[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The beginning of 2009 has been significant, yet full of extremes in the e-Governance and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) arena. On one side, US
Sun Microsystems launched a Centre for Excellence in e-Governance in IIT Delhi campus recently.
Himachal Pradesh for its electronic gazette (e-gazette) project and Himachal Pradesh Police Web Portal (HIMPOL) for its ‘outstanding performance in citizen centric service delivery’, has bagged the National Award for e-governance 2008-2009 .
Atlas Documentary Facilitators Company Private Limited (ADFC), HDFC Bank
Bihar government’s e-Governance ‘Jankari’ project has bagged the National award for e-governance. This Jankari project envisages Call Centre facility under Right to Information Act (RTI).
For the best e-Governance initiatives in the country, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will receive a gold medal. In all Gujarat will receive five awards for the best use of information and technology services.
National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) is working hard to make .in domain extension into a hot property across the world. The World
Andhra Pradesh government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Oracle to rollout Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) ThinkQuest platform in 500 schools involving 25,000 students and spread over a period of two years.
The Government of India recently notified setting up of a national authority to provide permanent ID number to each one of its over one billion citizens. The identification number will be provided by the National Authority for Unique Identify (UID), an entity under the Planning Commission.
