[This article was published in the December 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
It is true that e-Health is gaining currency in the developed countries of the west, but the awareness of its enormous potential seems to be very limited in Africa.
[This article was published in the December 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Indian Government is planning to spend INR 300,000 crore by the end of the next year for setting one lakh kiosks in the rural sector.
Accenture has opened its fourth research and development (R&D) centre in Bangalore, India.
A Group of Ministers (GoM) have approved a proposed legislation, which will allow foreign university to set up their campus in India.
The State Ministry of communications and information technology, Egypt, India is ready to help Egypt in the field of e-Governance, information security, capacity building, IT policy and IT industry promotion, telecom sector, e-Posts and setting up of IT parks.
Multi-system operator Wire & Wireless India Limited (WWIL) has announced plans to launch triple-play services in 55 cities of India by the year end of 2007.
SAP India has announced that the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) has gone live on SAP solutions that enables integration and digitisation of its various processes.
According to a joint study by Accenture and Confederation of Indian Industry, around 88% of the Indian business leaders believe that increased use of ICT will be a major determinant in overcoming socio-economic disparities that will advance growth in the next five years.
