ICTD project workshop
[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Organised by the National Institute for Smart Government (NISG), the Make ICTs work for people:
INDIA
Technological Translations:India could be virtually food secure today
[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
We just need the political will to implement our technologies in the interests of our rural communities. This article explores how technology can impact on our collective stomach; on our very survival.
Jagriti:Revolutionising agriculture, the IT way
[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Petersberg Prize 2004:Grameen Bank-Village Phone awarded
[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Grameen Bank-Village Phone was chosen among the 200 nominees for the Development Gateway Foundation
Development Gateway Forum:The action points
[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This year more than 100 participants attended Development Gateway Forum from 39 countries on June 27 to 28 at the Petersberg center outside of Bonn, Germany.
A stitch in time saves nine
[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This issue of i4d magazine on agriculture and water could not have been more appropriate given the looming meteorological drought in India that has already affected about nine states.
Another government website not updated
Launched by the Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, amid much fanfare in February 2003, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) website – http://www.mcdonline.gov.in – shows stale information. A large amount of people’s money goes to the ECIL-SARK consortium that is responsible for maintaining the website. And still the website is outdated and poorly maintained. A lot of hue and cry was raised over it recently in its standing committee meeting.
Netting taxes: Online payment makes for better compliance
The introduction of online tax accounting system by the income-tax department from the begin-ning of this month is another step towards making tax compliance easier for taxpayers.
Hi-tech police post
Greater Noida, an upcoming suburb of Delhi, India will have better security as a hi-tech police staion opened up last week.
Adobe bullish on e-gov applications
Adobe Systems India, a fully-owned subsidiary of Adobe Systems Inc, a network publishing solutions provider, is bullish on e-governance applications.
