Can He Change the Game?
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Nandan Nilekani has been given the charge of the one of most important eGovernance projects -UID.
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Rajiv Project Mission Unaccomplished
[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
More than five crore rural citizens of Andhra Pradesh have been bereft of promises of utility payment services, land records and information services and computer literacy, with a key partner walking out of the prestigious PPP-mode RAJiv Internet Village Centres project amid challenges of its sustainability.
Management of Change as Basic Philosophy : Paul Faisal, Country Manager- HPC and Linux-Open source
For the government, HP provides several IT solutions which include development of new applications for document management
Tamil Nadu (India) Government receives best government website award
The official website of the Tamil Nadu Government has received the best government website award in the National Awards for e-Governance. The Central Government announced the national awards for e-Governance for 2007-2008.
Karnataka wins AGT Award for e-Governance
‘Nemmadi’, Karnataka Government’s ambitious e-Governance project has won the Asia’s premier Government Technology Award. Nemmadi is implemented to deliver various G2C and B2C services for the citizens of rural Karnataka.
Offices to be paperless in Karnataka (India)
The Karnataka Government will launch the ‘paperless office’ concept in its IT & BT department in cooperation with software giant, Microsoft. The concept will be introduced on a trial basis in the IT/BT Department and will be subsequently extended to other departments.
Use satellite technology for water management
The chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), G. Madhavan Nair, has called for the application of satellite technology for better water management in Kerala, India.
Rajiv Chawla receives Prime Minister’s prize in e-Governance
In India, Karnataka IAS officer Rajeev Chawla officer have been awarded for the Prime Minister’s prize for excellence in public administration for playing their major role in making Bhoomi.
HP uses Japanese e-Governance initiative in Karnataka, (India)
Hewlett-Packard (HP) India is using Japanese technology in e-Procurement platform of Karnataka.
Karnataka Governments sets online e-Procurement platform
In India, the Karnataka Government is taking initiative steps for e-Governance initiative by digitalising all contracts and procurement of various government departments.
