The Ministry of Communication, Ghana inaugurated the Pan-African E-Network project in Accra in collaboration with the Government of India. The project is supposed to connect all the 53 nations of the African Union (AU) by a satellite and fiber-optic network.
[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
There are important network effects which magnify the economic impact of mobiles on development when the level of mobile penetration exceeds a critical mass of around 25 percent.
“The effectiveness of the investments will be much higher and the expenditure by the government will be more efficient if there are key horizontals to enable coherence of investments and approaches across different sectors, ministries and levels of government” says Philippe Dongier, Sector Manager, Global Information and Communication Technology, World Bank to egov magazine.
Ramesh Subramaniam, managing director, Idhasoft, said that the present market scenario is favorable for acquisitions. So Idhasoft Ltd, a Mumbai-based IT firm, plans to raise another INR 30 million dollar by January 2009…
Lanka Government Network (LGN), a Government intended project has completed its first phase of completion under the supervision of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), covering five provinces in the country…
HFCL Infotel Limited (leading telecom provider in Punjab) announced the induction of high-speed bandwidth for the subscribers in the state. This will enable over 60,000 homes in Punjab to experience data, voice and video connectivity through seamless broadband.
Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia speaking in Rajya Sabha yesterday, informed…to undertake a review of mobile termination charges…
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The long term success of IT projects, particularly electronic government, is determined by far more factors than those which are often assumed.
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India, the world
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Over 80 percent of Uganda
