Government’s efforts to set up Silicon wafer fab units could bear fruit
Government’s efforts to set up Silicon wafer fab units could bear fruit

There is finally headway in government’s efforts to set up semiconductor wafer fabrication units. At least five global semiconductor makers have expressed interest in supporting the project in some way or the other. These include Infineon Technologies, ST Microelectronics, Russian major Sitronics, GlobalFoundries and a consortium comprising Jaypee Associates, IBM and Israeli firm Tower Jazz. […]

Department of Posts awards projects to Infosys, Sify, TCS
Department of Posts awards projects to Infosys, Sify, TCS

Letters of Intent (LoIs) have been issued by the Department of Post (DoP) to Infosys, TCS, Sify and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for different technology advancement projects. The DoP plans to computerise all its 1.55 lakh post offices across country by 2013 with over 24,000 department post offices already computerised by month end. “Department is trying […]

Why are robots better than teachers and parents?
Why are robots better than teachers and parents?

Latitude, an international research consultancy, in association with the LEGO Learning Institute and Project Synthesis, an Australia-based idea consultancy, recently conducted a new study called, “Robots @ School.” According to the study kids not only love robots, they also benefit a lot if robots are available in classrooms.   The study asked students in the […]

In focus: Estonia
In focus: Estonia

Monika Jõela, Programme Manager at the e-Governance Academy in Tallinn, Estonia talks about the academy, Estonia and e-Governance in Europe. There is more to Estonia than the famous Kuressaare Castle, Tallinn’s Old Town, or even the   Vana Tallinn (Estonian aperitif). Estonia has been making leaps in its own way as an information society. The e-Governance […]

State Data Centres: The Critical Infrastructure
State Data Centres: The Critical Infrastructure

“SDC being a critical infrastructure requiring uptime of the highest order, selection of right  technology, monitoring, operation/management and conformance to the security and data   privacy will be major issues to be addressed,” says S P Singh, Senior Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology.” The State Data Centres (SDC) have been […]

GIPL as an ICT Facilitator for Government
GIPL as an ICT Facilitator for Government

www.gipl.net A dedicated PSU has been established to help different government departments in   implementation of e-governance. GIPL provides consultancy, software and hardware solutions V K Sharma, CEO, Gujarat Info Petro Limited Gujarat Info Petro Limited is involved in a wide range of activities, varying from the implementation of information technology projects to consultancy, software development […]

Innovative ICT Initiative in Governance
Innovative ICT Initiative in Governance

PowerIT Implementing Agency: Tata Consultancy Services www.tcs.com The average power consumption across 84 TCS offices is 0.5 million units per  center per month. Given the growth pattern and increasing cost of electricity, it  was estimated that the energy cost would double over a period of 2 to 3  years. The overall goals of the Power […]

Best Cloud Computing
Best Cloud Computing

iON: Integrated IT-as-a-Service for SMBs Implementing Agency: Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai www.tcsion.com TCS pioneered iON has been developed to deliver IT in the third generation  service model to SMBs. In this model, using scalable cloud computing  technology, iON removes the need for SMBs to invest in IT assets and retain  scarce IT talent. Through a […]

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