egov 5Thought Leaders: May2009
egov 5Thought Leaders: May2009

[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Radical changes are always commissioned by few eminent men. These founding fathers foresaw betterment of their fellowmen through ICTs. We salute these thought leaders and introduce to you some of their masterstrokes in field of ICTs in India.

National Mission on Education @ INR 4,612 Cr.
National Mission on Education @ INR 4,612 Cr.

Under the National Mission on Education through Information Communication Technology (ICT), government of India has approved a central scheme to use the ICT in providing personalised and interactive knowledge modules to students, a step aimed at increasing enrollment rate by five per cent in higher education, by the year 2012…

Broadband Connectivity in India
Broadband Connectivity in India

In order to expand broadband connectivity to rural areas under the purview of Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), the Indian Telegraph Rules have been amended. The Indian Telegraph has added stream IV under the title ‘Provision of broadband connectivity to villages in a phased manner’.

NKC Second Report to Nation
NKC Second Report to Nation

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Knowledge Commission (NKC) has recently released the 2nd annual

Scaling telecentres for development
Scaling telecentres for development

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Making the Connection: Scaling Telecenters for Development, a free guide included as a CD with this publication, is written for those involved in the planning, deployment, and management of telecentres.

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