[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The 3rd National conference of the Telemedicine Society of India (TSI) was held at Hotel Taj Coromandel in Chennai from 1-3 November 2007.
Ajay Kumar is a member of the Indian Administrative Services with 22 years of experience. His area of expertise include e- Readiness and the measurement of the impact of ICTs to foster economic, social and knowledge growth of countries.
Jaijit Bhattacharya is responsible for the creation of the next generation of solutions for the governments, based on open standards. Bhattacharya also advises governments on e-Governance strategies. He is an e- overnance advisor to Government of Sri Lanka and has been conducting trainings for ADB institute in Tokyo on Public Expenditure Management as well as helping the World Bank develop curriculum for their e-Leadership programme.
Tanmoy is responsible for Sales and Business Development for the Government industry worldwide for TCS, which is the largest Asian IT service provider. He talks of his global experience in the sector and the gaps India needs to plug in Fast.
[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Finger-prints, the oldest biometric sign of identity, have been used for about 100 years. Scientific studies on finger-prints were initiated in the late sixteenth century, but the foundation of modern finger-print identification was established by the studies of Sir F. Galton and E. Henry at the end of nineteenth century.
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Distance education has helped many seek education when geographical distances prove to be a hindrance.
The Madhya Pradesh Government has set up a School for Good Governance and Policy Analysis review state policies and its effect on a target group.
Around 250 odd eSeva centres would be merged with the numerous Rajiv Internet Village centres covering rural areas and APOnline. These eSeva centres are serving citizens in 15 cities and 111 towns through a variety of consumer services, while Rajiv Internet Village centres are offering data on various Government activities.
The Highways Department has introduced e-Tender facility as a part of its e-Governance initiative.
‘Bihar data centre and wide area network established by National Informatics Centre (NIC) was launched yesterday by chief minister Nitish Kumar to speed up e-Governance projects.
