State Data Centre at Technopark
R.L. Bhatia the Governor of Kerala (India) said that the government of Kerala would set up a State Data Centre (SDC) at Technopark.
KERALA
Swan Projects Completed in Three States
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu have successfully implemented State-Wide Area Network (SWAN), the backbone infrastructure for rolling out the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). All the three states have opted for the private-public partnership (PPP) mode for the project.
Acer Adopts Strategy of Freshest Technology First : W S Mukund, Managing Director, Acer India
“It is our intention to successfully partner with various governments and government agencies to bring technology closer to the common man. From that perspective we will focus on customising our offerings to suit key project needs, align ourselves with strategic partner organisations who also address this space to offer robust and cost effective solutions in response to project needs…” , tells W S Mukund, Managing Director, Acer India, in conversation with egov magazine
Compendium Best Papers
[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
11th National Conference on e-Governance
Leader in e-Readiness : Dr. Ajay Kumar, Secretary, IT, Government of Kerala
Ajay Kumar is a member of the Indian Administrative Services with 22 years of experience. His area of expertise include e- Readiness and the measurement of the impact of ICTs to foster economic, social and knowledge growth of countries.
Towards Quality, Equity and Excellence
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The total allocation for education has risen to Rs. 32,352 crore in 2007-08, an increase by 34% over the previous year. An education cess (@ 2% on major Central taxes) was introduced to raise resources for providing universal elementary education.
Medical value travel
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
When a new industry starts to flourish, we start analysing the whys and wherefores, and the learning that comes out of it most often is- when there is a demand somewhere, chances are that it will meet with supply in India- a country full of resources. Could the IT success have been replicated?
Gujarat wins the award for best e-governed state
Gujarat has received the Best e-Governed State Award for 2006-2007 year at the convention of 42nd Computer Society of India (CSI). Gujarat has received awards in four categories, best e-Governed state, best e-Governed Department (health and family welfare), best e-Governance G2B project for e-Procurement and also for VAT Informations System.
ISRO sets up 291 VRCs to benefit rural India
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has established 291 Village Resource Centres (VRCs) to provide integrated services, including tele-education, tele-medicine, natural resources information and skill development in rural India.
Open source and education
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Open Source Software/Free Software OSS/FS) or FLOSS or FOSS is a recent phenomenon which has revolutionised the software industry.
