e-Panchayati Raj in Orissa
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Cyber Law in India
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Rapid diffusion nature of the digital technology enables related crimes to escape the grip of cyber laws. Hence there is an urgent need to develop more technology-effective cyber laws much ahead of the rapid technological changes.
e-Governance Conference in India calls for PPP
The three-day ninth National e-Governance Conference last week recommended higher adoption of public private partnerships (PPP) and amendment to the sections on e-Governance in the Information Technology Act. The conference, attended by heads of State IT departments and representatives from IT majors, also wanted legislative changes to boost the PPPs, besides urging the Government to evolve a policy on user charges.
Rs 6000 cr government scheme on ‘rural service delivery centres’ in India
The Government of India is actively considering a Rs 6000 crore scheme to set up Information Technology-driven ‘rural service delivery centres’ in 100,000 villages.
ICT in Indian Agriculture
[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The latest Situation Assessment Survey of Farmers, 2005 of NSSO (http://mospi.nic.in/mospi_nsso_rept_pubn.htm) observes that the average monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) of a farm house hold is just Rs 503 in 2003 across regions, classes and income groups with 27 per cent of farmers not liking farming while 40 per cent felt that given the option they prefer other career, due to poor incomes.
Seminar Report on ICT in Agriculture and Health, 12 January, 2006, Hyderabad, India
[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The two areas-Agriculture and Health being so close to the hearts of many, a high level of interest and participation by the delegates was observed during the National e-Governance Seminar
Satellite based e-Government network
[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The need to empower citizens is paramount and a common objective for all the States of India. Accordingly, the Government of India is actively working to implement the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). Certainly, Satellite based e-Governance networks can provide excellent solution to make NeGP a success since they are not dependent on geographical parameters and can ably cater the scattered and medium to low traffic areas.
NCDEX: Bridging information gap
[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
National Commodities & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX), a leading commodity exchange in India, provides a world-class platform for market participants to trade in a range of commodities.
