Satellite based e-Government network

[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The need to empower citizens is paramount and a common objective for all the States of India. Accordingly, the Government of India is actively working to implement the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). Certainly, Satellite based e-Governance networks can provide excellent solution to make NeGP a success since they are not dependent on geographical parameters and can ably cater the scattered and medium to low traffic areas.

Citizen Centric e-Governance:

[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Good governance is being recognised as an important goal by many countries across the world. Delivery of services to citizens is considered as a primary function of the government. Particularly the democratic nation of the billion people like India, e-Governance should enable seamless access to information and seamless flow of information across the state and central government in the federal set-up.

Sustainable Livelihoods with ICT in Rural India

[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Using ICT, rural India can be accorded its place in the World Economy, while still maintaining its predominantly agrarian economy. This will facilitate

ICT in Indian Agriculture

[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The latest Situation Assessment Survey of Farmers, 2005 of NSSO (http://mospi.nic.in/mospi_nsso_rept_pubn.htm) observes that the average monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) of a farm house hold is just Rs 503 in 2003 across regions, classes and income groups with 27 per cent of farmers not liking farming while 40 per cent felt that given the option they prefer other career, due to poor incomes.

Seminar Report on ICT in Agriculture and Health, 12 January, 2006, Hyderabad, India

[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The two areas-Agriculture and Health being so close to the hearts of many, a high level of interest and participation by the delegates was observed during the National e-Governance Seminar

IT event in Kerala

IT Kerala 2006, the largest information technology event is to be held in the Kochi,today as Kerala aims to emerge as a prominent destination for technology companies.

Climbing the e-Governance ladder : Hayati Harudin, Malaysia e-Governance Centre of Excellence

Hayati Harudin, Head, Malaysia e-Governance Centre of Excellence, Oracle Corporation Malaysia, in an interview with egov explains the current situation of e-Government applications in Malaysia and how their centre is trying to become a strategic enabler of Malaysia

Ariba: Transforming Spend Management : T. Sivakumar, Group Director Ariba India

In an exclusive interview with egov, T. Sivakumar, Group Director, Ariba India, provides insights about Spend Management solution, difference between the typical e-procurement approach and end-to-end approach and where is Ariba placed in this entire sector.

National Skills Registry launched for IT professionals

National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has announced the launch of first ever National Skills Registry (NSR) for IT professionals at the India-US Information Security Summit.

‘Indian’ ties up with Amadeus for e-tickets

The National carrier ‘Indian’ has tied up with Amadeus to provide e-tickets to its passengers. IBM will undertake the upgradation of processes and systems at Indian to bring it to International Air Transport Association e-ticketing standards.