Building capacities of NKN telecentres

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

NASSCOM Foundation (NF), conducted its Second National Consultation on

The Health Hiway

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

Market for healthcare services in India is growing at a rapid pace, and a large number of healthcare entrepreneurs are setting up different types of healthcare facilities, right from super specialty hospitals to primary care clinics, and alternate therapy units to specialized centers for wellness management – in the process, investing more than US$ 2 billion every year on infrastructure alone !!

Challenges for Health Insurers & TPAs

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

The issue of data has presented several challenges to all the health insurance industry stakeholders. Till a couple of years ago, the primary challenge was that the data requirements and uses of data was not always fully understood by some critical stakeholders.

An emerging digital India

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

Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (MSPs)which engages active stakeholders in development, especially in the applications of ICT for Development, is emerging as an important model of working, and replacing the much understood public-private partnership model.

Medical value travel

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

When a new industry starts to flourish, we start analysing the whys and wherefores, and the learning that comes out of it most often is- when there is a demand somewhere, chances are that it will meet with supply in India- a country full of resources. Could the IT success have been replicated?

Empowering the rural communities

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

LIRNEasia, in association with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Rural Technology and Business Incubator (RTBI) of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, organised the CPRsouth2 (Communication Policy Research) conference, in Chennai, India between December 15 and 17, 2007.

Intel Leads By Empowering Lives

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

Looking Back Moving Forward

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

It has been more than two years that I wrote an article, in this very magazine, about the National e-Governance Plan NeGP).

Insurance Sector – Riding High on the Healthcare Boom

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

Growth of health insurance increases the need for standardisation, regulation, interoperability and information exchange.

The Future of e-Government

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

It is heartening to know that