Providing Holistic Services : Pranav Roach, President-HUGHES Network Systems, India
We are a diverse country and requirements are area specific and therefore, setting up networks will take time and involves huge cost.
HL7 critical to tap global healthcare IT markets
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In a large and diverse country like India standardisation is not an idea too easily followed.
India: Orissa Government to Roll Out 8558 Common Service Centres
The Government of Orissa (India) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three private operators to roll out 8558 Common Service Centres (CSCs) in the state. Those centres will be developed on build-own-operate (BOO) model for first five years.
Upgradation of CSCs for Agri-Business
The National Spot Exchange (NSEL) of India in association with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) has been appointed to upgrade the working of the existing network of Common Service Centres (CSCs) which are a part of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of India. Both the organisations will work towards the development of synergies between the NSEL and CSC projects which will provide e-trading platform to the farmers.
SDC: The Store House of Information : Dr. Kshatrapati Shivaji, Secretary IT-Government of Maharashtra, India
“SDC is one of the most sophisticated component of the e-Governance project in India for which experts with specific skill sets such as security, software, hardware are required. Besides these, managing the entire activities of different departments of the government is also crucial,” says Dr. Kshatrapati Shivaji, Secretary IT, Government of Maharashtra
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[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Gujarat to Connect All Villages via Satellite
INR 400,000 Million for e-Governance in India
Union IT and Communication Minister A Raja said “As per the 11th Five Year Plan, the Centre has allocated a sum of INR 40o,000 million for implementation of e-Governance across the country.”
Facilitating e-Governance: The m-Way : Nivedan Sahan, Vice-President-Government and PSU Enterprises, Bharti Airtel Limited, India
“Last Mile connectivity is an important part of e-Governance initiatives. We need to have a cost effective but reliable connectivity for last mile solution in order to bring Government and other services at the door step of the rural citizens” says Nivedan Sahani, Vice-President-Government and PSU Enterprises, Bharti Airtel Limited to egov magazine
India Moves Towards m-Governance
After moving towards e-Governance, now India is expanding m-Governance across the country. Around 54 gram panchayats in five remote blocks of the state will soon have SMS alerts on disasters, funds inflow and outflow, information about health camps and pulse polio campaigns will be sent to and from between the state departments, district offices and gram panchayats, block development offices.
