ITC lines up US$1bn investment for e-Choupal
Tobacco major ITC Ltd plans to invest US$1 billion over a period of seven to ten years in its ongoing […]
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Rural mobile services get click in Bengal, NGO becoming catalyst
The Grameen Sanchar Sewak (GSS) scheme, an ambitious pilot project to introduce rural mobile services kickstarted by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Lmited (BSNL) and the Department of Posts in 2002, is ready to be regularised and go national, after a resounding triumph in the Indian state West Bengal.
Thailand’s Internet use to rise 50% in 2006
On the eve of the New Year, Thailand’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry plans to see millions more people nationwide have access to the Internet.
Morocco Government publishes document on
The Ministry-Delegate in charge of General and Economic Affairs has published the first document on
Hackers attack e-Governance project in Indian state
The AP State Wide Area Network (APSWAN), Andhra Pradesh Government’s e-Governance project in India was attacked by hackers in an abortive attempt to steal information.
e-Governance yet to become SMART in eastern India
The simple, moral, accountable, responsive and transparent (SMART) objective of e-Governance in the Indian state Orissa is yet to be flfilled although the State Government is claimed to have computerised tehsils and block-level administration and has initiated the process of computerisation of land records.
No e-Seva near Indian IT capital
These days even small towns have access to web-based payments through e-Seva in the southern Indian state Andhra Pradesh, but Gaddiannaram and the 11 municipalities, all around the State capital Hyderabad have no e-Seva.
Company Affairs Ministry in India to remain on e-Governance mode
The Ministry of Company Affairs in India is coming up with a major e-Governance project, known as MCA21, on March 1. The project aims at transforming the Ministry into a paperless, modern, service-oriented, quality-conscious and customer-centric organisation.
ICT in Rural Development
[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TNVASU) initiated experimentation on rural e-extension for transfer of technology in seven villages and two urban locations of the State.
Reinventing Government through e-Governance
[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
e-Governance should not limit itself to helping Government serve people better but should target to empower them. If this objective is achieved, then one can think of a true participatory democracy.
