International News: February 2010
[This article was published in the February 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
International News: February 2010
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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.
Saluting the innovations!
[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Nowadays, ICT has become all pervasive and easy accessible to everyone and almost everywhere. In the current scenario it is not relevant if one uses ICT, but rather how one uses it
INDIRAMMA
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In Oman ITA, IDA Singapore Sign MoU for e-Governance
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Oman aimed at promoting collaboration on Information communication Technology (ICT) matters; specifically focussed on the use of ICT in government and various economic clusters but not limited to only education, justice and law and trade and customs. This MoU has been signed between Information Technology Authority (ITA) and Infocommunications Development Authority (IDA), Singapore.
Cross Border eID to be checked: European Commission
In order to check national Electronic Identity (eID), the European Commission launched a pilot project
Building knowledge society with open and distance learning
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In spite of our significant efforts and achievements in the post-independent era in India even now one-third of the adult population is illiterate, only 12% of the school eligible age children complete 10th standard, and only 10% of the university eligible age group gets enrolled in our 18600 colleges and 360 Universities. Can conventional methods cope up this scale of educational challenges?
Thailand Ministry Unveils ICT Strategies
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry of Thailand has formulated ICT strategies for the next three years to promote the country as ICT hub of Asia.
Exploring ICT for rural communities
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Baramati-based Vidya Pratishthan
Key To ICTs In Education Is Human-ware, Not Software : Sam Carlson, World Bank, India
Sam Carlson is Lead Education Specialist for the World Bank in India. After teaching in Asia and the USA for several years he undertook graduate studies at Princeton University, he joined the World Bank.
