens,
