Acer Adopts Strategy of Freshest Technology First : W S Mukund, Managing Director, Acer India

“It is our intention to successfully partner with various governments and government agencies to bring technology closer to the common man. From that perspective we will focus on customising our offerings to suit key project needs, align ourselves with strategic partner organisations who also address this space to offer robust and cost effective solutions in response to project needs…” , tells W S Mukund, Managing Director, Acer India, in conversation with egov magazine

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The first open publishing initiative : Gregory Newby, CEO, and Michael Hart, Founder, Project Gutenberg

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ICT has Potential to

“Many transactions take place between governments and the citizens and business which include receipt of revenue, enforcement of regulations, delivery of products (licenses, passports etc.), provision of grants and benefits and procurement of goods and services. ICT can play an important role in decreasing the transaction costs and improving efficiency and transparency of government service provisions”, Suresh Pachouri, Hon

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Providing Solutions for Local Needs – Oracle Strengthens Focus on Government : Krishan Dhawan, Managing Director, Oracle India

Oracle offers governments robust, integrated information architecture comprising both technology and applications, which is based on open standards. As Indian governments start to use Oracle database, middleware and applications, we think the new features in our software can greatly help Indian governments, tells Krishan Dhawan, Managing Director, Oracle India, in an interview with egov magazine.

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Municipal Services e-Delivered in Vishakhapatnam : Mukesh Kumar Meena, Commissioner, Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, India

E-Governance is an essential prerequisite for any urban local body to figure out the shape and nature of governmental response to the needs of information technology.

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Microsoft Platform Aids Food Corporation of India to Manage its Food Grain Supplies Efficiently : Food Corporation India and National Informatics Centre, (FCI, NIC), India

The first step in finding the best solution was to identify the right platform. With the aid of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), FCI identified 5 key criteria that must be fulfilled on the new platform.

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Maintaining Quality And Equity By Inexpensive Technology : Douglas Bell, Education Advisor Education Development Centre (EDC) Bangalore, India

We are present in every primary school in the entire state of Karnataka with Interactive Radio Instruction. In India EDC is concentrating its efforts in the states like Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh. We are now looking to work in Bihar as well

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The Curriculum At Crossroads : Dr Utpal Mallik, Head, Department of Computer Education, NCERT, New Delhi, India

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Leader in e-Readiness : Dr. Ajay Kumar, Secretary, IT, Government of Kerala

Ajay Kumar is a member of the Indian Administrative Services with 22 years of experience. His area of expertise include e- Readiness and the measurement of the impact of ICTs to foster economic, social and knowledge growth of countries.

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Improving Work Processes, Impacting Productivity : Princy Bhatnagar, Director, Xerox India

Princy Bhatnagar, as Director of Xerox

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