Thrust on e-governance by Rajasthan traffic department
The Rajasthan Transport department has embarked on a massive e-governance mission under which all its records will be computerised, even at the level of the district transport office (DTO).
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DoT seeks Cabinet nod for INR 9,970cr defence network
DoT has sought Cabinet sanction for INR 9,970-crore optic fibre communications network for the defence forces. The forces will migrate a bulk of their communication systems to this alternate network, being built by state-owned telcos BSNL and MTNL.
Nilekani to lead ambitious project of citizens ID card
Entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani has been chosen to lead the government’s ambitious project of providing its 1.1 billion-plus citizens with ID cards.
Cabinet approves cyber highway for linking India’s police stations
Ambitious INR 2 crore three-year project to link India’s 14,000 police stations via a cyber highway approved by the Cabinet.
Delhi courts to see biometric attendance system
A biometric attendance system is being introduced in five district courts of Delhi in order to maintain discipline among the court staff and improve work culture.
Govt promises broadband network for every panchayat
The government plans to connect every panchayat to a broadband network as part of its ambitious target to drastically improve infrastructure in the villages under its Bharat Nirman (Build India) programme.
New e-govt project gets Singapore firm
Singapore based IT company, Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) is working with ictQATAR to establish a new e-government project. The project called Qatar Services Infrastructure (QSi) project, a fast developing e-government initiative, will provide the government of Qatar with a rich and highly integrated centralised software platform, which helps accelerate the delivery of public e-services on the Internet.
MTN invests in $700m Europe-India cable
The MTN Group is investing in a new $700 million submarine cable system, the European Indian Gateway (EIG), to be built by Alcatel-Lucent starting next month. The 15,000 kilometre-long high bandwidth optical-fibre will connect Europe and India from the United Kingdom to Portugal, Gibraltar, Monaco, Libya, Egypt, Djibouti and the United Arab Emirates.
Suvidhaa Infoserve ventures into e-governance project
Suvidhaa Infoserve is partnering with Government of India and Maharashtra in the ambitious E-governance project by providing its S-Commerce platform in rural areas of India.
Cyberoam launches “Accelerator Series”
Cyberoam, a provider of identity-based Unified Threat Management solutions, announced the launch of its new ‘Accelerator Series’ appliances, CR50ia and CR100ia, that combine comprehensive network security with breakthrough network performance for SMEs.
