India’s IT spending to grow by 16.3% to $43.57 bn in 2012

Research firm IDC said that IT spending in the country is expected to grow by 16.3 per cent to $43.57 […]

Bringing Accountability for e-Governance

[This article was published in the July 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Once the new legislation on e-Services for public is passed, all government departments will have to issue a framework within six months on services to be digitised and formats to be adopted, along with a cut-off date for completing the exercise

Gaining Roots, Expanding Outreach…

[This article was published in the July 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

RBI studies show that only 54 per cent adults in India have a bank account and of the 431 districts targeted for achieving 100 per cent financial inclusion in 2006, only 204 have been successful.

eGov version 3.0 On the way : Ajay Singh, CEO -Forbes Technosys, India

Forbes Technosys has long been an innovation lab for simple, smart, sturdy and economical technology-based solutions designed for government and financial services sector

Now, Pension Through a Smart Card in Haryana

Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Department announced a new initiative, wherein, beneficiaries of various pension schemes in Haryana will now get their pension amount through electronic banking using smart card. The move is aimed at making policy implementation transparent and also to check corruption.

Our basic direction is to become the first choice for our customers : Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies, India

Arvind Thakur is the Chief Executive Officer of NIIT Technologies Ltd, a global IT Services Organization, headquartered in New Delhi,

Universal and affordable access is fundamental to bridging the digital divide : Suresh Kumar K, IAS, Secretary Department of Information Technology, Government of Kerala, India

Suresh Kumar K, IAS, Secretary Department of Information Technology, Government of Kerala, is a 1989 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer.

Lend them a banking hand

[This article was published in the November 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

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Less reasons now to shy away from inclusion

[This article was published in the November 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

This quote by a distinguished professor aptly narrates the rationale behind involving the students in the higher education processess.

Six-pack devices drive uptake

[This article was published in the October 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

On-board security, load balancing, et al add punch to routers while 10-gigabit capacities are more common in switches