Government Initiates AGRISNET Scheme for Farmers

AGRISNET envisages promotion of e-Governance by use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT). The objective of the programme is to provide IT enabled services to farmers

Use of ICT and biometrics will bring transparency in MGNREGA : Agatha Sangma, Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Government of India, India

The Rural Housing Division has recently launched IAY Management Information System (IAY-MIS) software

Carbon Neutral Development

[This article was published in the June 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The route to a green data centre is marked by complex issues that require an understanding of hardware and software and a good understanding of power, cooling and networking.

Capacity Building of Youth is the Key : Dr Mukul Sangma, Chief Minister Meghalaya

Dr Mukul Sangma is a great believer of change and while it has been just over a month that he has taken over as the state Chief Minister, he is already talking about rolling out quality education and health facilities to trigger high growth

MIS for Panchayats Will Bring in Transparency : Dr Sudhir Krishna, Additional Secretary- Ministry of Panchayati Raj, India

For this Karnataka cadre 1977-batch IAS officer with diverse experience, e-Literacy of the Panchayat members is a key focus area. Speaking to Prachi Shirur and Gayatri Maheshwary of e-Gov, Dr Sudhir Krishna informs on how ICT is being used to bring in transparency and efficiency in the working of the Pachayats.

Business News: April 2010

[This article was published in the April 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Business News: April 2010

Towards Overcoming the Knowledge Island Syndrome

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

Following its predecessors, the Telecentre Forum 2009 held on 26-27 August 2009 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad during the eIndia 2009 conference, provided a knowledge sharing platform to telecentre stakeholders from around the world.

Administrative Reforms:Core Objective : Rajni Razdan, Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions

There are several projects across the country that are being supported under

Core Infrastructure Ready by mid 2009 : A K Srivastava, Government of Meghalaya, India

We are now in a dialogue with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to provide high speed broadband connectivity to all the 225 CSCs through Wi-MAX network as soon as possible

Administrative Reforms: Core Objective : Rajni Razdan, Secretary, (AR & PG)

How does e-Governance contribute to the fulfilment of the mandate of DAR&PG?