e-Panchayati Raj in Orissa
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Securing Land Tenure
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Security of land ownership and housing continues to remain a mindboggling issue with no immediate remedy in sight. In the present time therefore the issue of secure land tenure has become a complex and important social fact.
On promoting e-Government in ME for progressive change
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Back from a visit to the Middle-East where I
e-Government in evolution
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Malaysian government has envisioned a technologically advanced society and implicitly, a technologically enabled government through its Vision 2020.
Cyber Law in India
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Rapid diffusion nature of the digital technology enables related crimes to escape the grip of cyber laws. Hence there is an urgent need to develop more technology-effective cyber laws much ahead of the rapid technological changes.
Government procurement of software
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The largest single investor in software assets is often the Governments.
ICT for Agriculture in Tanzania
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
If a peasant can send a 40-page trade document from Tanzania to Cuba for just 40 cents of one US$, there is no doubt that modern ICT are cost-effective and hence efficient in poverty reduction.
ICT Policy in Indonesia
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
APWKomitel (Associations of Community Internet Centre), work closely with various ICT and Police Departments in Indonesia aspiring to develop a good Internet policy for both (cybercafe) in urban areas and (telecentres) in rural areas.
ICT in Indian Agriculture
[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The latest Situation Assessment Survey of Farmers, 2005 of NSSO (http://mospi.nic.in/mospi_nsso_rept_pubn.htm) observes that the average monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) of a farm house hold is just Rs 503 in 2003 across regions, classes and income groups with 27 per cent of farmers not liking farming while 40 per cent felt that given the option they prefer other career, due to poor incomes.
Seminar Report on ICT in Agriculture and Health, 12 January, 2006, Hyderabad, India
[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The two areas-Agriculture and Health being so close to the hearts of many, a high level of interest and participation by the delegates was observed during the National e-Governance Seminar
