Mission 2007 to establish knowledge centres in 6,00,000 villages
Mission 2007 to establish knowledge centres in 6,00,000 villages of India as envisioned by M.S.Swaminathan, chairman of the MSSR Foundation (MSSRF)and Mission chairperson.
New Telecom Policy to be developed by Government of India
The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Shakeel Ahmad has stated that the Government has proposed to develop a new National Telecom Policy.
Practicing e-content:Bringing Excellence in English Language Training : Vivek Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, LIQVID, India
‘LIQVID’, the e-learning company, which by definition means to take the shape of the mould, is built upon the idea […]
Motorola to invest US$100 million for cellphones and telecom in India
Motorola will invest US$100 million in India to set up a new facility for manufacturing of cellphones and telecommunication equipment.
ICT to dominate in the economy of Australia
Australian ICT ministry gives predominant thrust on ICTs in productivity drive of economy over next 20 years.
Ramco systems expands to Middle-east
Software solutions provider Ramco Systems is enhancing its presence in the Gulf and Middle East, entering at least three new markets
Malaysia to issue e-Visa for tourists from India
Looking at the increased tourist arrivals in Malaysia from India, Malaysia is working out modalities to issue electronic visa (e-visa).
Cyber Law in India
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Rapid diffusion nature of the digital technology enables related crimes to escape the grip of cyber laws. Hence there is an urgent need to develop more technology-effective cyber laws much ahead of the rapid technological changes.
Siemens to digitise vital events records for UK
About 250 million birth, death and marriage records held by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), UK, are to be data captured out of the southern Indian city Chennai. The city centre of Siemens Business Services (SBS) would help its parent to scan, digitise and index the records from the year 1837 to the present day.
ICT diffusion for socio-economic transformation
[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The realisation of the potential impact that ICTs can make on human development enabled the widespread diffusion of technology through a vertical and multilevel process giving access to the technology to disadvantaged communities and individuals.
