Africa: UN injects $2 million towards African governance
Africa: UN injects $2 million towards African governance

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has allocated $2 million for a programme to support and deepen African Public and Governance Reforms in African countries. The Steering Committee of the 5th Pan African Conference of Ministers on Public/Civil Service has approved the consolidated Works Plans and Implementation Strategy for the Preparatory Assistance Programme.

A Leap Forward to e-Readiness – e-Governance Scenario in Haryana : V S Kundu,, Managing Director, Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd.
A Leap Forward to e-Readiness – e-Governance Scenario in Haryana : V S Kundu,, Managing Director, Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd.

“To facilitate the users/citizens in the rural areas, steps are being taken to immediately start escorting services through CSCs for delivery of various services being given by district administration or line departments from the district headquarters, so that the villagers could avoid the harassment of traveling to district headquarters several times for services like getting an income certificate, caste certificate, domicile certificate and so forth”, informs V S Kundu, Managing Director, Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd., and Special Secretary, IT, Government of Haryana, to egov magazine.

ICT for Implementation of Rural Employment Scheme
ICT for Implementation of Rural Employment Scheme

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

GRAMSAT VSAT network played a vital role in the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). The availability of Internet connectivity at the block level through GRAMSAT provided the facility for online data entry and report generation. Today each job seeker is tracked on web and details of each project are verifiable by anyone.

eHealth and Public Sector Reforms in India
eHealth and Public Sector Reforms in India

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

In this paper, we take an overview of primary health care scenario in India, the contours of health sector reforms agenda under the National Rural health Mission: the principles of eHealth, possible loci of synergy under NRHM and possible technology options for accelerated health sector reforms in the country.

Free speech zone
Free speech zone

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

Community Radio India 2007 was introduced as a new track in the country

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