E-governence news
[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Mobiles Penetration Boosts GDP
[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
There are important network effects which magnify the economic impact of mobiles on development when the level of mobile penetration exceeds a critical mass of around 25 percent.
M-governance news
[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Gujarat will soon be getting reminders on mobile for paying professional or property taxes.
‘Jankari’ an e-Governance Initiative of Bihar wins National Award
Bihar government’s e-Governance ‘Jankari’ project has bagged the National award for e-governance. This Jankari project envisages Call Centre facility under Right to Information Act (RTI).
e-Governance Services in Bihar by Srei, PNB
Srei Sahaj has been mandated to roll out 5,565 common service centers in Bihar. Srei Sahaj, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab National Bank (PNB) which will enable a speedier implementation of the e-governance project in Bihar.
m-Governance For Villages
Reliance Communication, a Reliance ADA Group company,which is already working with the West Bengal government to provide various e-governance services is soon expected to launch similar e-Governance and m-Governance services in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar as well.
e-Districts going Strong : S. Abbasi, Ministry of Communication and IT, India
e-Districts are right now in a pilot phase. Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) has more or less completed it, the other schemes […]
e-Districts going Strong : S. Abbasi, Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and IT, Government of India
e-Districts are right now in a pilot phase. Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) has more or less completed it, the other schemes will be sanctioned only in March 2009, and then there will be a eighteen month time frame for the pilot phase of the rest of the chosen states which are around twelve in number
Large State: Larger Challenges : D S Srivastava, Special Secretary Information and Technology & Electronics,
17,909 CSCs will be setup during the year 2008-09
West Bengal Amongst Last Three States in e-Governance Initiative
A national survey on e-governance has placed West Bengal among the bottom three, ahead of just Jharkhand and Bihar. West Bengal was ranked 19th among 21 states surveyed, with only Jharkhand and Bihar ranked below it. The survey was done by International Data Corporate (IDC)…
