[This article was published in the June 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
ICT is revolutionising the way local governments or the Panchayats work by bridging the gap between the government as a service provider and citizen at the bottom of the pyramid.
[This article was published in the May 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
There is a lot of buzz in the media about
In May 2005, Justice G C Bharuka, the then chairman of e-Committee, Supreme Court of India submitted e-Committee report on Strategic Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in Indian Judiciary
Please give your views on the importance of Data Centres in the States. How do you correlate this technological intervention with good governance?
It is important to have a Data Centre in the states, as it would enable having a central repository of all databases and is very important in the present scenario.
[This article was published in the November 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Award for the Innovative Grassroots Telecentre of the Year aims to recognize those telecentres that have done exemplary work in the use of digital technologies to support community, economic, educational, and social development.
“CSCs should not be viewed merely in the conventional business terms. This is an investment in rural ICT infrastructure similar to road connectivity to connect the unconnected villages with the government and business services. The investment will yield high social returns in terms of various benefits to the rural masses”
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The aim of e-Governance is to transform the Government into a knowledge society and make the benefits of information technology available to all citizens.
“The Restructured Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Programme (APDRP) is a path-breaking scheme focusing on improving financial viability of state utilities and sustained reduction in losses.”
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India expects to collect INR 350 billion from the auction of third-generation (3G) radio spectrum, scheduled to happen by December this year. The auction would allow telecoms firms to offer services such as high-speed Internet and video downloads on mobile phones. The government had initially aimed to get INR 200 billion.
