G2G Initiative

GSI Enterprise Portal Implementing Agency: Geological Survey of India www.portal.gsi.gov.in GSI Enterprise Portal Project has made possible the building of […]

e-gov Portal

National Portal of India Implementing Agency: Data Centre & Web Services Division of NIC The National Portal of India (NPI) […]

use of Multi- modal Biometrics for CCTNS

[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Automated Multi-Modal Biometrics Identification System (AMBIS) incorporates state-of-the-art biometric technologies to serve law enforcement applications beyond traditional Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) capabilities

Carbon Neutral Development

[This article was published in the June 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The route to a green data centre is marked by complex issues that require an understanding of hardware and software and a good understanding of power, cooling and networking.

Gujarat: Among First to Setup SDC in India : Neeta Shah, Director (e-Governance), Gujarat Informatics Centre, Government of Gujarat

Challenges in setting up of Data Centres starts as soon as you start looking out for the right place. It is important that the Data Centre is setup at a location which is not disaster prone, can be physically secured, robust surveillance and capability of post activity data analysis and has room for growth. Other challenges to be kept in mind while setting up of DC are sizing of storage.

Competent to Handle SDC! : Rajesh Verma, Principal Director, Department of Information Technology, Government of Sikkim

Please give your views on the importance of Data Centres in the States. How do you correlate this technological intervention with good governance?
It is important to have a Data Centre in the states, as it would enable having a central repository of all databases and is very important in the present scenario.

Centraly Hosted IT Infrastruture: Need of the Hour

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

With a total plan outlay of Rs. 1623 Crore, State Data Centres are poised to become the back bone of the Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Business (G2B) and Government to Government (G2G) interactions in 28 states and seven Union Territories, under the National e-Governance Plan

Data Centre

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

Currently, in its transition period, India is witnessing rigorous deployments of IT systems not just in private sector, but in government, as well. Being the e-Backbone of public and private bodies, and hosting the information, centrally and securely, Data Centres have enhanced the manner in which services are delivered.