Decline of Public Sector = Rise of Private Sector
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Editorial
GUJARAT
India: Karnataka Slips on e-Way
Karnataka which was ranked No 2 last year in e-Governance is now slipped to No 9 according to a survey, conducted by CyberMedia’s publication Dataquest, in association with research firm IDC India on the impact of e-Governance on business and laypersons. According to survey, there is lack of political stability, which is crucial to the success of e-Governance initiatives.
India: Karnataka slips on e-Way
Karnataka which was ranked No 2 last year in e-Governance is now slipped to No 9 according to a survey, conducted by CyberMedia’s publication Dataquest, in association with research firm IDC India on the impact of e-Governance on business and laypersons. According to survey, there is lack of political stability, which is crucial to the success of e-Governance initiatives.
India: Delhi is the Best e-Governed State of 2007
According to Dataquest-IDC e-Gov Survey 2008, Delhi is the best e-Governed state of 2007 followed by Goa, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
India: SBI looking to sell products via e-Gram
Soon State Bank of India (SBI) will provide banking services through e-Gram project, the Gujarat Government-pioneered e-Gram project, which aims to provide e-Governance services in villages. SBI will provide checking of account balance, deposits, loans insurance and other banking services through the Internet.
Gujarat police begin accepting e-Complaints
Gujarat (India) state government for the first time, has asked the home department to start accepting people
TCS three government projects won e-Governance Awards 2007-2008
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced that its three e-Governance projects won National e-Governance Awards 2007-2008 instituted by the Government of India.
Airtel pins hopes on e-Governance
Airtel is looking for 25 per cent growth for its back-end enterprise service in e-Governance projects in India. Currently, Airtel Enterprise Services (AES) is contributing 30 percent to overall Bharti Airtel.
Tele-justice bridges India’s courts and jails
The Government of India has taken nation-wide project to connect jails and district courts across the country via a tele-justice or video conferencing system. With the help of tele-justice, the accused can now be present in a court through a video link, established on ISDN lines, between the prison and the court.
Swan Projects Completed in Three States
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu have successfully implemented State-Wide Area Network (SWAN), the backbone infrastructure for rolling out the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). All the three states have opted for the private-public partnership (PPP) mode for the project.
