Wireless Internet on Indian Rlys by a UK Firm
Nomad Digital, a British Wi-Fi technology major has entered into a joint venture with Indian company Zylog Systems to provide wireless internet access to India’s massive railway network.
BSNL Towers in Semi-Urban Areas to be Leased Out
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to lease out its passive infrastructure, that includes mainly towers, to other telecom companies in semi- urban areas in the country.
CrimsonLogic Aggressively Enabling e-Governance
CrimsonLogic, a Singapore Government Linked IT Solution Provider specializing in eGovernment Services & Solution organized a forum to share its experiences about transforming the way government functions by simplifying complex processes be it within its divisions, with its citizens and businesses.
400,000 Jobs to be Generated by CSCs
Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar told reporters after inaugurating a conference on ‘Common Service Centres: The Change Agents’ recently that the government’s common service centre (CSCs) initiative will generate around 400,000 direct employment opportunities and as many as indirect jobs in rural India.
BJP Envisages IT Revolution For India
The indications are available in the IT Vision document of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) which it has released towards the upcoming elections indicate that India is soon to emerge as revolutionary power in the world. The detailed Vision Document is available here as well as www.lkadvani.in.
‘Earth Hour’ to be Observed on March 28 in India
`Earth Hour’ will be observed by India as well as by the rest of the world to save energy as well as environment on March 28. The people will be observing the Day by switching off all the lights and electrical appliances for an hour from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm. This year India, especially Delhi and Mumbai will participate.
Multi-Purpose Identity Cards for Kashmir
Special Multi-purpose cards for Indian Kashmir is being planned by authorities to help identify them as Indian nationals and to also check infiltration in the state. The Home ministry of India is providing the Multipurpose National Identity Cards or MNIC to all citizens of 15 years and above.
HCL Enters Security Sector
HCL Security is a new company being planned by HCL Infosystems with a special focus on security.
Lead a Change : Joan McCalla, Distinguished Fellow, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco
It is only in India that I have seen such a large scale, comprehensive, well thought out, national level plan for harnessing the capabilities of ICT in the area of governance”
Towards emPOWERING India : S K Chaturvedi, Chairman and Managing Director Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
POWERGRID has envisaged various endeavours for the year 2009: e-Procurement, Enterprise Asset Management system and Information Services”
