IT Led Financial Inclusion in India
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Financial Inclusion is a very important initiative for the sustainable growth of a country.
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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.
Indian Government Stresses Rural Focus for ICT Industry
The Government of India has asked private organisations specifically the ICT industry to establish BPOs and call centres in rural areas. While addressing a gathering of dignitaries at the VARIndia IT Forum 2008, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Minister of Rural Development stated that the growth of India can be achieved if government is able to offer employment to the youth in the rural areas, which comprises 70 % of the population.
Enabling Last Mile Connectivity : Ajay Bhattacharya, Administrator-Department of Telecommunications, India
“There are six lakh villages in India and a vast number of them were uncovered with telecom services. USO Fund provides support for setting up rural telephony in these uncovered villages”, says Ajay Bhattacharya, Administrator, Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India to egov magazine
Building Connections Around the World : R.K. Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director-Telecom Consultants India Limited (TCIL), India
“We were predominantly a wire line company when we initially started, now we have successfully diversified ourselves into the wireless space. We are also actively thinking in terms of joint ventures.” tells R.K. Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director, Telecommunication Consultants India Limited (TCIL) (A Government of India Enterprise), to egov magazine
Conference on Civil Society Report on Climate Change, 2nd April 2008, New Delhi, India
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Liberty Institute, New Delhi and Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change (CSCCC), a coalition of over 40 civil society organisations, jointly organised a conference on climate change and the challenges faced because of the same.
Data Centre:The Heart Beat
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Globalisation, Diversification, Expansion, Acquisition and Merger are some of the key business drivers for any growing and aspiring organisation or corporate house.
5th National Summit Serving the Common Man Through e-Governance
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The 5th National Summit Serving the Common Man Through e-Governance: Sharing of Experience, the premiere annual event of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) on e-Governance in India was successfully organised by ASSOCHAM in alliance with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and Centre for e-Governance on 18th April 2008 at New Delhi
Land Records to be Digitised Within a Month in Andhra Pradesh
Within a month Andhra Pradesh will digitise all the land records in the state. This is expected to bring about transparency and fairness in land deals.
