Government empanels ADG Online Solutions for digital marketing campaigns

ADG Online Solutions, an award winning digital marketing and web development agency under NEGD (National E-Governance division), has been empanelled […]

Future of Information Storage is ‘Virtual’

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

Growth in information is forcing a transformation in the IT sector. The acceleration in the pace of growth in information will only gather momentum, with the next four years expected to see a five-fold increase in information from 486 extabytes to 2502 extabytes, according to the Digital Universe Study done by IDC. Interestingly, 70% of this information explosion is going to be created by the private domain with more photos, videos, social networking and many other applications coming into play and mobile Internet becoming more popular.

e-Government Programme Implementation in Sri Lanka

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

For a successful e-Government implementation, any country should adopt its own implementation approach, which is moulded according to the unique characteristics of the country.

BSNL to provide bandwidth for OSWAN

BSNL would provide bandwidth services for the implementation of Orissa State Wide Area Network (OSWAN) project, being taken up at a cost of INR 200 crore under the National e-Governance Plan.

Canon India aims turnover of INR 1000 crore by 2012

Canon India is aiming at INR 1,000 crore turnover in the next two years by tapping the unexplored market potential of office automation space in government and private sector.

Online Rail Ticket Booking Through Itz Cash

Itz Cash Card has launched a business to business (B2B) website in partnership with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd.

WorldSpace India’s Audio Retail Plans Facing Trouble from DIT

WorldSpace India seeks to launch paid webcasting services for international listeners through its website www.worldspace.in. Through this venture, the satellite radio company hopes to earn revenue in foreign exchange. But the existing FDI policy in the information technology sector might foil its plans.

India: Assam Government to pilot last mile connectivity project

The Government of Assam is setting setting up a pilot project for last mile connectivity to promote e-governance services in the state. Initially, the pilot project envisages deploying ICT to support design, supply, installation and commissioning the BPL based on Internet connectivity.

India: Orissa Government to Roll Out 8558 Common Service Centres

The Government of Orissa (India) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three private operators to roll out 8558 Common Service Centres (CSCs) in the state. Those centres will be developed on build-own-operate (BOO) model for first five years.

A Special Online Forum: ‘Making e-Agriculture Work Through Public Private Partnership in Asia’, 10-28 March 2008, Katalyst and FAO

[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

This draft report is a summary of the online discussions and deliberations on eAgriculture.org. The online discussion forum was conducted and sponsored by Kataylst, Bangladesh in coordination with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), UN.