ATM enabled Kisan card launched by Vijaya Bank in Coimbatore (India)
Public sector Vijaya Bank has launched its ATM enabled Vijaya Kisan Card for farmers in Coimbatore (India).
Low-cost rural ATM with biometric sensor in India
Grammteller, a low-cost ATM machine, developed by the Telecommunications Network (TeNet) Group of IIT, Chennai is being tested in the metropolis at two places. The kiosk
Hivos and Hivos Partners
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
How can a wallet-sized plastic card with an embedded computer chip that can store data or process information increase security, save time and money and overcome limits caused by illiteracy, local languages or remote locations? Microfinance institutions working in the Bolivian highlands and in remote rural areas in Uganda have been experimenting with the use of smart cards for their clients and profit from the benefits of this state-of-the-art technology.
Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The solution lies with new delivery channels that make innovative use of ICTs to inexpensively process a large volume of small transactions and deliver a wide range of financial services
e-Seva, gaining popularity as a best government-to-citizen service
e-Seva has come a long way since 1999 in Andhra Pradesh, India and it has proved to be the best example for government-to-citizen service.
ICT Policy in Indonesia
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
APWKomitel (Associations of Community Internet Centre), work closely with various ICT and Police Departments in Indonesia aspiring to develop a good Internet policy for both (cybercafe) in urban areas and (telecentres) in rural areas.
Implementing e-Governance despite the digital divide
[This article was published in the May 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Government plays an important role in the growth and development of a country by promoting high levels of welfare for citizens,
