Voicing Regional Concerns of Stakeholders in ICT
[This article was published in the January 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
eRajasthan Summit, 18th December, 2009, Four Points by Sheraton, Jaipur
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Gujarat: Among First to Setup SDC in India : Neeta Shah, Director (e-Governance), Gujarat Informatics Centre, Government of Gujarat
Challenges in setting up of Data Centres starts as soon as you start looking out for the right place. It is important that the Data Centre is setup at a location which is not disaster prone, can be physically secured, robust surveillance and capability of post activity data analysis and has room for growth. Other challenges to be kept in mind while setting up of DC are sizing of storage.
Call for a Concerted Effort
[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
eAgriculture is still at a nascent stage. Till the year 2007, the term eAgriculture was not even coined. During a global survey in 2006, including 3400 responses from 135 countries
Towards Overcoming the Knowledge Island Syndrome
[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Following its predecessors, the Telecentre Forum 2009 held on 26-27 August 2009 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad during the eIndia 2009 conference, provided a knowledge sharing platform to telecentre stakeholders from around the world.
Towards Integrated and Inclusive Governance
[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The eIndia 2009 conference was held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad from 25th-27th August 2009.
Child Online Protection
[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.
Towards Universally Applicable Internet Policy
[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.
e-Revolution with Common Service Centres : Dr K T Arasu, Director, Alternative for India Development (AID), Chennai
“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”
INDIRAMMA
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Zylog launches Wi5 services in Chennai
Zylog systems, a Chennai based IT company has launched Wi-Fi services ‘Wi5’ in Chennai, thus entering the Internet Service Provider (ISP) business.
