Digital Networks for Farmers:Ushering market-led agriculture extension
[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This paper deals with the government
INDIA
9-10 July 2004, New Delhi, India:Mission 2007
[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences in New Delhi hosted
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 And still the website is outdated and poorly maintained.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.
Promoting local content in global market
[This article was published in the June 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This article presents a web based application software package RuralBazar, which could become the means for sharing local content produced by rural communities with global consumers.
Insight:Local content, local people, local languages
[This article was published in the June 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Poor people must be able to express and communicate locally relevant knowledge in local languages if they are to shape the decisions that affect their livelihoods
Department of posts enters the e-world
Today, e-post is a reality all over India and a large share of the credit goes to Andhra Pradesh for pioneering it. The department of posts for the Andhra Pradesh circle has spearheaded the
States spend on e-Gov to touch Rs 15,000 Cr: Nasscom
As per Nasscom (National Association of Software and Service Companies) study, State governments will spend close to a staggering Rs 15,000 crore on computing their operations over the next five years. The government sector accounted for nine per cent of the total IT spend in India in 2002, which is estimated to go up to 15 per cent of the total IT spend in the next five years, the study said.
