IIIT-A to be India
Allahabad’s Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-A) can boast of being the second rare institution, after the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, as it is selected to house India
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Bangalore to roll out Large Taxpayer Unit
Bangalore will be the first city in India to roll out Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU), an e-Governance project on a pilot basis from July 01, 2006.
India: National policy on e-Waste
Electronic waste (e-Waste), unlike other forms of waste, can cause immediate danger to all inhabitants owing to its high toxicity and carcinogenic qualities. e-Waste is very much hazardous type for health.
Intelligent cash and cheque deposits at ATMs
The Ohio based NCR Corporation has inaugurated Intelligent cash deposit ATMs in Bangalore, India. These ATMs can count notes and record the cash transactions by the customers along with denomination of the currency.
NDMC to implement e-Government financial accounting system
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), India, signed two agreements with a non-profit organisation set up by Infosys, e-Government Foundation-Bangalore, for computerisation of its financial accounts.
Malaysia to issue e-Visa for tourists from India
Looking at the increased tourist arrivals in Malaysia from India, Malaysia is working out modalities to issue electronic visa (e-visa).
Oracle to ramp up presence in India
Oracle is ramping up its India operations in a big way. Now, it plans to add nine cities to its network. These will supplement the six development centres, which it has at Gurgaon, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata.
ICTD Project Newsletter
[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Mahila Samakhya Karnataka (MSK) in partnership with IT for Change and CEMCA conducted a 5- day workshop on developing community radio skills among disadvantaged rural women in the villages of Mysore, in Southern Indian state of Karnataka, at Mysore from the 20-24 December 2005.
Railway call centres for customer care in India
Indian Railway (IR) will set up call centres for customer care and to provide several utilities.
