Oman has signed a memorandum of understanding for establishing a digital certification system. The Information Technology Authority (ITA) of Oman signed the MoU with Tunis-based National Digital Certification Agency (Agence Nationale de Certification Electronique – ANCE) to establish the digital certification system.
American Tower Corporation (ATC) has acquired the Mumbai-based independent tower company, Xcel Telecom for an undisclosed sum. Industry analysts had put an enterprise valuation of around INR 800-850 crore for Xcel Telecom, which owns and operates around 1,700 towers in the country.
Following the expiry of its brand-use agreement with the TPG Nambiar-owned BPL Group, BPL Mobile Communications has changed its name to Loop Mobile.
The way BJP is planning its election campaign it will have around five crore additional voters on its mailing and SMS lists by the end of the election campaign.
Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar told reporters after inaugurating a conference on ‘Common Service Centres: The Change Agents’ recently that the government’s common service centre (CSCs) initiative will generate around 400,000 direct employment opportunities and as many as indirect jobs in rural India.
CrimsonLogic, a Singapore Government Linked IT Solution Provider specializing in eGovernment Services & Solution organized a forum to share its experiences about transforming the way government functions by simplifying complex processes be it within its divisions, with its citizens and businesses.
Madhya Pradesh with the adoption of e-Governance project will soon see its government services getting delivered to the common public through Internet, computers etc. This e-Governance project will provide one service centre to every six villages.
The indications are available in the IT Vision document of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) which it has released towards the upcoming elections indicate that India is soon to emerge as revolutionary power in the world. The detailed Vision Document is available here as well as www.lkadvani.in.
The National Clean Development Mechanism Authority (NCDMA) in the Ministry of Environment & Forests is going all hi-tech. Its recently launched a new website today which will enable CDM Project Proponents to file applications and upload their project documents directly from the comfort of their offices.
Jainder Singh, Secretary, Department of Information Technology (DIT) inaugurating a conference on ‘Common Service Centres: The Change Agents’ recently said that by the end of September this year, the Department of Information Technology (DIT) will have readied software tools and fonts which can help personal computers (PCs) and websites decipher content in the country
