[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
A first step towards a discussion on Child online Protection in India, was taken by organising a session at eINDIA2009, at Hyderabad on August 26, 2009 to interact with varied stakeholders ranging from Central and State Government departments, Educational Institutions, Private Sector and multilateral agencies such as the UNICEF, UNESCO and UN Solution Exchange ICTD.
[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Nowadays, ICT has become all pervasive and easy accessible to everyone and almost everywhere. In the current scenario it is not relevant if one uses ICT, but rather how one uses it
[This article was published in the September 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
eINDIA 2009 is a unique platform for knowledge sharing in different domains of ICT for development and facilitates,
multi-stakeholder partnerships and networking among governments, industry, academia and civil society organisations of different countries, including the host country- India. The objective is to bring together ICT experts, practitioners, business leaders and stakeholders of the region onto one platform, through keynote addresses, paper presentations, thematic workshops and exhibitions.
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
“With all records in place and a click away, the system has become transparent and it is easy to rectify any problem. Earlier, identifying a problem itself was a time consuming task.”
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Oman aimed at promoting collaboration on Information communication Technology (ICT) matters; specifically focussed on the use of ICT in government and various economic clusters but not limited to only education, justice and law and trade and customs. This MoU has been signed between Information Technology Authority (ITA) and Infocommunications Development Authority (IDA), Singapore.
In order to check national Electronic Identity (eID), the European Commission launched a pilot project
The Jan Seva Kendra of Gandhinagar Collectorate has received the Stockholm Challenge Award-2008 for innovative use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in governance.
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry of Thailand has formulated ICT strategies for the next three years to promote the country as ICT hub of Asia.
Microsoft has launched the Smart Women programme in Malta, which will provide free training in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at different levels, as well as childcare facilities, also free of charge.
