[This article was published in the January 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
All India Society for Electronics and Computer Technology (AISECT) is a Bhopal based NGO. It has been engaged in building local rural capacities through innovative awareness building campaigns, development of customised software and content, and building the spirit of entrepreneurship.
[This article was published in the January 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The rise of the Internet has created new expectations and citizens are now beginning to demand accountability from private sector organizations
[This article was published in the January 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India lives in its villages
[This article was published in the January 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Scholars and researchers have viewed e-Governance from multiple perspectives. This article describes how e-Governance has been perceived as a new medium by the Tamil Nadu Police to address a traditional problem. The distinctive feature is that the stakeholders are mainly women
[This article was published in the January 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India has been talking about e-Governance for the last seven to eight years. With an anarchic Constitutional and administrative system in place, there is hardly any role for e-Governance. However, it would be better to say that India is still in the phase of learning e-Governance
[This article was published in the January 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
ICT penetrates all parts of political decision-making. This article deals with the kind of challenges ICT poses in the present form to societal governance and democratic control
[This article was published in the January 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The opportunity cost of achieving development through Information Technology is huge due to the high cost of proprietary software. More and more governments are looking towards Open Source solutions to address economic issues
[This article was published in the January 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This section brings about diverse, interesting stories where ICT tools like Internet, Ham radio, community radio, mobile phones have played some role in disaster warning, relief and reuniting
survivors. It also tells how ICT can become a major component in disaster management and a few lessons, which should guide us in future.
We might have missed some important ones. If you have any such story to share, we would like to hear from you.
[This article was published in the December 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Developing countries are suffering from the brain drain and generally low levels of education and literacy, which have together resulted in a great scarcity of skills and expertise.
[This article was published in the December 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In the developing countries, ICTs can transform old challenges and create unprecedented possibilities for sustainable economic development, just as it has done for business in the industrial world.
