Acer Adopts Strategy of Freshest Technology First : W S Mukund, Managing Director, Acer India

“It is our intention to successfully partner with various governments and government agencies to bring technology closer to the common man. From that perspective we will focus on customising our offerings to suit key project needs, align ourselves with strategic partner organisations who also address this space to offer robust and cost effective solutions in response to project needs…” , tells W S Mukund, Managing Director, Acer India, in conversation with egov magazine

Providing Solutions for Local Needs – Oracle Strengthens Focus on Government : Krishan Dhawan, Managing Director, Oracle India

Oracle offers governments robust, integrated information architecture comprising both technology and applications, which is based on open standards. As Indian governments start to use Oracle database, middleware and applications, we think the new features in our software can greatly help Indian governments, tells Krishan Dhawan, Managing Director, Oracle India, in an interview with egov magazine.

e-Health and Public Sector Reforms in India

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

India has achieved multifaceted socio-economic progress since Independence.

Towards Electronic Governance at Village Level – e-Panchayats : Rajwant Sandhu, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development

Interview

Maximum Coverage Of CAL : Deepak chauhan, MIS Officer, Government of Gujarat

Any innovative activity needs some time for the end users to conceive and accept. Similarly, the main challenge was the acceptance of the innovative activity. A strong dedicated team at State and down the line are the strong points for successful implementation of innovative programmes.

Need for Comprehensive Security : Digvijay Singh Chudasama, Vice President

Digvijay Chudasama has been with Elitecore since 2000. He has contributed immensely towards sales growth and in building a channel partner network for Cyberoam, 24online and other products.

Key Infrastructure in Place for e-Governance : Raj Kumar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Gujarat

As Secretary to Government of Gujarat in the Department of Science and Technology, the responsibilities of Raj Kumar include policy making and implementation for attracting private sector investments in the high technology areas such as Information Technology (IT) and Biotechnology (BT) and promotion of scientific temper among children and students community. In addition, he is also responsible for promoting e-Governance across the government departments and provide common infrastructure for the same.

Readers’ corner

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

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Applying IT to Modernise the Police System in India : Kiran Bedi, Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development

Interview

Gujarat wins the award for best e-governed state

Gujarat has received the Best e-Governed State Award for 2006-2007 year at the convention of 42nd Computer Society of India (CSI). Gujarat has received awards in four categories, best e-Governed state, best e-Governed Department (health and family welfare), best e-Governance G2B project for e-Procurement and also for VAT Informations System.