One Stop Educational Portal of India, SAKSHAT becomes interactive on January 26, 2007
Indian Government is making One Stop Education portal, named SAKSHAT to be interactive on 26 January for students of India.
MP (India) Govt. provides IT training for tribal students
The State Government is planning to provide training on Information Technology (IT) for tribal students of Madhya Pradesh, India.
NASSCOM inaugurates fourth cyber lab in Pune, India
NASSCOM and VOICE, the IT software and services industry in association with Pune Police has inaugurated the state
DoP and BSNL plans to set up ATMs in rural India
The Postal Department of India (DoP) has joined with Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) to set up ATMs in rural areas of India.
NGO-in-a-box initiative to promote FOSS among non profit sectors
The South Asian hub of the world-wide NGO-in-a-box initiative was launched at the start of this year by Mahiti.org, Bangalore with the support of Hivos, Netherlands. NGO-in-a-box is an initiative of the Tactical Technology Collective, Netherlands with the aim of providing effective Free and Open Source Software applications tailored to specific needs of the non-profit sector.
Voluntary groups explore Community Radio of India
Recently, Indian Government has opened up non-commercial community radio broadcasting, now voluntary groups are exploring models to use the power of communication for community development.
State Govt. releases Draft IT policy in Kerala, India
Kerala State Government has released the Draft IT policy to upgrade the productivity, skill and knowledge levels of the citizens of Kerala, India.
Bihar (India), the first state to introduce helpline service for RTI applicants
Bihar, India has become the first state in the country to introduce a helpline service for RTI applicants.
Indian Govt. plans to set up thumb print ATMs in rural India
The Indian Government is making easy to transact cash from ATMs in rural areas of India. The Government is planning to set 15 biometric ATMs at village kiosks in five districts across southern India.
Kerala (India) Govt. releases draft ICT policy
In India, Kerala State Government has released the State draft ICT policy to promote the free software and offering special incentives to companies developing Free and Open Source Software.
