Metro Rail Projects to buy Made in India equipment only

With rapid expansion of metro rail projects in the country, Ministry of Urban Development has decided to boost Make in India […]

Multinationals prefer India for outsourcing: Survey

India has emerged as the most preferred market for outsourcing business, revealed a survey done by CBRE, an American commercial […]

India needs well-conceived roadmap for safety in cities: MoS Home

Apart from the budgetary allocation for Smart City Mission, India requires a clear vision and well-conceived roadmap for the safety […]

NSDC in expansion mode, to open offices in 12 states

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has announced its expansion plans across 12 states in the country to support Skill […]

Bijlipay: Enabling shift from paper to digital money

  Right from taxi drivers to food delivery companies to small bars & restaurants to fund-raising charities, all are switching […]

Mobile malware tightens its grip in India

With mobile penetration in India rising steadily, newer set of online security concerns have emerged. India now ranks fourth in […]

Traffic management through ICT

“The need of the hour is not just e-Governance, we also need connected governance,” Praveen Sood, Additional Director General of Police, […]

I&B ministry opens an account with Facebook

India’s information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has debuted on Facebook to create awareness and increase interaction with viewers. This move […]

Face2Face is way to open govt

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

Govt can use social media as a potential goldmine for to-and-fro exchange of citizen views on public and policy matters

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”