Exploring ICT for rural communities

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The Baramati-based Vidya Pratishthan

e-Agriculture News

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e-Agriculture News

Conference on Unlocking the Growth Potential of Rural India, 4-5 March 2008, New Delhi, India,

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In search of inclusive and sustainable growth

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on 4-5 March 2008, hosted the Rural Development Summit on

Eighth Annual Baramati Conference on ICT for Development, 23-25 March 2008, India

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Introduction
Between 23rd and 25th March 2008, Baramati, a small town, located 99 Kms from Pune, Maharashtra, India, played host to international guests from all over the world.

Non-Utilisation of e-Governance Funds Costs Decreases Quality of e-Services

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India reported that the Government of India (GoI) under a National e-Government Plan (NeGP) has identified computerisation of Central subjects like Passport, Income Tax and 10 other projects within the domain of state government.

Key To ICTs In Education Is Human-ware, Not Software : Sam Carlson, World Bank, India

Sam Carlson is Lead Education Specialist for the World Bank in India. After teaching in Asia and the USA for several years he undertook graduate studies at Princeton University, he joined the World Bank.

Coal India Limited,Fulfilling Vision of Digital Mines : Partha Bhattacharya, Coal India Ltd., India

Our vision is to make Coal India the most admired company in the energy sector in India. We want to continuously adopt the best practices from all around the world- from the mine to the market, to evolve into a world class energy solution company.

After All, It Is Difficult To Teach A Teacher : Mamta Sharma, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JN V) Mungeshpur

How do you view the changes in the integration of ICT in school education?

Officers came, the entire vision changed, the priorities change. Every person has their own vision and mission. ICT, once meant just the procurement of computers

Ability redefined

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There is a discernable amount of debate over the identification and categorisation of disabled people

State of e-Government Projects in India

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