[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Government to Citizens (G2C) Initiative of the Year: Government to Citizens (G2C) Initiative of the Year Award recognises those government departments who have used ICT tools to provide and improve government services, transactions and interactions with citizens.
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
As the August issue of egov reaches you we will be only a few weeks away from the 5th edition of India’s Largest and most respected ICT event – eIndia. We at egov are very proud to present this landmark event again to you, in 5th consecutive year.
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
“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”
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Nandan Nilekani has been given the charge of the one of most important eGovernance projects -UID.
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The aim of e-Governance is to transform the Government into a knowledge society and make the benefits of information technology available to all citizens.
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India expects to collect INR 350 billion from the auction of third-generation (3G) radio spectrum, scheduled to happen by December this year. The auction would allow telecoms firms to offer services such as high-speed Internet and video downloads on mobile phones. The government had initially aimed to get INR 200 billion.
Maharashtra government is considering judging the yearly performance of its IAS officers on the basis of their promotion of e-Governance initiatives in the state.
BSNL would provide bandwidth services for the implementation of Orissa State Wide Area Network (OSWAN) project, being taken up at a cost of INR 200 crore under the National e-Governance Plan.
The Puducherry government plans to introduce INR 70 crore e-governance project in a phased manner to ensure transparent and citizens friendly administration.
