e-Governance: The Egyptian Experience
[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Can He Change the Game?
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Nandan Nilekani has been given the charge of the one of most important eGovernance projects -UID.
Nilekani to lead ambitious project of citizens ID card
Entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani has been chosen to lead the government’s ambitious project of providing its 1.1 billion-plus citizens with ID cards.
Pilot For Passport Seva Project to be Started in June 2009 by TCS
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is set to start the pilot launch of for the Passport Seva Project in June this year. This INR 1,000-crore ministry of external affairs project was awarded to TCS last year and the company will set up 79 passport seva kendras (PSK) as part of the project.
Single Universal Identification for all Indians by Early 2010
An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGOM) headed by the External Affairs Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherji has approved the establishment of a Unique Identity Authority for all residents of the country. The UID Authority will be set up under the Planning Commission.
e-Governance for All Spheres of Govt by 2020
Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) has suggested implementation of e-Governance in all spheres, at all levels of government by 2020 and proposed a legal framework for it in its report.
Implementation of Passport Seva Project
Bangalore and Chandigarh have been chosen as two cities from across India for the implementation of the Passport Seva Project. The Ministry of External Affairs in association with Tata Consultancy Services…
Unique Identity Number For All Residents of India By Early 2010
The Unique Identity Project seeks to assign a unique identity (UID) number to each individual in the country that would remain a permanent identifier right from birth to death of the individual…
Passport Alerts on Mobile
Passport Seva Project- The good news for ‘aam janta’ is that apart from the information of the progress of the passprt applications on web they would also be receiving alerts on their mobile numbers, that have been provided during filling of application, about the status of their application.
Passport Seva Project
At New Delhi,India,on October 13th 2008,Tata Consultancy Services announced that it has a signed a deal with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, for the Passport Automation Project – the largest mission-critical E-governance project valued at over Rs.10,000 million.
