Building Applications and Infrastructure for e-Governance : Rohit Kumar, Country Head, Public sector, Microsoft India

Interview

Policing in the Information Age

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

Information Technology (IT) has created new opportunities to manage the police force better, and to investigate criminal cases more efficiently. At the same time,
it has given rise to increasing cyber-crimes. The police must gear up to face the increasing challenges on this front, and contribute to the healthy development of the IT sector in the country.

Production of Under-trial Prisoners through the Video-conferencing System

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

The delays in trials in courts has also taken menacing dimensions, leading to the overcrowding of prisons.

Indian Home Minister calls for Computerisatioin Process of Police Stations

The Home Minister of India, Shivraj Patel has stressed for the need to accelerate the computerisation process of the Police Stations in the country.