Now India will have indigenous Operating System for the country’s various e-Governance projects. In this regard, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Department of Information Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with National Informatics Centre.
As part of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), the Chief Minister of the east Indian state of Bihar, Nitish Kumar inaugurated a Common Service Center (CSC) locally known as Vasudha e-Seva centre in Panapur, a small village near Danapur, in the state. The innauguration was conducted through video-conferencing, thus living up to a complete e-Governance model.
According to an assessment on ‘e-Governance initiatives’ undertaken by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), cities like Delhi, Chandigarh and Goa are rated best in terms of e-Network access but in terms of e-Network policies, Southern part of India is taking lead.
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
It is widely discussed that governments in developing nations cost too much, deliver too little, and are not sufficiently responsive or accountable.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in a White Paper released stated that it will launch a five point plan for effective e-governance in the country. The road
Though India is considered to be a major IT destination, it would not be wrong to state that most of the IT boom or development has been confined to the major cities of Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune.
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The celebrated science fiction writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke, (most famous for the film – 2001: A Space Odyssey) was a true visionary.
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Gone are the days when one had to browse through several independent websites to reach the desired bit of information one was looking for
In a new initiative of the European Commission on Thursday, a public consultation on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology was launched. The technology can be used for a variety of purposes such as privacy, data protection and information technology.
