Andhra Pradesh government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Oracle to rollout Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) ThinkQuest platform in 500 schools involving 25,000 students and spread over a period of two years.
[This article was published in the November 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
At present Personal Information sharing among government departments and its agencies does not exists and there is an urgent need to not only accelerate information distribution, but also to broaden the scope of organisation that can share data.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced that its three e-Governance projects won National e-Governance Awards 2007-2008 instituted by the Government of India.
The Andhra Pradesh Government (India) has set a target to provide smart cards to 10.8 million white ration card holders supported by handheld biometric machines in each of the 25,000 gram panchayats in the state by the end of August, 2008.
Soon, villagers of remote areas in Andhra Pradesh (AP), India, will have the convenience of biometric based smart card and enjoy the facility of ‘anytime money’ in their villages.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has shown its interest to implement the e-Governance programme in Orissa, after successfully implementing the e-Governance programme in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is planning to move in e-Governance sector of India by using its MCA 21.
The Indian Railways has granted a license to the Travel Agents Association of Indian to book e-Tickets in India.
The Centre for Good Governance (CGG), India, has secured patents for Online Legal Caseload Management System (OLCMS) and Online Grievance Redressal Tracking System (OGRTS) during 2005-2006.
The unveiling of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) blueprint by the Union government of India is a step laden with huge significance. The ambitious project, costing Rs 23,000 crore, is to be implemented in the next five years at both the central and state levels.
