Maharashtra Sales Tax Department selects Capgemini for Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solution
Maharashtra Sales Tax Department selects Capgemini for Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solution

Maharashtra Sales Tax Department (MSTD) has selected Capgemini to implement a Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solution. An intense product and vendor evaluation was done by MSTD before selecting Capgemini. MSTD contributes nearly Rs. 55, 000 crore, which is around two-thirds of the total revenue of the State Government and employs approximately 11, 000 personnel. […]

An Ambitious  Project Takes Shape
An Ambitious Project Takes Shape

Aimed at creating a database of every resident of the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs has embarked upon the ambitious project of preparing the National Population Register Anand Agarwal, Elets News Network (ENN) The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India has another hat to wear.  A 2003 amendment to the Citizenship Act 1955 […]

UIDAI bill scheduled for monsoon session of parliament
UIDAI bill scheduled for monsoon session of parliament

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia assured that the government will introduce a bill during the Monsoon Session of Parliament to give legislative powers to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to facilitate its work relating to collection of biometric data of residents. The Commission, which is providing administrative support to the Authority, […]

Technology is changing the Entire Paradigm
Technology is changing the Entire Paradigm

  Dr Gulshan Rai, Director General, Computer Emergency Response Team – India (CERT-In) talks    to Dr Rajeshree Dutta Kumar and Anand Agarwal, and touches upon a wide range of issues related to security in the ICT domain I’d start by requesting you to share with us the mandate that CERT-In has, and the activities your […]

E-Governance – Concepts and Case Studies
E-Governance – Concepts and Case Studies

National Informatics Center is one of the premier organisations that was involved in the   e-Governance initiatives of India right from day one. More than two decades of pioneering work and experience of the author C.S.R. Prabhu during his tenure in NIC is reflected in this book that provides a panoramic view and insight relating to […]

West Bengal opts for e-Governance to boost tax revenue
West Bengal opts for e-Governance to boost tax revenue

With the objective of encouraging greater tax compliance, the Finance Minister of West Bengal, Amit Mitra, is launching a series of e-Governance initiatives. The tax system is going to be more simplified. Traders will able to generate their way bills online from next week itself, and they will be able to pay their taxes with […]

Indian Talent + Information Technology = India Tomorrow
Indian Talent + Information Technology = India Tomorrow

Excerpts from Narendra Modi’s speech at eIndia 2011 For full speech please log on to: http://eindia.eletsonline.com India, which was once known as the land of snake  charmers is now known for its mouse   charmers. India  might have missed out on the gains of Industrial Revolution as it was under foreign rule, but with a progressive […]

2012 to be observed as e-governance year
2012 to be observed as e-governance year

At the two day state Finance Ministers meet in Bhopal it has been decided that all the states in the country will observe 2012 as e-governance year and computerise all tax related activities. This is being done with the objective of enhancing revenues and prevent tax evasion. “The empowered committee of the state finance ministers […]

Opportunities v/s Challenges
Opportunities v/s Challenges

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

e-Government can be a gamechanger, but challenges remain

By Walter Fust, Member, ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission; Member, UN C

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