Connect 2006, an Information Technology and Communications event jointly organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Tamil Nadu Government, with the theme of ‘creating a knowledge-driven ecosystem’ saw a total of over 80 speakers addressing various issues and challenges faced by the IT industry in Tamil Nadu, and an attendance of over 1,500 unique visitors.
Microsoft Bangladesh Country Manager Feroz Mahmud said that Information technology (IT) was the best means of power to eliminate poverty, while speaking as the chief guest at a function on ‘Partners in Learning’ programme jointly organised by Northern University Bangladesh (NUB) and Microsoft Bangladesh Limited on the NUB Rajshahi campus.
Tamil Nadu has a potential to achieve 25 percent share of the Indian market for Information, Communication and Technology, which is about $30 billion revenue across IT and ITES sectors.
As an e-Paper on the Internet, the daily newspaper of India, ‘The Hindu’ will be formally launched in digital form, on September 10, 2006.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has vowed that every step will be taken to harness the force of ICT to lift the quality of Philippine education and build a brighter future for the Filipinos.
The National Advisory Group on e-Governance held its first meeting at the Centre for e- Governance (India), under the Chairmanship of the Minister Communications & Information Technology, Dayanidhi Maran. On this occasion, Maran also released a CD containing the e-Governance Roadmaps of 15 states.
Brunei’s e-Government strategies should focus more sharply on the practical steps that need to be taken now in order to reach long-term goals, experts suggested.
[This article was published in the September 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Recently the Cabinet gave its approval to set up one lakh Common Service Centres. What implications does this have for the estimated 13,000 kiosks currently operational in the country? This article highlights some of the lessons learnt from the existing CSCs and the issues that need to betackled for the ambitious roll-out.
[This article was published in the September 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The culture of listening to the radio has almost disappeared.
The government will embark on reviewing its five-year master plan of the Information and Communication Technology strategy next month, the Special Presidential Assistant in charge of Information Communication and Technology, Mr Ibrahim Kaliisa, has said.
