UQSE 2007

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Global Alliance of IT Giants Powers Cancer Research

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Melbourne Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research had researchers working across several labs using isolated computing systems that struggled to process the huge amounts of raw data generated. Microsoft worked with partners Dell and Intel, significantly reducing data processing times and simplifying and centralising management of the Institute

Bloggers’ paradise

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Book Review

e-Police for Crime Free World?

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Editorial

Dist courts cast a web, to now upload orders in Hindi

In an effort to reach out the masses, Delhi’s district and lower courts have come with a Hindi website also. This initiative was taken up by the Hindi Karyanvan Committee (Hindi Implementation Committee) and it would be inaugurated on December 3, 2007.

Six winners awarded at Microsoft Government leadership summit

Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. announced the winners of its second

Microsoft India launches Swaraj in e-Governance Summit

Microsoft has launched a new solution for managing the Indian Panchayati Raj system, called SWARAJ during Government Leadership summit in Delhi. The solution addresses the information needs for all the five tiers of Panchayati Raj which include Ministry of Panchayati Raj at the Central Level, Panchayati Raj Departments at State level, District Administration at the District level, Panchayat Samitis/BDOs at the Block and Gram Panchayats at the Village level.

ISRO sets up 291 VRCs to benefit rural India

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has established 291 Village Resource Centres (VRCs) to provide integrated services, including tele-education, tele-medicine, natural resources information and skill development in rural India.

e-governance scheme to aid RTI Act

The Government of India has developed a mechanism for the implementation of Right to Information (RTI) Act into the e-Governance scheme of the Centre.

New licences as per existing telecom policy: A. Raja

The Union Communication and Information Technology Minister A. Raja stated that the new telecom policies would be issued as per the existing telecom policy, which will not put any restriction on the number of operators.