Conference on Medical Value Tourism
[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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IT Ministry’s Pilot Project in Tamil Nadu and Bihar
Four districts in Tamil Nadu and three districts in Bihar in India have been chosen for a pilot project by the Information Technology ministry to introduce e-Governance at the district level administration.
Tele-justice bridges India’s courts and jails
The Government of India has taken nation-wide project to connect jails and district courts across the country via a tele-justice or video conferencing system. With the help of tele-justice, the accused can now be present in a court through a video link, established on ISDN lines, between the prison and the court.
Cisco India to come up with New e-Government Solutions
Cisco India is in the process of developing new e-Government solutions and devices for verticals such as agriculture, health care and education, specially targeting the rural India
Villagers across 12 states in India to benefit from mobile banking
Thousands of villagers across 12 states are likely to get their social security pension and wages paid under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme with the help of mobiles over the coming few months.
SMS for Property Tax Bills
The Pune Muncipal Corporation (PMC) in India will launch a innovative system through which the citizens can get the details of their property tax bills through an SMS.
State Data Centre at Technopark
R.L. Bhatia the Governor of Kerala (India) said that the government of Kerala would set up a State Data Centre (SDC) at Technopark.
IT sector in West Bengal (India) to add 20,000 jobs in 2008
The information technology (IT) sector in West Bengal is likely to add 20,000 jobs in 2008. Currently the state has about 300 small to big sized companies and employs 55,000.
Pimpri-Chinchwad (India) to go Wi-Fi soon
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has launched an ambitious public-private partnership project to provide wireless connectivity for the entire twin township.
Internet in Hindi & Regional Languages Soon
International Domain Names (IDN) have become the subject of discussion at a recent press conference organised by Afilias to spread the word on the inclusion of domain names in various other languages, other than English. Imagine writing an email in urdu, using urdu script, an urdu email id within an urdu domain and receiving a reply in hindi, with a hindi e-mail id, hindi domain, etc!
