Setting New Benchmarks in Delivery of Government Services : M N Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology

M N Vidyashankar joined Indian Administrative Service in the year 1982 and served in the Ministry of Personnel and Public Grievances in Government of India. He obtained an M.B.A. Degree from Harvard Business School, Harvard University, USA. Currently he is working as Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology.

3i Infotech works with Goa Govt.

A provider of IT, 3i Infotech is working with the Goa government to implement the state’s Integrated Information Infrastructure (I-3) Project.

e-COMMUNITY Project

[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The thrust of the Philippine government, as documented in the National Information Technology Plan for the 21st Century (IT21), is to bring the local communities online through the internet.

All About Accelerating Localisation

[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Gedaref Digital City Organization (GDCO) is a non-profitable NGO (Gedaref Sudan). It is the founder of the first digital city in Sudan (2005) and the first National Telecentre Academy in Africa

Importance of Localisation in India

[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In the context of developing countries, the concept of

Rel Comm bags e-Governance project from WB, India govt.

Reliance Communications (Rel Comm) and Srei Infrastructure have bagged an e-Governance project from the government of West Bengal (WB), India.. Rcomm has signed an agreement with the state government for the project.

Design Guidelines for Telecare Services

[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The per capita income in Western India is the highest in the country at USD 850 (PPP). It would be appropriate then to assume that this would have an impact on the level of automation of medical care in the region.

Spurt in e-Gov Plans Foretold

[This article was published in the April 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Athani, in the State of Karnataka, India is the heart land of Kolhapuri sandals and home to over 400 such families of artisans with a rich legacy.

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.

Telecentres Movement in Nepal

[This article was published in the October 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Inspired by the memory of the late philanthropist Byrraju Satyanarayana Raju, founder of Satyam group of companies,