[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This issue of i4d magazine on agriculture and water could not have been more appropriate given the looming meteorological drought in India that has already affected about nine states.
Netguru Inc’s Indian subsidiary, Netguru India has won an e-governance contract from the Jharkhand state government to develop a portal for them to increase interaction with the public.
Launched by the Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, amid much fanfare in February 2003, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) website – http://www.mcdonline.gov.in – shows stale information. A large amount of people’s money goes to the ECIL-SARK consortium that is responsible for maintaining the website. And still the website is outdated and poorly maintained. A lot of hue and cry was raised over it recently in its standing committee meeting.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), has turned to information technology (IT) to help minimise revenue losses, modernise payroll accounting, create a digitised map and improve operational efficiency in general.
The introduction of online tax accounting system by the income-tax department from the begin-ning of this month is another step towards making tax compliance easier for taxpayers.
Greater Noida, an upcoming suburb of Delhi, India will have better security as a hi-tech police staion opened up last week.
Adobe Systems India, a fully-owned subsidiary of Adobe Systems Inc, a network publishing solutions provider, is bullish on e-governance applications.
A workshop was convened to establish Tanzania Parliamentary Network for ICT for Development (ParlNet ICT D Tanzania) simply dubbed BungeNet. The Cabinet has officially endorsed establishment of electronic-government (e-government), as part of the ambition to turn the country into a hub of information and communication technology in Africa. This initiative to be co-ordinated by the Public Service Department, would enable the government to collect and hold vast amounts of locally relevant information.
[This article was published in the June 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This article presents a web based application software package RuralBazar, which could become the means for sharing local content produced by rural communities with global consumers.
Taking a cue from the airline industry, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is planning an e-ticketing initiative. The project will enable customers to get printed tickets in the comfort of their homes, without the intervention of a third party.
