Role of STPI in Promoting Software Industry

 India’s success in the export of Information Technology (IT) Software and related services over the past decade has been acknowledged […]

India’s IT spending to grow by 16.3% to $43.57 bn in 2012

Research firm IDC said that IT spending in the country is expected to grow by 16.3 per cent to $43.57 […]

Managing Information

[This article was published in the September 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

By Arvind Mehrotra,
President APAC, NIIT Technologies

ICT for Disaster Management at UN Workshop

The United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development, a regional institute of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-APCICT/ESCAP), kicked off the Fourth Regional Training of Trainers Workshop in Seongnam, Republic of Korea. The five-day workshop was held from 22-26 February and aimed at giving training on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for disaster risk management and climate change abatement.

New Age Healthcare – Information Assurance for All

[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

With the rapid proliferation of hundreds of health information websites, e-health publications and commencement of use of electronic health records, we in India, are now in an era of information dissemination.

Insurance sector to get healthier : K. C. Mishra, Director, National Insurance Academy, Pune

“IRDA expects the health insurance business to be the second-largest premium earner for insurance companies after motor insurance within the next three years”

IBM, Oracle, i-flex collaborates to provide banking tools in India

IBM, Oracle and i-flex announced a collaborated effort to provide banks with infrastructure, services, and support for enterprise applications, core banking, and risk management.

Public-Private Partnerships

[This article was published in the May 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

To many governments, partnering with the private sector in e-Government is like navigating in uncharted waters. Yet, this could be the most effective way for governments by adopting an inside-out approach where the government can lay the foundation by using an open platform through private partnerships and build upon it