India to e-connect 600,000 villages
In a bid to bridge digital divide, India is embarking on an ambitious project to connect 600,000 villages. Called as
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Students to handle e-Governance in Indian state
Engineering students in Karnataka will now handle e-Governance initiatives of the state government. In a novel scheme aimed at addressing e-Governance glitches faced by several government departments, the Board for IT Education Standards (BITES) in association with the IT department and IBM has launched Project INVITE (Initiative to Nurture a Vibrant Information Technology Ecosystem).
Hughes keen on e-Governance tie-up with UP in India
Hughes, a major company in satellite networking technology is holding talks with the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government in India for providing e-Governance solutions.
e-Governance readiness in Gulf progressing
The recent e-Governance readiness report compiled in a report by the United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs (UNDESA), informs about the increasing trend of e-Government readiness in UAE which reached 50 percent as compared to 91 percent for United States, which is leading the index.
Hughes collaborates for e-Government solutions in Uttar Pradesh, India
Satellite networking company, Hughes, is holding talks with the Uttar Pradesh government for providing e-government solutions.
e-Governance in Nepal
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The twentieth century brought huge development in the field of science and technology. Ironically, the same century, presented to new millennium, three billion people living in extreme poverty, 850 million people who are illiterate, more than 150 million children forced to work and 125 million who do not go to school.
International Academy of CIO
[This article was published in the May 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
For the people, the term CIO or Chief Information Officer is today no longer a new word. CIO Magazine
ICT in Bangladesh
Viewing the extended potential of e-Governance, Bangladesh very recently the Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology has developed an information technology (IT) policy for Bangladesh, which would help furthering ICT developments in the country.
Rise of Taiwan as ICT powerhouse
In the report’s Network Readiness Index (NRI), which reflects the degree of readiness of a country to benefit from Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development, Taiwan’s ranking soared eight places from 15th in 2004-2005 to seventh place among 115 countries.
State-wide Area Network (SWAN) is in progress at Manipur
Under the national e-Governance Plan (NeGP) by the Department of Information Technology, Government of India, the first phase of the installation work of State-wide Area Network (SWAN) in Manipur has been underway.
