Effectiveness of Online Learning Communities to Enhance Student Learning

[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Considerable attention has been given recently to the

Implementing National e-Governance Plan in Haryana

[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The aim of this paper is three fold: (a) to highlight the power and promises of ICTs by taking a specific village close to Chennai, India

Citywide Wi-Fi network in Pacifica, California

Tropos Networks and Veraloft have launched Pacifica Net, a citywide Wi-Fi service in Pacifica, California. The network will provide high-speed fixed and mobile Internet access for residential and business customers.

DOC, Minnesota uses RFID system to monitor inmates

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC), US is planning to roll out a half-million-dollar radio frequency identification (RFID) inmate-tracking system to boost security and automate the monitoring of prisoners.

FBI, US announces botnet milestone

The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have identified more than million compromised IP addresses which are being used for cybercrime.

Indian Railways’ data engine to hook up tech titans

Indian Railways is planning to invite bids for a INR 400 million project to integrate financial and employee management. This would be the largest Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) contract to be implemented in India.

Bihar, India shows smart card way to cleaner rural job scheme

Around 170 men and women in two villages of Bihar (India) would be the first to be registered as members of the National Rural Employment Guarantee programme (NREG), India through a foolproof biometric verification device.

UK Govt. supports open standards

The UK Government has supported the adoption of open standards for government documents. The government has supported open standards and interoperability through its eGovernment Interoperability Framework (eGIF).

Building Information Capacity for Better Health: US and Beyond

[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Books received

Telecom infrastructure for the new age

[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The distance education initiative of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has been in operation since 2002