e-Governance is worth commendation
The MCA-21 initiative of the Ministry of Company Affairs, India, facilitating e-Filing of documents under Indian Company Law is praiseworthy in many ways.
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e-Governance in Bihar: myth or reality
In a bid to make e-Governance a reality, Bihar is all set to take a big leap towards e-Governance to adopt it as a state policy on the advice of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
Intel to promote computer usage in rural India
Chip major, Intel Corp has taken an initiative to bridge digital divide in India as part of its World Ahead Programme. Intel showcased three low cost devices, aiming to hit the rural Indian market.
Intelligent cash and cheque deposits at ATMs
The Ohio based NCR Corporation has inaugurated Intelligent cash deposit ATMs in Bangalore, India. These ATMs can count notes and record the cash transactions by the customers along with denomination of the currency.
e-Governance as a state policy in Bihar, India
The state cabinet of Bihar, India, adopted e-Governance as a state policy to cover the entire state and district administrations for better and transparent flow of information from the government level down to the block administration.
India to e-connect 600,000 villages
In a bid to bridge digital divide, India is embarking on an ambitious project to connect 600,000 villages. Called as
Hughes keen on e-Governance tie-up with UP in India
Hughes, a major company in satellite networking technology is holding talks with the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government in India for providing e-Governance solutions.
Hughes collaborates for e-Government solutions in Uttar Pradesh, India
Satellite networking company, Hughes, is holding talks with the Uttar Pradesh government for providing e-government solutions.
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[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In this article some of the products and initiatives, undertaken in the area of appropriate exploitation of IT have been examined along with learnings that hold for the sector
