The Future of e-Government

[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

It is heartening to know that

Distance Learning Centre @ IIM Bangalore

[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

After 1947, the Government of India focused on creating a solid technology base simultaneously augmented with management talent and resources.

Policing the Cyberspace

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Governing cyberspace by just applying old solutions to new problems will not help us in providing the public goods required for sustaining elementary conditions of local good life. If local governance and policing are to remain meaningful activities, effectively pacifying local environments, new ventures in systems thinking are now required.

ICT-related patenting

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Patent-based statistics, indicators and data help one to know about the dynamics of innovation process, and the existing linkages between innovation system and economic growth across various geographies in different points of time.

Germany shows keen interest in Indian SMEs market

The German Federal Ministry of Economics & Technology has shown its keen interest in Indian Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, especially cluster development programme.

Patient Empowerment through e-Health

[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The vision of the empowered patient is still lagging behind reality, but now e-health offers the opportunity for patient empowerment.

Campus with no gates

[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

On the day of Gandhi Jayanti, 2nd October 2007, which incidentally was the day for local Gujjar community

EU launches emergency call system

The European Commission has proposed a system, which provides cars in Europe with a direct contact to the emergency services.

Germany warns citizens to avoid using Wi-Fi

The Environment Ministry of Germany has urged people to avoid using Wi-Fi wherever possible because of the risks it may pose to health.

Govt spends 7 years and INR 16 crore on software that is available for free on Net

The Health Department of the Delhi Government was working since the last seven years in developing and testing an e-Hospital software. But the fact is that, e-Hospital software is already available for free on www.care2x.org.