COVER INTERVIEW: GOVERNMENT SPEAK
e-Governance in Municipalities: A Boon for Citizens Interview:
M. Ramchandran, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
Services at the Click of the Mouse
Interview: Praveen Singh Pardeshi, Pune Municipal Commissioner, Government of Maharashtra
Marching Towards Digitisation
Interview: S Aparna, Surat Municipal Commissioner, Government of Gujarat
COVER FEATURE
e-Governance in Urban Local Bodies
Lokesh Sharma, Business Development Manager, Government, Education and Health Care, Oracle India
IT Empowered MCD: Making a Difference in Health Sector
Arti Mehra, Mayor, Delhi
e-Government at Municipal Level: Factors and Barriers
Ensieh Abri, School of Management, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Ehtesham Rashidi, Allameh Tabatabaee University, Tehran, Iran
Solution for 24X7 Water Supply
Dr. Sanjay Dahasahasra, Member Secretary, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran,
Mumbai Madhuri Mulay is Assistant Engineer, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, Thane
City Chief Information Offi cers: Role and Function
Dr. Anupam Saraph, Chief Information Offi cer, Pune City, Maharashtra
COVER INTERVIEW: INDUSTRY SPEAK
Providing One-Stop-Shop to Municipalities
Interview: Dr. Bhanu M Gundugollu, Chief Technical Offi cer, Speck Systems
Limited
MCONNECT
Connectivity with Efficient Business Transaction
Interview: Ajay Ranjan Mishra, Global Head Business Development for New Growth Markets, Nokia Siemens Networks
Providing Communication Services for Government
Interview: Bharat Bhatia, Regional Director, SAARC, South East Asia, Global Government Affairs & Public PolicyMotorola India Pvt. Ltd.
PERSPECTIVE
Indian Society: Is it Ready for Online Government Services
Ajay Ahuja, IT Architect, Sun Microsystems Ltd.
COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE: JORDAN
Reviewing Jordan’s e-Government Development: Seven Years of Promise
Samer Mofteh, Engineering Management Group, University of Bristol, UK.
PRODUCT PROFILE: SAFENET
Information Security Solution Provider