egov 5 Pioneers: May2009
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In this section, we present those personalities whose pioneering efforts have helped promote ICT for inclusive development.
FARMER
INR 1 Cr Demanded to Provide Information Under RTI
Gupteshwar Singh of Bankat village, a farmer from Bihar, with an average annual income of merely INR 60,000, was ordered to pay a sum of INR 1 crore to know how Public Distribution System dealers distributed kerosene oil and food articles over the past few years.
m-Connectivity
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Information Technology in Banking
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Banks and financial institutions have recognised Information Technology (IT) as an enabler of sophisticated product development
World Resources Institute, USA
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Mobile telephony facilitates connectivity in rural areas and stimulates
socio-economic growth and reconstruction process
Digital Green: Agricultural Extension
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Digital Green is a project to raise the incomes of smallholder farmers in South Asia and Africa by the production and
dissemination of locally relevant agricultural information through participatory video and mediated instruction.
Facilitating e-Governance: The m-Way : Nivedan Sahan, Vice-President-Government and PSU Enterprises, Bharti Airtel Limited, India
“Last Mile connectivity is an important part of e-Governance initiatives. We need to have a cost effective but reliable connectivity for last mile solution in order to bring Government and other services at the door step of the rural citizens” says Nivedan Sahani, Vice-President-Government and PSU Enterprises, Bharti Airtel Limited to egov magazine
A Special Online Forum: ‘Making e-Agriculture Work Through Public Private Partnership in Asia’, 10-28 March 2008, Katalyst and FAO
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This draft report is a summary of the online discussions and deliberations on eAgriculture.org. The online discussion forum was conducted and sponsored by Kataylst, Bangladesh in coordination with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), UN.
