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.

Farmers gets access to computers, Internet in Haryana

In yet another move towards e-Governance initiatives, the IT Department of Haryana Government, India, has decided to install computers with Internet facilities in all the 108 ‘mandis’ and 25 sub-centres of the agricultural marketing board of the state.

e-Government in Korea : An Overview

[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

A detailed analysis of the present status of e-government in Korea and the history of e-governance in Korea is put forward on this article.

World Bank agrees to give Loan for e-Bharat Project under NeGP

The World Bank has given a green signal to the Project Preparation Facility Advance for the e-Bharat Project of the Government of India under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). World Bank is willing to consider a loan of US$ 300 million under the first phase of funding for e-Bharat project.

Indian Society: Is it Ready for Online Government Services?

[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Government of India through its National e-Governance Plan has been promoting various e-Governance initiatives in India. e-Governance provides an excellent opportunity for improving governance.

Information Technology in Banking

[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Banks and financial institutions have recognised Information Technology (IT) as an enabler of sophisticated product development

Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India

[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The Information Technology (IT) industry emphasises intellectual rather than physical resources and is an equal opportunity employer for men and women. The work participation rate for women is 24 percent and 69 percent in IT and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) industry respectively (NASSCOM, 2006).

Towards User Friendly e-Governance : Dr. Ajay Kumar, IT Secretary- Kerala e-Governance, India

“The Kerala e-Governance Strategy 2008 is in furtherance of the intentions expressed in the IT Policy 2007 and proposes to provide a more definitive framework for leading Kerala into an era of ICT-enabled citizen friendly efficient and effective governance”

Data Centres for Government: Infrastructure for Efficient Electronic Delivery of Government Services

[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

A data centre is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems.

Bahrain Becomes an Emerging ICT Hub in the Middle East

Bahrain has added many of ICT tools in becoming an infotech hub in the region. The country is ranked 45th on the global Information and Communications Technology readiness index.