Telecom companies come together to set up IT kiosks in rural India

The Government sector as well as the private sector will participate in an ambitious one lakh computer kiosks project for rural India.

State Govt. connects 6000 gram panchayats of Orissa, India

The State Government is planning to put in place a State-Wide Area Network (SWAN), which will connect the state secretariat with over 6000 gram panchayats and 314 block offices of Orissa, India. The cost of the project is estimated about INR 120 billion.

Malaysian experiences

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

Recent technological advances in mobile devices, technology and networks have made it possible for citizens to access information and transact services while on the move.

First CSC launches in Jharkand, India

Soon, the first Common Service Centre (CSC) will come in Jharkhand, India. The CSC is the single-gateway for Government-to-Citizen (G2C) services, under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP).

Corporate houses manages and operates CSC

Information technology hardware leaders and other corporate houses are making financial and technical bids to set up, manage and operate CSCs

Road Ahead for CSCs

[This article was published in the October 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The Consumers

Philippines: CSC hopes HR sectors to adopt ICT

The Civil Service Commission (CSC), Philippines, has directed the human resource (HR) sector in Region XII or Southwestern Mindanao to integrate various Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into their operations.

TeNeT’s Rural BPO Initiative

[This article was published in the September 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

There are more mobile than fixed lines in the global South.

e-Governance project by CSC, Philippines, to reduce political favouritism

The Civil Service Commission (CSC), Philippines, received a 500,000 US dollar grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for an e-Governance project aimed at improving the selection process for civil servants but is more inclined at reducing political favouritism.

Creating a connectivity backbone for rural Bengal : Dr. GD Gautama, Principal Secretary, IT, West Bengal

Owing to the fast progress of the state of West Bengal in recent years in IT and e-Governance services, it is now being counted as one among the leading states in e-Governance along with Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. West Bengal is now all set to implement India