Zeroing in on branchless rural banking
This is the first time, villagers in Warangal district in Andhra Pradesh will receive payments under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) through a cutting-edge disbursement method.
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Airtel provides rural connectivity to Gujarat (India)
Airtel has partnered with Gujarat government to connect 13,716 panchayats and common service centres (CSCs) under ‘eGRAM Connectivity Infrastructure Project’ of the state.
All Malta Government services online by 2010
The Malta government is planning to provide all government services online by the end of the year 2010.
Haryana (India) rated as aspiring Leader in e-Governance
Haryana (India) has received the TELECOMM India Excellence Award 2007 and has been rated as an Aspiring Leader in e-Governance Readiness Index for the year 2005-2006.
TERI sets up Solar Powered IT Knowledge Center in India
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) set up its first ever Solar Powered IT Knowledge Center in rural Gurgaon, India. The initiative is towards nurturing and building capacities amongst village communities.
BSNL invites bids to set up 50, 000 WiMAX kiosks in India
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has been inviting tenders for setting up 50,000 Common Service Centres (CSCs) across the country. The initiative would be one of the largest deployment of WiMax in the world.
DED adopts Dubai eGovernment
The Department of Economic Development (DED) has signed an agreement with the Dubai eGovernment to utilize Dubai eGovernment’s ePay service, so that DED clients receive secure online gateway to facilitate payments and other services in real time.
Malaysia to get high speed broadband
The Malaysia Government is willing to fund 30 percent of a proposed multi-billion dollar high-speed broadband services project, which will include provisions for a “last-mile” fiber-optic network.
Indian Communication Minister: New guidelines on spectrum allocation
The Communication Minister, A Raja has said that the Government of India will issue a new set of guidelines for telecoms licenses and allocation of spectrum in the next 10 days.
Indian Govt. plans for national WiMAX group
The Government of India plans to set up a national working group on WiMAX consisting of all stakeholders, including government, service providers, equipment manufacturers and test equipment suppliers.
