Pilot Project to digitize and offer historic films online

National Archives and Google Launch have jointly initiated pilot project to make holdings of the National Archives available for free online.

ICT Policy in Indonesia

[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

APWKomitel (Associations of Community Internet Centre), work closely with various ICT and Police Departments in Indonesia aspiring to develop a good Internet policy for both (cybercafe) in urban areas and (telecentres) in rural areas.

Gitex awards to Satyam, Wipro, MS India

Satyam Computer, Wipro, Microsoft India Research and Development (R&D) and Google are among a host of IT companies having their centres in Hyderabad chosen by the southern Indian State Government Andhra Pradesh for awards during the three-day Gitex exposition.

ICT’s Role in Disaster Relief and Warning

[This article was published in the January 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

This section brings about diverse, interesting stories where ICT tools like Internet, Ham radio, community radio, mobile phones have played some role in disaster warning, relief and reuniting
survivors. It also tells how ICT can become a major component in disaster management and a few lessons, which should guide us in future.
We might have missed some important ones. If you have any such story to share, we would like to hear from you.