Indian PM connects future of the nation with Asian development
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, addressed the 16th Asian Corporate Conference organised by the Asia Society in Mumbai on 18 March.
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Emphasizing the importance of Open Course Ware for Indian Education System : Professor Vijay Kumar, faculty member of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based electronic publishing initiative which aims at providing free, searchable, access to course materials for educators, students, and self-learners around the world.
SMS to retrieve lost mobile phone
Do not worry for lost mobiles since from now on tracking a lost or stolen mobile handset is just a SMS away.
Malaysia to issue e-Visa for tourists from India
Looking at the increased tourist arrivals in Malaysia from India, Malaysia is working out modalities to issue electronic visa (e-visa).
Multi-lingual version of Windows XP Starter edition launched
‘Windows XP Starter Edition for India,’ the latest version of the local language operating system introduced in the country last year. The new version provides multi-language support.
Benchmarking Excellence in Public Service Delivery in India
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Since the past 50 years and more the Government of India has been constantly endeavouring to bring efficiency, particularly in public service delivery through more accountability, transparency and responsiveness.
ICT Policy in Indonesia
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
APWKomitel (Associations of Community Internet Centre), work closely with various ICT and Police Departments in Indonesia aspiring to develop a good Internet policy for both (cybercafe) in urban areas and (telecentres) in rural areas.
Cyber Law in India
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Rapid diffusion nature of the digital technology enables related crimes to escape the grip of cyber laws. Hence there is an urgent need to develop more technology-effective cyber laws much ahead of the rapid technological changes.
Media Lab Asia: Story Retold
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Though an administrative mess and a flop by bureaucratic standards, the interesting thing about the short-term interaction of Media Lab Asia with the MIT, Indian NGO community and India
