Making Cities Safe and Secure : Sanjay Bahl, Chief Security Officer-Microsoft India

India has been making rapid progress in the areas of public safety and security. While this wasn

Expertise in Identification and Detection Systems : Jean-Paul Jainsky, CEO, Sagem Securite

It [Biometrics] is considered the most reliable way of guaranteeing peoples

Providing Strong Software Foundation to the Government : Vivek Malhotra, Territory Executive – General Business, North & East, IBM India/South Asia

e-Governance, irrespective of where it is implemented, is a strategic enabling force ensuring consistent and scalable business value. It helps government measure growth and success

Municipalities: At the forefront of e-Governance : Mathew Thomas, Vice President, Strategic Industries, SAP India, India

Extensive efforts are being made by the Government and the local body to cater to the needs of the citizens. Today the world over Municipal bodies are assigning the public

Change Management: Key Challenge of ULBs in Implementing e-Governance : Muralidhara Honnur C, General Manager, Industry Services

Implementation of e-Governance in ULBs would enormously help the citizens in interacting with ULBs for availing services and help communicating their needs to ULBs

13th National Conference on e-Governance

[This article was published in the February 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The XIIIth National Conference on e-Governance is being organised jointly by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India

Moving from a State of Citizen in-line Towards Citizen Online : Kailash Vijayvargiya, Minister for IT – Government of Madhya Pradesh, India

Minister for IT, Government of Madhya Pradesh (He also holds position of Minister for Commerce & Industries, Employment, Science and Technology, Public Undertakings, Horticulture & Food Processing, Rural Industries)

Secure Delhi, not a Distant Dream : Savitur Prasad, Secretary, Department of IT, Government of NCT of Delhi

With the ICT interventions, especially the TETRA, on one hand and IP based PTZ cameras on the other, Delhi would be the safest place in the country

Local Governance: An Important Part of Good Governance : Jaijit Bhattacharya, Director – Government Affairs,HP India

Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are one of the two institutional structures for local governance, the other being Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). After the 73rd and 74th amendments

e-Governance in Coral Islands : JK Dadoo, Administrator, Union Territory of Lakshadweep

The Union Territory of Lakshadweep is a group of 36 Coral islands of which 11 are inhabited. Islands are scattered randomly in Arabian sea about 220 kms to 420 kms away