New Telecom Policy to be developed by Government of India
The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Shakeel Ahmad has stated that the Government has proposed to develop a new National Telecom Policy.
News
NSW unveils vision for e-Service delivery and IT streamlining
New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has unveiled its grand vision for electronic service delivery and IT streamlining, saying it will carve $565 million over four years from the state’s $1 billion annual IT and communications budget – including $20 million saved through the loss of around 200 jobs.
PTI launches Task Force on Health Care Technology for Cities and Counties
The growing concern about the use of technology to provide health care services to residents leads to the launch of the Task Force on Health Care Technology for Cities and Counties by the Public Technology Institute (PTI).
e-Governance at Gram Panchayat level in India
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, India, is preparing a mission mode project for e-Governance at the Gram Panchayat level under the National e-Governance Plan.
Government of Haryana to deploy ADHAAR for e-Governance
The State Government of Haryana, India, is planning to deploy a statewide area network entitled ADHAAR that will connect the state headquarter office at Chandigarh to all the district head quarters at the Block/ Sub-Division/ Tehsil/ Sub- Tehsil levels to support all its e-Governance initiatives.
Capital fund proposed in Vietnam to stimulate R&D in high-tech sector
Vietnam’s Science and Technology Ministry will urge the government to set up a multi-million dollar fund to stimulate research and development in the high-tech sector.
Endeavours to localise mobile in Tamil tongue
Computing experts were asked to submit a proposal on standardisation of Tamil language usage over mobile phones by the sate government of Tamil Nadu, India.
Milton Keynes Hospital goes digitalised in alliance with Dell
A ten year nation-wide project called the Picture Archiving & Communications System (PACS) has been undertaken by the NHS to streamline diagnostic services.
Significant increase in application software among local authorities
An increased concentration in the market for application software over the last year among the local authorities has been reported by the Society of IT Management (Socitm).
Digital guide maps of Chennai (India) coming
The Survey of India, Tamil Nadu branch, is introducing digital guide maps of City map of Chennai (India) in the form of CDs.
