[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 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.
[This article was published in the October 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This article envisions how open source software would cater to the needs of rural India in 2020. A much needed change in policy at the government level is required to take open source to the grassroots.
[This article was published in the October 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
IOSN is a centre of excellence for FOSS in the Asia-Pacific region. It is tasked specifically to accelerate the adoption of FOSS by facilitating and networking relevant technologists, advocates, institutions and end-users.
[This article was published in the October 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Free/GNU platform was making strides on software front in many ways but a little slowly on Indian languages. But this slowness was steadily towards universal standards and hence almost deliberate.
[This article was published in the August 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Anna University today is in a position to offer consultancy to the entire country on setting up of community radio stations as well as training personnel for it.
[This article was published in the August 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Radio has affinity with oral, non-literate cultures, it can easily reflect and generate debate on local concerns, needs, priorities and issues.
