Network of 5,000 broadband-enabled rural kiosks in India
Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd and Hughes India have partnered on rolling out 5,000 broadband-enabled ICT rural kiosks across the country.
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Road Ahead for CSCs
[This article was published in the October 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Barrett, Annan urge ICT leaders to join Global Alliance for ICTD
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan joined Intel Board Chairman Craig Barrett at the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development to promote the spread of a digital revolution.
India: Krishnagiri district administration initiates e-Governance project
Dispatch and transaction of files will be just a click away thanks to the latest paperless e-Governance project prepared by the Krishnagiri district administration.
Microsoft and Hughes to set up 5,000 kiosks in Rural India
Microsoft and Hughes have decided to set up 5,000 Kiosks in 200 small towns and rural regions.Satellite will be to provide broadband connectivity to kiosks. This is the first time that any company is planning VSAT-based broadband kiosks in rural areas in India on a large scale.
South Korea ready to share technical skills in the field of eGov with UAE
South Korea is prepared to provide the UAE with its experiences and knowhow in the fields of e-Government, broadband infrastructure including WiBro (wireless broadband) and DMB (digital multimedia broadcasting) technologies.
Massive e-Governance plan to be rolled out in India
The Union Cabinet (India) has approved a Rs. 5,742-crore scheme to set up one-lakh common service centres (CSCs) in rural areas across the country that would offer a basket of Government to citizens and business to customer services.
Work locally, develop globally
Denial of visa to UK and US to many meritorious Indians and perhaps sometimes to Africans is no more a news. But an innovative group of young people from Nigeria cheered this trend, voicing, ‘keep the visas, give us broadband
DTI SME Centres provide free Internet access to SMEs
The Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines, is providing free use of broadband Internet facilities for small and medium entrepreneurs in 10 SME Centres in the country, including the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo.
Ghana: Minister urges ISPs to venture into rural areas to explore opportunities
Dr Benjamin Aggrey Ntim, Deputy Minister of Communications asked Internet Service Providers to venture into the rural areas to explore opportunities and also help bridge the digital divide between the rural and urban communities, especially in the use of Information and Communication Technology.
