India News : March 2010
[This article was published in the March 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India News : March 2010
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Towards Smarter Cities
[This article was published in the February 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Though functions of the city state had been detailed in Kautilya
Delete Cyber Crimes : Dr R S Praveen Kumar, DIG & Jt Director, Andhra Pradesh Police Academy, Hyderabad
“With the IT Amendment Act 2008, most of the issues like cyber cafe regulations, privacy issues, email abuse, cyber stalking, terror sites and so on will be addressed. Here after, even an inspector rank officer can investigate offences under IT Act”
Abu Dhabi Ranks High in ‘e-Maturity’
The Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Committee (ADSIC) released its resultant report of the The Annual Abu Dhabi e-Maturity Assessment, which comprises a variety of correlated topics ranging from ICT utilization in business, health and education to e-Government infrastructure and services readiness.
Ugandan Government Ministries to go online
Now, the government ministries and departments of Uganda will be connected to each other through teleconferencing. According to a statement issued by the Information Communication Technology ministry, the network is being refined and will be officially launched in Kampala soon.
Pune, the first Wi-Fi city in India
Pune is going to become the first Indian city to have a high-speed wireless Internet network. This ambitious project will enable people to access the Internet from anywhere in the city wirelessly through their laptops or personal digital assistance (PDAs).
e-Policing system in Nagpur, India
All villagers of Nagpur city are part of video conferencing between village and the district police headquarters.
Triple-play services launched in Pune (India)
Multi-system operator Wire & Wireless India Limited (WWIL) has announced plans to launch triple-play services in 55 cities of India by the year end of 2007.
India’s IT hub in Kolkata gears up for E-security
Kolkata’s emerging IT hub is geared up for E-security barely days after a young woman working at a call centre was arrested for splurging Rs 200,000 with credit cards of her company’s US clients.
Ghana: Minister urges ISPs to venture into rural areas to explore opportunities
Dr Benjamin Aggrey Ntim, Deputy Minister of Communications asked Internet Service Providers to venture into the rural areas to explore opportunities and also help bridge the digital divide between the rural and urban communities, especially in the use of Information and Communication Technology.
