Empowering communities through knowledge (ECKO)

[This article was published in the October 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In 2005, the eUSER project undertook a questionnaire survey covering approximately 10,000 households in ten European Union Member States. Some very interesting initial results inform that face-to-face contact is still the most important channel for contacting government in Europe and One quarter of individual eGovernment users have acted as intermediaries for family members or friends.

By Elets News Network

Case of e-Governed Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC)

[This article was published in the September 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

There are many experiments going on in India in various fields of activities for introducing electronic governance in brick and mortar government organisations.

By Elets News Network

Everything starts with an idea

[This article was published in the September 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In the midst of one of those conferences filled with formal speeches, Ravi Gupta lent across the table and asked something in a conspiratorial tone.

By Elets News Network

Ensuring Environmental sustainability

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

nformation and Communications Technology (ICT) can play a significant role in addressing some of the key challenges, including sharing of knowledge and expertise, some of which are covered in this special issue on ICTs and Environment. This issue of i4d focuses on how a more connected world is learning from each other, sharing valuable data and information, forming alliances and advocating for the issues relating to environmental sustainability.

By Elets News Network

Seven Strategic Areas for ICT and Environment

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

ICT development will not contribute to the acceleration of the current negative trends, but will instead contribute towards sustainable development. A limited number of areas need to be prioritised to start with.

By Elets News Network

e-Revolution 2005

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

e-Revolution 2005 held in the picturesque city of Chandigarh on July 15 and 16 was a showcase of immensely untapped potential of the union territory of Chandigarh, along with states of Punjab and Haryana, to emerge as future IT hotspots of India.

By Elets News Network

Citizen Service Centres: Ensuring efficient delivery of services

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Computerisation and automation of government departments and processes does not alone make a government an e-Government unless they use ICT to deliver the services to the citizens in an efficient, fast and hassle-free manner.

By Elets News Network

Critical success factors for ensuring better services

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The enabling role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the delivery of services in the public and government sector has now gained acceptance.

By Elets News Network

‘Rights’ to information, or & ‘obligations’to society?

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Over the past three years Roger Longhorn, Max Craglia and I have been trying to understand the emotions and principles of the debates surrounding rights of access to information, particularly to information produced by government (PSI

By Elets News Network

Prospecting rural ICT business

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Drishtee is an India-based organisational platform that provides IT enable services to rural population through a network of village kiosks,

By Elets News Network