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Democratising English in India
Democratising English in India

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

This article attempts to look at the various ways in which the English Language becomes an indicator for class privilege, and how this is accentuated by the spread of Information and Communication Technologies, and the growing size of the Services Industry.

MSP: India emerges as a trendsetter
MSP: India emerges as a trendsetter

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

While the much understood public private partnership model has evolved to engage other active stakeholders in the field of the development, and especially when applications of ICTs for development is considered, the dynamics of conceptualising, building, sustaining and evolving them to multi-stakeholder partnerships is emerging as an important area of future way of working.

ICT-related patenting
ICT-related patenting

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Patent-based statistics, indicators and data help one to know about the dynamics of innovation process, and the existing linkages between innovation system and economic growth across various geographies in different points of time.

Play on!
Play on!

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The Virtual Reality Medical Center (VRMC)has created an Internet-based Virtual Reality (VR) game that helps adolescents cease smoking. This interactive program uses cue exposure therapy (CET) to treat addictive behaviors. Furthermore, VRMC

Measures for effective implementation of e-Governance
Measures for effective implementation of e-Governance

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

There are a variety of e-Governance projects being implemented by different government agencies.Cutting across them all are some common issues which impinge implementation issues. This article highlights some steps which can improve the effectiveness of implementation.

ICT Usage in 1000 Schools of India
ICT Usage in 1000 Schools of India

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The access to ICT facilities whether by students or by teachers is of great concern in India. Less than six computers per school and one computer for seventy two students is the average here

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