5th National Summit Serving the Common Man Through e-Governance

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

The 5th National Summit Serving the Common Man Through e-Governance: Sharing of Experience, the premiere annual event of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) on e-Governance in India was successfully organised by ASSOCHAM in alliance with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and Centre for e-Governance on 18th April 2008 at New Delhi

IGNOU news

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

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Jan: AIR started broadcasting IGNOU programmes from Bombay and Hyderabad.

IT to Boost Power Sector in India

Very soon the desire to have power bills in your e-mail, computer-generated voice mail on your phone sending alert about the last date of payment etc. can come true.

Indian Government Plans 8,000 Telecom Towers in Rural Areas This Fiscal

The Government of India will soon invite tenders from telecom service providers to set up rural networks for which subsidy would be provided from the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund. Around INR 99 billion fund is lying with the centre.

India: Small States More e-Savvy

Small states like Haryana, Jharkhand and West Bengal are ready to roll out of the Centre initiative of National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), while the more developed states like Maharashtra and Karnataka are lagging behind in implementing the NeGP plan in India.

India: NISG, Tapmi join hands to make babus e-Smart

Hyderabad based National Institute of Smart Government (NISG), a government advisory body on e-governance has tied up with TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal (Tapmi) to roll out one-year management programme that will offer specialisation in e-Governance.

Tatanet Bags Pan-African TCIL e-Network Project

Tatanet, a division of NELCO Ltd, has bagged a multi-million dollar order from Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) to supply Satcom equipment for pan-African e-Network project.

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MADE IN INDIA : Dr. G S K Velu, Managing Director-Trivitron Group of Companies, India

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Investing in Healthcare : Vishwa Chandra, Tejus Sawjiani, Singularity Ventures, India

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