In order to streamline administration and expedite e-Governance, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has set up a separate Information Technology department. The existing data processing department has been merged into the new department.
The Government of West Bengal announced that the AMD Athlon X2 dual-core processor based desktops for the Gram Panchayat eGovernance project were successfully deployed in the state.
The West Bengal (India) Government has successfully completed a rural e-Governance programme in the state in association with microprocessor manufacturing major Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
Haryana is ready to take the last step towards IT infrastructure development in the form of state data centre. The project, which is likely to catalyze an investment of about INR 500 million, is waiting an approval from the Central Government of India.
The Government of Kerala (Indian state) has announced that online sales tax filing will be made mandatory from the next fiscal year.
In another initiative in making information reach the masses, Google has plans for digitising the newspaper archives of the major newspapers worldwide.
Insurance companies such as Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and Max New York Life are introducing e-Payment system for its customers in order to make payments easier.
Now India will have indigenous Operating System for the country’s various e-Governance projects. In this regard, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Department of Information Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with National Informatics Centre.
India will connect 5000 blocks in the country with wireless broadband, once the spectrum is allocated later this year, announced Department of Telecommunications (DOT) , Government of India. The project will be undertaken along with the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). The plan aims to provide connectivity to villages coming within a radius of 10 Kms of the Taluka/Block headquarters.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) launched its first e-Ticketing kiosk in Karachi recently. This move is to facilitate round the clock access to national airline tickets on domestic flights.
