Bridging the divide: A southern perspectiv : Noeleen Heyzer, Secretary General-United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Bridging the divide: A southern perspectiv : Noeleen Heyzer, Secretary General-United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

On the occasion of the Government Leaders Forum, held at Jakarta Indonesia between 8th and 9th of May 2008, the telecentre team of Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) met with Noeleen Heyzer, Under Secretary General, United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Riding the mobile bandwagon
Riding the mobile bandwagon

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

Out and away, mobiles have been revolutionising the ways of community living.

Inspiring Lives: Krishnakant Mane
Inspiring Lives: Krishnakant Mane

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

Here do I present the story of a man who has overcome tremendous odds to reach to the highest levels of glory

Open Architecture Network (OAN)
Open Architecture Network (OAN)

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

Open architecture
An architecture whose specifications are public. This includes officially approved standards as well as privately designed architectures whose specifications are made public by the designers.

telecentre ethos 2.0
telecentre ethos 2.0

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

When you hear the term telecentre ethos 2.0, what comes to your
mind? In general, like in the version of software development as
a product, the term telecentre 2.0 refl ects a level of robustness
and maturity. It really is going beyond the IT infrastructure and
pilots to encompass access to knowledge, social transformation,
opportunities and partnership building for collaboration which
provides value plus to the communities as they prepare to become
part of the knowledge economy

Singapore wants e-govt to reach masses
Singapore wants e-govt to reach masses

Singapore is moving ahead in the direction of government’s online initiatives. While speaking at the e-Government Summit 2007, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), stated that the country’s public e-services need to be extended to reach more people.

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