NeGP Update
NeGP Update

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

The Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India, has presented a policy drat for mobile governance

The line of debate
The line of debate

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

While government aims to assign unique numbers to a billion plus population for providing a portable identity and eliminating of ghosts from databases, it has spurred a public debate on the potential misuse of UID leading to infringement of individual privacy and liberty and data security

India
India

The framework looks largely at ways in which the mobile can be used to provide government services. The draft has been tabled and available forcomments from anyone till the 15th of April, 2011.

Whither CSCs in West Bengal
Whither CSCs in West Bengal

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

Building a state wide information infrastructure by setting up 6,000 CSCs covering all villages is a commendable plan, but the digital inclusion strategy in the CSC scheme can be effective only when the center owners, service center agency and local government representatives work together for common public goods

Urban Governance: Can help?
Urban Governance: Can help?

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

Municipal e-Governance through advanced, interactive and user-friendly technologies is the way forward. The agenda is to minimise personal visits to a government office and ensure speedy delivery of G2C services

Institutionalising efficiency
Institutionalising efficiency

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

The proposed right to services legislation in some states of the country will make government officers pay for delay in service delivery. Will it really work?

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