Bihar to emulate e-Seva, adopt e-Governance soon : Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, Secretary, Science & Technology, Government of Bihar, India, India

Clearly, the State of Bihar is in the throes of adopting e-Governance soon. With the new Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the State has again become hopeful to see things moving at a fast pace. Currently, there is not much to showcase but Bihar would certainly like to emulate the most popular project e-Seva, which is easy to replicate, says Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, Secretary, Science & Technology, Government of Bihar, to Anuradha Dhar from egov.

HP, NEPAD e-Africa Commission and Government of Mozambique sign MOU

HP has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Mozambique and the e-Africa Commission, paving the way for the launch of the third NEPAD e-School in the Southern African region.

Microsoft signs Action Plan with Mozambican Government

The Mozambican government and the computer giant Microsoft adopted a plan of action under which Mozambique will benefit from funding and computer products from Microsoft in order to implement the government’s computerisation programme.

Telecentre sustainability requires a balanced approach of both financial and developmental goals : Mark Surman, Telecentre Support Network, telecentre.org

telecentre.org is a new initiative aimed at building the capacity of people working in telecentres around the world. The main way we do this is by supporting networks that provide support, training and information sharing services to telecentres in a particular country or region. This support for networks includes a combination of social investments and support services.

Telecentre sustainability requires a balanced approach of both financial and developmental goals : Mark Surman, Telecentre Support Network

telecentre.org is a new initiative aimed at building the capacity of people working in telecentres around the world.

Media workshop for more coverage on ICTs

[This article was published in the September 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The Media in Africa still has a long way to go in challenging the implementation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) policies in the economic and social development of the continent.

Telecentres in Africa:Accelerating community development

[This article was published in the September 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Since the past few years, there has been a growing interest on part of the governments, private sector

Insight:Local content, local people, local languages

[This article was published in the June 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Poor people must be able to express and communicate locally relevant knowledge in local languages if they are to shape the decisions that affect their livelihoods