Story of Katepola, Sri Lanka
[This article was published in the July 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The UK Biobank project is huge in size, vision and potential.
India: e-Governance to transform ordinary life
The unveiling of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) blueprint by the Union government of India is a step laden with huge significance. The ambitious project, costing Rs 23,000 crore, is to be implemented in the next five years at both the central and state levels.
e-Governance in Nepal
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The twentieth century brought huge development in the field of science and technology. Ironically, the same century, presented to new millennium, three billion people living in extreme poverty, 850 million people who are illiterate, more than 150 million children forced to work and 125 million who do not go to school.
Opening windows of public sector IT solutions : Peter Moore, Managing Director, Public Sector, Microsoft
The common knowledge that Microsoft is “a PC running windows” being particularly viewed in developing countries is grossly erroneous and completely out of place. However, the perception of Microsoft varies from country to country in terms of what it does. “We are the only real player that has very strong desktop presence and a very strong server presence,” concurs Peter Moore, Managing Director, Public Sector, Microsoft
IICD’s ICT Programmes in Mali and Burkina Faso
[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
ICTs in a rural setting can be a tool that can contribute to sustainable development and poverty alleviation?
Computers donated to schools in Zimbabwe ‘Dead’
President Mugabe’s Information and Communication Technology(ICT) drive in Zimbabwe suffered a major setback after reports that most of the computers that he donated to schools in the run up to 2005 parliamentary elections are dead.
ICT in Marketing
[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Media Rural marketing uses both kinds of media i.e. the traditional media as well as the modern media. Rural marketing requires the understanding of the complexities and this article reviews some of the key issues.
e-PCOs in Karnataka
Now public call office (PCO) in Karnataka on its way to becoming e-kiosks.BSNL has tied up with Intel to upgrade PCOs into electronic information and transaction kiosks.
HealthNet Services of SATELLIFE
[This article was published in the May 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
SATELLIFE took the bold and unprecedented step of launching a satellite in order to establish a two-way communication network for health workers in developing countries so that they could communicate with their peers.
Implementing e-Governance despite the digital divide
[This article was published in the May 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Government plays an important role in the growth and development of a country by promoting high levels of welfare for citizens,
