
Interviews
Facilitating e-Governance: The m-Way : Nivedan Sahan, Vice-President-Government and PSU Enterprises, Bharti Airtel Limited, India
“Last Mile connectivity is an important part of e-Governance initiatives. We need to have a cost effective but reliable connectivity for last mile solution in order to bring Government and other services at the door step of the rural citizens” says Nivedan Sahani, Vice-President-Government and PSU Enterprises, Bharti Airtel Limited to egov magazine
Financial Inclusion for the Excluded : Mahesh Kumar Jain, Co-Founder and Chairman-Integra Group, India
“Financial Inclusion is in its infancy and requires careful adoption of technology. The customer
Capacity Building for Good Governance : S R Das, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, India
“We want that within the government, the competence and the capacity is built for taking up e-Governance by themselves”, says S R Das, e-Governance Group, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India
Privacy Laws and Citizens : Thomas B. Riley, e-governance
Thomas B Riley has been involved in government policies including freedom of information and privacy for the past 38 years in many countries around the world.
Protecting Critical Infrastructure : Jerry Cochran, Microsoft Corporation
“We see India as a key developing area for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). There is a lot of scope for leadership. Some of the work that is done in India is very encouraging from the development perspective”, says Jerry Cochran, Senior Security Strategist, Microsoft Corporation