BJP Envisages IT Revolution For India
BJP Envisages IT Revolution For India

The indications are available in the IT Vision document of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) which it has released towards the upcoming elections indicate that India is soon to emerge as revolutionary power in the world. The detailed Vision Document is available here as well as www.lkadvani.in.

Servers of MEA Hacked
Servers of MEA Hacked

Servers of the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) have been hacked. Though the government does not have any specific idea about who the hackers were, the IP addresses left behind suggested the hand of Chinese. Indian officials are already on their way to China to investigate the matter further.

SMBs from APAC Region to increase IT spend in 2009
SMBs from APAC Region to increase IT spend in 2009

According to new report published by Access Markets International Partners (AMI-Partners), IT expenditures by SMBs (Small and Midsize Businesses) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region will reach US$153 billion in 2009. the report noted that leading IT& T (Information Technology and Telecom) spend in the region are China, Korea and India.

Mobiles Penetration Boosts GDP
Mobiles Penetration Boosts GDP

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

There are important network effects which magnify the economic impact of mobiles on development when the level of mobile penetration exceeds a critical mass of around 25 percent.

India Ranks 41st in the Global Innovation Index
India Ranks 41st in the Global Innovation Index

India falls 18 places in global innovation index. In last year’s Index India was ranked 23rd out of 107 countries. In the current edition, which is the second edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) India has been ranked 41 among 130 countries. The United States has been ranked first, Germany second and Sweden third in this year’s index.

China Govt.’s Feedback Channels Ineffective
China Govt.’s Feedback Channels Ineffective

Despite government efforts in recent years, people of China seem dissatisfied with available channels of public feedback. According to a weeklong survey conducted by the People’s Daily website, nearly 70 percent of 7,111 online users who polled said that they had no idea of such channels for public opinion, while 96.8 percent of respondents said these available channels were ineffective.

China Calls for Interactive Govt. Websites
China Calls for Interactive Govt. Websites

Internet users are not satisfied with government websites in China. So there is a rising demand for a more ‘interactive’ and ‘helpful’ government website according to an online survey. The survey was jointly conducted by China Youth Daily and news portal Sina.com…

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