e-Panchayat in Limbo
The tall project towards connecting all the panchayats across the country is in limbo, with the Panchayati Raj Ministry complaining that the Planning Commission and Finance Ministry are not too keen on allocating funds for it.
1 Lakh Common Service Centres by July 2009
Government plans to establish One Lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) in 600,000 villages,to provide IT enabled services to the people in the rural areas.Out of which 18,000 CSCs have already been set up.The CSC roll out is part of Department of Information technology’s steps to support Infrastructure under the National E-Governance Plan for enabling anytime, anywhere delivery of government services. Department of Information Technology would provide calibrated support through policy interventions and appropriate financial support to create the basic infrastructure for these 100,000 proposed CSCs. All these CSCs are scheduled to be operational by July next year.
Executive Movement
[This article was published in the October 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Raju Sharma, has been posted as Mission Director (Joint Director rank), in the Department of Science and Technology, Tech Info Forecasting
WiMAX: Enhancing Networks
[This article was published in the October 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Hartron to foray outside Haryana (India)
The Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation (Hartron) is planning to diversify its operations into newer areas and is scouting for business opportunities outside the state.
India: Haryana to develop state data centre
Haryana is ready to take the last step towards IT infrastructure development in the form of state data centre. The project, which is likely to catalyze an investment of about INR 500 million, is waiting an approval from the Central Government of India.
With Technology Comes Opportunities : Dr V S Ramamurthy, Chairman- Board of Governors, IIT Delhi,, India
Currently the Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Delhi, Dr V S Ramamurthy has held several positions in his long and distinguished career with a reputation of serving his responsibilities with great dedication and professionalism.
Interview:Rajeev Karwal, Founder and CEO, Milagrow, India : Rajeev Karwal, Milagrow Business and knowedge Solution, India
“We help realise the true potential of a business because an idea does not fail, it is the people and organisations who fail ideas. And that is what Milagrow does, it does not let an idea fail.”
A Model for Innovation : K K Dhawan, Mira Model School, India
A teacher of Physics and Director, Mira Model School, K K Dhawan has about 45 years of teaching and administrative experience in India and overseas.
5000 Rural Blocks in India to get Wireless Broadband soon
India will connect 5000 blocks in the country with wireless broadband, once the spectrum is allocated later this year, announced Department of Telecommunications (DOT) , Government of India. The project will be undertaken along with the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). The plan aims to provide connectivity to villages coming within a radius of 10 Kms of the Taluka/Block headquarters.
