Parkway Hospitals, Singapore
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
As part of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), the Chief Minister of the east Indian state of Bihar, Nitish Kumar inaugurated a Common Service Center (CSC) locally known as Vasudha e-Seva centre in Panapur, a small village near Danapur, in the state. The innauguration was conducted through video-conferencing, thus living up to a complete e-Governance model.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), India, is introducing e-Procurement system, with effect from 1st September2008 and would start inviting tender through e-Procurement portal. The system would make it convenient to participate in the bid and the tendering process will be more efficenient, faster and transparent.
Learner’s driving licence test is being computerised in India’s capital city – New Delhi. The system was introduced at the new zonal transport office at Vasant Vihar in south-west Delhi. Transport Minister Haroon Yusuf innaugurated the system.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced the first phase in the rollout of wireless broadband powered Wimax protocol in rural India by the end of 2008.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced the launch of a pilot project for Passport Seva Project under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) in two Indian cities – Chandigarh and Bangalore.
Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia launched the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) project in the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh which aims at setting up a dynamic and interactive website for every Panchayats.
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chief Sonia Gandhi called upon Congress Chief Ministers to adopt the model of an Right To Information (RTI) call centre run by the NDA government in Bihar. This would enable accessibility of information to the poor and illiterate. However, the UPA government is weighing the system before replicating it at the Centre.