[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
ICTs in a rural setting can be a tool that can contribute to sustainable development and poverty alleviation?
[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Rural areas have some typical characteristics associated with huge limitations in terms of communication and other infrastructural facilities.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of ‘Indo-UK workshop on Next Generation Communication Networks’ held at IIT Madras, Connor dwelt on the initiatives taken by the government to promote innovation and entrepreneurship
IT Kerala 2006, the largest information technology event is to be held in the Kochi,today as Kerala aims to emerge as a prominent destination for technology companies.
Software maker Microsoft has outlined a worldwide public services and e-government strategy to provide governments with the prescriptive guidance and technology to focus on seamless service deliveries for citizens.
The Cabinet of India has given its approval to promulgate an Ordinance for bringing procedural changes in the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, relating to electronic filing of documents enabling implementation of MCA 21 e-Governance Projects.
No fewer than 400 persons have been trained by the Nigerian Information Technology Development Agency(NITDA), the organisation charged with the responsibility of implementing Nigeria’s Information Technology Policy.
About 250 million birth, death and marriage records held by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), UK, are to be data captured out of the southern Indian city Chennai. The city centre of Siemens Business Services (SBS) would help its parent to scan, digitise and index the records from the year 1837 to the present day.
Health information technology experts are calling on Prime Minister John Howard to take control of the faltering national e-health reform agenda.
