[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
A first step towards a discussion on Child online Protection in India, was taken by organising a session at eINDIA2009, at Hyderabad on August 26, 2009 to interact with varied stakeholders ranging from Central and State Government departments, Educational Institutions, Private Sector and multilateral agencies such as the UNICEF, UNESCO and UN Solution Exchange ICTD.
[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Internet Society organised a special workshop on the Internet and Public Policy issues during eINDIA 2009.
[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
eINDIA 2009 is a unique platform for knowledge sharing in different domains of ICT for development and facilitates,
multi-stakeholder partnerships and networking among governments, industry, academia and civil society organisations of different countries, including the host country- India. The objective is to bring together ICT experts, practitioners, business leaders and stakeholders of the region onto one platform, through keynote addresses, paper presentations, thematic workshops and exhibitions.
[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Municipal IT India 2009 Award for ICT Enabled Municipal Initiative of the Year aims to felicitate those municipal initiatives that have used ICT tools to provide and improve services, transactions and interactions with citizens and businesses.
[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Award for the Innovative Grassroots Telecentre of the Year aims to recognize those telecentres that have done exemplary work in the use of digital technologies to support community, economic, educational, and social development.
“CSCs should not be viewed merely in the conventional business terms. This is an investment in rural ICT infrastructure similar to road connectivity to connect the unconnected villages with the government and business services. The investment will yield high social returns in terms of various benefits to the rural masses”
“The Restructured Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Programme (APDRP) is a path-breaking scheme focusing on improving financial viability of state utilities and sustained reduction in losses.”
“With all records in place and a click away, the system has become transparent and it is easy to rectify any problem. Earlier, identifying a problem itself was a time consuming task.”
[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Manmohan Singh has assured the members of Parliament and the people of India that his government will consolidate their efforts on each of the fronts that the President
[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
A draft Indian government plan, obtained by Greenpeace, outlines plans for a national target of 20 Gigawatts of solar generation capacity by 2020.
