e-Learning campaign for Kerala prisoners

Now, Kerala’s e-Learning initiative, Akshaya has been introduced in prisons of Kerala, (India).

ChildLine: the helpline service for children of India

ChildLine India is group for helping children, which provides a free, emergency phone numbers to children to call on a crisis available for 24 hours a day across India.

Government of India to start on-line monitoring of fertiliser

Chemicals and Fertiliser Minister of India, Shri Ram Bilas Paswan has said that the Government of India will start district-wise ‘on-line monitoring’ of fertliliser movement from next month.

Civil expression in lead

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

India is the first country in South Asia to have a separate policy for community radio.

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.

ICT programmes emphasized in ASEM ICT Ministerial Meeting in Vietnam

Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Gia Khiem stated that in the spirit of co-operation for sustainable development and prosperity, the ICT Ministers will be able to establish a guiding framework for the implementation of specific programmes in The ASEM ICT Ministerial Meeting in Vietnam.

HIV education and e-Learning

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

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National Foundation hosted a National Consultation to build ICT capacities at grassroots

NASSCOM Foundation (NF) organised a National Consultation on “Building ICT Capacities @ the Grassroots” recently in New Delhi. The Consultation explored the role of ICT in social and economic development of the country.

Government plans to provide mobile phone services to 2.5 lakh villages in India

India Government has taken the mobile services project under the Universal Services Obligation and it is expected to cover 2.5 lakh remote villages across the country.

A Telco ‘Broadbanding’ Education in Philippines

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

A two-day National Conference on “Emerging Technologies and Trends in IT” was organised by the Institute of Technology and Science (ITS), Ghaziabad on 6th & 7th April, 2007 at Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Center, New Delhi.