[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Organisation and financing of healthcare services in a country depends largely on its economy & socio-political environment
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
BUSINESS NEWS
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As healthcare sector is building up in India, so are the standards of service delivery and quality. In particular, IT has the capacity to play a crucial role and be a differentiator in this process.
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Lessons learnt
It has been deliberated and discussed, in detail, in the recently concluded 8th Annual Baramati Initiative, on the importance of reaching the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in India, especially to the areas that are normally out of reach, where the interventions of tele-Education, tele-Medicine and tele-Governance, in addition to a plethora of innovative services such as smart card accessing, simputering and mobile banking, can be made possible.
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
To celebrate the spirit of International Women
The Mumbai (India) Director General of Shipping has issued a circular which was part of the Government’s e-Governance programme to accelerate the facilitation of Government services by using information technology.
According to Dataquest-IDC e-Gov Survey 2008, Delhi is the best e-Governed state of 2007 followed by Goa, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
The Department of Information Technology announced that the year 2008 will be roll out year for Information and Communication Technology in the country.
In e-Governance readiness, India has fallen from a rank of 87 in 2005 to 113 in 2008 on e-Government readiness. According to the UN e-Government Survey 2008, India has slipped 26 places in the last three years and been overtaken by countries like Maldives (ranked 95), Sri Lanka (101) and even Iran (108).
In order to expand broadband connectivity to rural areas under the purview of Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), the Indian Telegraph Rules have been amended. The Indian Telegraph has added stream IV under the title ‘Provision of broadband connectivity to villages in a phased manner’.
