Soon villagers of Bihar would be able to access Internet in their villages. The State Government has initiated a plan to take information technology to the grass root level by setting up the common service centre, called Vasudha.
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The vision of the empowered patient is still lagging behind reality, but now e-health offers the opportunity for patient empowerment.
[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Pune Municipal Corporation has initiated
Intel Corporation has launched World Ahead Program in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh. The programe includes education initiatives also in effort to provide people in developing countries with the benefits of better, faster access to ICT.
Portugal government ministers presented 5000 computers to people across the country as part of the drive to get the whole country on-line.
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India ranks 44 among 122 countries throughout the world with a network readiness score of 4.06 (The Network Readiness Index 2006-2007 Rankings).
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have strongly endorsed a summit to be held in 2007, which aims to boost information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure in Africa to advance development on the continent. The Connect Africa Summit, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 29 to 30 October, will bring together the private sector, governments and international organizations so as to seek ways to address the
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The linkage between university and disadvantaged communities in creating opportunities to access updated information, has been considered a successful model.
Dharamshala, the home of Dalai Lama in India is fully covered with wireless connection. Here, the head priest teaches his followers through computers.
