International News: February 2010
[This article was published in the February 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
International News: February 2010
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Networking and Communications
[This article was published in the November 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Call for a Concerted Effort
[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
eAgriculture is still at a nascent stage. Till the year 2007, the term eAgriculture was not even coined. During a global survey in 2006, including 3400 responses from 135 countries
Towards Overcoming the Knowledge Island Syndrome
[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Following its predecessors, the Telecentre Forum 2009 held on 26-27 August 2009 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad during the eIndia 2009 conference, provided a knowledge sharing platform to telecentre stakeholders from around the world.
e-Revolution with Common Service Centres : Dr K T Arasu, Director, Alternative for India Development (AID), Chennai
“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”
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
News: Auguest 2009
[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.
One97 Communications launches PayTM for commercial transactions
One97 Communications (P) Ltd has unveiled PayTM, an easy-to-deploy mobile commerce offering that enables consumers to conduct commercial transactions through their phones.
Consumers not prepared to pay for mobile banking: Study
Despite 59% of global consumers stating that online banking on their mobile phone is important to them, they are not willing to pay for it, KPMG
New SMS alerts from Chennai Corporation
In a first initiative by a municipal corporation in the country, the Chennai Corporation will provide SMS alerts on immunisation schedules to those women who are registered with its healthcare facilities.
