European broadband penetration gap widening

[This article was published in the December 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Events Diary

Noida expressway in India going to have WiFi soon

While driving at a speed of 70-kilometre per hour through the Noida expressway in India, one would soon be able to access the world wide web (WWW) in laptops and mobile phones.

ICTD Project

[This article was published in the December 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The obvious challenge is how the youth will transit from activism and policy engagement to core action that will improve the livelihoods of other young Nigerians.

LIC launches world

Public sector insurance company Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), has launched

Commerce Department plans to implement national e-Governance plan in India

Indian Government has asked the department of commerce to implement an ambitious national e-Governance plan.

e-Governance project, Bhoomi tells your property status

The computerised agricultural land record programme, Bhoomi is planning to tie up with land acquisition department to prevent any property transaction.

TCS signs 7-year deal with Sommerfield to provide IT services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a seven year agreement to provide a full range of managed IT services to Somerfield, a leading UK-based small-format food retailer.

Accenture inaugurates fourth R&D lab in India

Accenture has opened its fourth research and development (R&D) centre in Bangalore, India.

Indian Government plans to spend INR 300,000 cr to set up rural kiosks

Indian Government is planning to spend INR 300,000 crore by the end of the next year for setting one lakh kiosks in the rural sector.

Gemini surges e-Governance deal of Tamil Nadu, (India)

Gemini Communication has bagged project for computerisation of gram panchayats.