Bridging the Digital Divide through electronic knowledge based Panchayat
Bridging the Digital Divide through electronic knowledge based Panchayat

[This article was published in the September 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

ePanchayat is a software product conceptualised, designed and developed with the active involvement of the stakeholders at lowest administrative level and is implemented in Andhra Pradesh. It started as a pilot project in Ramachandrapuram in Medak district and spread initially to 40 districts. Now, it has been announced that ePanchayat would be rolled out in 475 major gram panchayats across the state at a cost of Rs 8.31 crores (1.9 million USD).

e-Collectorate
e-Collectorate

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The effective village-level services aggregated at the district level using the state of art communication technology becomes a viable model having the data centre in the district.
e-Collectorate of Palakkad district, Kerala, is one such model, which uses DC* suite, specially designed and implemented using open source technologies to bridge the services of collectorate and citizens who consume it.

Mainstreaming Women
Mainstreaming Women

[This article was published in the March 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The district West Godavari in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India has a total population of over 3.8 million out of which over 70% (2.1 million) lives in rural areas.

WCI Empowering The Community:Awakening rural India through CICs
WCI Empowering The Community:Awakening rural India through CICs

[This article was published in the September 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Two years later, today, I look back with pride about the achievements of these telecentres known more popularly as Community Information Centres. And I also look forward to WCI replicating this success locally and globally.

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