EDITORIAL
IT Implementation in Local Government: Bringing Citizens Closer
COVER FEATURES
Mission: Reforming Cities
Interview: M Rajamani Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
Towards Efficient and Effective Municipal Services
Interview: S P Singh, Senior Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & IT, Government of India
Services at Click of Mouse
Interview: Prof. M K Prasad, Executive Chairman and Director, Information Kerala Mission (IKM) & M Sivasankar, Executive Mission Director, IKM
Mumbai to a Global City
Shree Kant Singh, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Building Sound Local e-Government
Interview: Nabroon Bhattacharjee, Urban Team Leader and Program Manager, Office of Economic Growth, USAID
Municipal e-Governance Market Opening up in India
Interview: A M Sheshagiri, Director, Government, Education and Health, Oracle India
e-Governance in Urban Local Bodies
Session Report : egov India 2007
e-Governance Models in Urban Areas
Shikha Shukla, Development Consultant
Towards a Better Urban Governance
Praful Gharpure, Architect-Urban Planner, Tata Consultancy Services
MCONNECT
Municipal Wi-Fi In India
Upasna Kakroo
COMMENTARY
Secure Solution for e-Passport
Prasanna Gogwekar, Chief Operating Offi cer and Managing Director, QID
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Fujitsu
COUNTRY FOCUS: JAPAN
Softopia: A Centre of Excellence in the Centre in Japan
Kemal Bajramovic, Head of IT Department of Civil Service Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina
INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Taking e-Government to Intelligent Interaction Phase
Sudipta K Sen, CEO and MD, SAS Institute (India) Pvt. Ltd.
REGULAR FEATURE
EXECUTIVE MOVEMENTS
WHAT’S ON