e-Goverenance System launched in Indian state – Maharashtra
Decision Support System for (DES) was launched by Blue Star Infotech for the Government of Maharashtra’s Directorate of Economics and Statistics.
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Digital Panchayats Launched in Central Indian State of Madhya Pradesh
Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia launched the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) project in the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh which aims at setting up a dynamic and interactive website for every Panchayats.
Maharashtra BOOTing on to ICT@Schools Programme : Sanjay Kumar, School Education, Government of Maharashtra, India
Teachers are the hardware of education delivery system, we need to invest in them to achieve education goals
Setting Quality Standards in Schools : Meera Balachandran, The Education Quality Foundation of India, India
The Education Quality Foundation of India was founded in 2007 by Dr Anjlee Prakash with an aim to set quality standards in schools and help them achieve better levels of quality in terms of infrastructure, teaching methods, content etc.
e-Governance not Beneficial for the Poor in India: Survey
India Corruption Study- 2007 by Transparency International India and the Centre for Media Studies has proved that computerisation of front-end government services, e-Governance, citizen charters and social audits have controlled corruption involving upper and middle classes but have not helped the poor.
Computer Curriculum in Elementary Schools
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Computer education provides a unique opportunity for boosting natural ways of learning. Integration of ICT into the school curriculum
SDC: The Store House of Information : Dr. Kshatrapati Shivaji, Secretary IT-Government of Maharashtra, India
“SDC is one of the most sophisticated component of the e-Governance project in India for which experts with specific skill sets such as security, software, hardware are required. Besides these, managing the entire activities of different departments of the government is also crucial,” says Dr. Kshatrapati Shivaji, Secretary IT, Government of Maharashtra
SNDT: Empowering Women Through Distance Education : Dr. Chandrakant Puri, Director- Centre for Distance Education, SNDT University, India
Digital Learning talks to Dr. Chandrakant Puri, Director, Centre for Distance Education, SNDT University
Equiping teachers to unleash learners’ creativity easy now!
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Despite great advancement in information and commun-ication technology, its use in facilitating quality and accessible teaching experience has been very minimal in the commonwealth countries of Asia and South East Asia.
