MSP: India emerges as a trendsetter

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

While the much understood public private partnership model has evolved to engage other active stakeholders in the field of the development, and especially when applications of ICTs for development is considered, the dynamics of conceptualising, building, sustaining and evolving them to multi-stakeholder partnerships is emerging as an important area of future way of working.

The Indian Journey

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

Book Received

eHealth and Public Sector Reforms in India

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

In this paper, we take an overview of primary health care scenario in India, the contours of health sector reforms agenda under the National Rural health Mission: the principles of eHealth, possible loci of synergy under NRHM and possible technology options for accelerated health sector reforms in the country.

Mainstreaming ICT for Judicial Delivery System

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

Computerisation of courts was initiated during the latter part of 1980s in association with the National Informatics Centre (NIC).

Building Sound Local e-Government : Nabroon Bhattacharjee, Urban Team Leader and Program Manager, Office of Economic Growth, USAID

Interview

BSNL invites bids to set up 50, 000 WiMAX kiosks in India

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has been inviting tenders for setting up 50,000 Common Service Centres (CSCs) across the country. The initiative would be one of the largest deployment of WiMax in the world.

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

Equalising growth in outsourcing

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

The IT enabled services (ITeS) constitute the fastest growing industry in India.

Towards a Better Urban Governance

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

The National Mission Mode Project (NMMP) for municipalities has been initiated by the Ministry of Urban Development with a vision for e-Governance in municipalities.

One in Every Two Students Drops Out by Class Eight in India

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

Even as the country observes International Literacy Day, a study has found that one out of every two students enrolled in schools drop out before reaching ninth standard.