Intel Capital is investing around $4 million into the Bangalore (India) based e-Governance focused company; Comat Technologies to promote e-Governance projects in India. This would be the Intel
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has shown its interest to implement the e-Governance programme in Orissa, after successfully implementing the e-Governance programme in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Indian Railways is talking with telecom service providers BSNL and Bharti to set up a GSM network along its main routes of railways in India. The device would be pocket sized computer with a small visual display and miniature keyboard, will transmit information through the GSM network.
Indian Government is working on technology, which will allow Indian citizens to fill forms and payments of utility bills among others through mobile technology. The technology will also enable a citizen in a remote area without internet access to use mobile phones to access services like land records and employment exchanges.
The State Government is planning to put in place a State-Wide Area Network (SWAN), which will connect the state secretariat with over 6000 gram panchayats and 314 block offices of Orissa, India. The cost of the project is estimated about INR 120 billion.
India, China and Russia have the highest number of growth rates in the adoption of wireless Internet. comScore Networks, a leader in measuring the digital age, has revealed a study, in which India is holding No. 8 position among top 15 countries in the wireless audiences.
Indian Government is planning to set around 5000 community radio stations in next two years. Indian Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has organised a national seminar on community radio in collaboration with the United Nations at Indian Institute of Mass Communication in New Delhi, India.
Department of Information Technology (DIT) has set up the Resource Centre for Cyber Forensics at C-DAC, Thiruvananthapuram, India. C-DAC has developed
The Communist Party (CPM) of India has asked the Central Government to switch to free and open source software in all its e-Governance applications. It would be a major step towards e-Governance and open source
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) of India has promised to put an e-Governance plan to enable applicants to track the status of building plans. CDMA is expecting that the system would be introduced by the end of this month.
