VAS Enabled eGovernance : Ray K. Tsuchiyama, NUANCE Mobile and Consumer Services/Tegic Communications
India is still a growing market in terms of mobile content/application and consumption/adoption.
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Reinventing Education With Real Life Experiences : Ashish Rajpal, Managing Director-iDiscoveri
Having lived in France, India, Russia and the US, Ashish Rajpal, Managing Director, iDiscoveri, blends a successful track record at Fortune-500
5000 Rural Blocks in India to get Wireless Broadband soon
India will connect 5000 blocks in the country with wireless broadband, once the spectrum is allocated later this year, announced Department of Telecommunications (DOT) , Government of India. The project will be undertaken along with the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). The plan aims to provide connectivity to villages coming within a radius of 10 Kms of the Taluka/Block headquarters.
Farmers gets access to computers, Internet in Haryana
In yet another move towards e-Governance initiatives, the IT Department of Haryana Government, India, has decided to install computers with Internet facilities in all the 108 ‘mandis’ and 25 sub-centres of the agricultural marketing board of the state.
IT @ HOSPITAL Survey 2008, West India
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Innovative Recording Solution
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Smart cards will replace ration cards in Haryana soon
The Government of Haryana, India, has announced that it will soon make 5.2 million ration cards into smart cards. The government has earmarked an amount of INR 153 crore for this project. The state awaits the approval of the central government for implementing this scheme.
The time is ripe
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Regulators to have a single portal, says MCA
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has proposed the establishment of a single portal, where various regulators and regulatory ministries can be put together, in order to promote e-Governance further. This will help to link businesses through a common website.
It’s Never Too Late
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Effective governance demands mastery over certain essentials: far reaching vision, strategic planning, extended reach, easy accessibility, rapid turnaround, citizen delight.
