[This article was published in the June 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
ICT is revolutionising the way local governments or the Panchayats work by bridging the gap between the government as a service provider and citizen at the bottom of the pyramid.
[This article was published in the June 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Globally, the trend towards democratic decentralisation is gathering momentum. Governments are recognising the need for local participation in planning, implementation and monitoring
[This article was published in the April 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Award for Civil Society/Development Agency Initiative of the Year aims to honour civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations, bi-lateral, multi-lateral developmental organisations from throughout the world that demonstrate extraordinary effort, innovation, leadership, and excellence in providing ICT services for Governance. The Award is an attempt to recognize the civil societies and development organizations whose exemplary service and success towards spreading the word of ICTs for governance, may have gone unnoticed and unappreciated on the international stage.
On 23rd January 2009, Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat formally launched the e-Gram Vishwagram Project, offering broadband connectivity to all -13693 -Gram Panchayats of the state from the Haripura village. It has also helped 10,000 rural entrepreneurs in getting employment.
On 23rd January 2009, Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat formally launched the e-Gram Vishwagram Project, offering broadband connectivity to all -13693 -Gram Panchayats of the state from the Haripura village. It has also helped 10,000 rural entrepreneurs in getting employment.
With National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in place, more than 2.69 lakh people have been recruited by the state governments for providing vital assistance for the implementation. INR 39,000 crores have already been spent during the last three years.
Google.org has announced a contest, called Google.org Gram Panchayat Puraskar (GGPP) which will reward the top five Gram Panchayats in the two Indian states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The reward entails a cash prize worth – INR 5 lakh each (approximately $10,000 USD). This reward aims at recognising the best innovations in local governance through Gram Panchayats in the two South Indian states.
The Government of West Bengal announced that the AMD Athlon X2 dual-core processor based desktops for the Gram Panchayat eGovernance project were successfully deployed in the state.
The West Bengal (India) Government has successfully completed a rural e-Governance programme in the state in association with microprocessor manufacturing major Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
