eINDIA 2009 AWARDS

[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

eINDIA 2009 is a unique platform for knowledge sharing in different domains of ICT for development and facilitates,
multi-stakeholder partnerships and networking among governments, industry, academia and civil society organisations of different countries, including the host country- India. The objective is to bring together ICT experts, practitioners, business leaders and stakeholders of the region onto one platform, through keynote addresses, paper presentations, thematic workshops and exhibitions.

eINDIA 2009 nominations: civil society

[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The Award for Civil Society/Development Agency Initiative of the Year aims to honour civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations, bi-lateral, multi-lateral developmental organisations from throughout the world that demonstrate extraordinary effort, innovation, leadership, and excellence in providing ICT services for Governance. The Award is an attempt to recognize the civil societies and development organizations whose exemplary service and success towards spreading the word of ICTs for governance, may have gone unnoticed and unappreciated on the international stage.

eINDIA 2009 nominations: telecentre

[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.

Policies And Guidelines For Effective e-Governance

[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.

Shattering Authentication Myths

[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Growing dependence on online business hasn

State of Common Service Centres in Andhra Pradesh

[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Department of Information and Technology (IT), Government of India launched the National eGovernance Plan (NeGP) in 2006, with the prime objective to deliver

Power Reforms: Challenges of Technology Standardisation

[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Power sector reforms were first initiated in India in 1992 by the Ministry of Power (MoP) to invite private investments in power generation to bridge the demand-supply gap.

Setting up of new energy efficiency company

[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Government of India is considering to form a new energy efficiency company, to be named as Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL).

Pragya Kendra Turns around the life of Imamudin Khan

[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In Palamau Zone, the life of young people living in rural areas is always turbulent. On the one end, they are drifted by centrifugal forces working against the interests of the government. On the other hand, government is far away from them, with limited support forthcoming, which drove them to lead a hopeless and helpless life. Many young people were caught unaware in the vortex of these two forces.

Ludhiana easiest city to do business in India, says IFC

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in the first city-specific study of its kind, has said Ludhiana, the industrial hub in Punjab, is the easiest location to do business in India.