Advocating Brand India

[This article was published in the January 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

By listening and by engaging, public diplomacy voices stand better chances of being heard and social media can help much

Let tech take backstage

[This article was published in the January 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

ICT is a great enabler, but e-Governance vision is best driven by those trained in the ethos of citizen service

It’s best served raw

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

Un-spun govt data, mixed with Internet technologies, often yields solutions that are instantly rewarding for societies

Good Governance Through e-Governance : Dr Rajeev Sharma, Director General, Centre for Good Governance, Andhra Pradesh

“The e-Governance policy should be a sequel to the policy on governance reform. We should bring governance reforms in focus first and then move on to executing e-Governance to achieve those objectives.”

50 issues young!

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

50 issues and  four and a half years has been our journey so far and it could not have been possible without the love, encouragement, appreciation and support of our authors, readers, advertisers and supporters from all across the globe.

National Award for e-Governance Bagged by Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh for its electronic gazette (e-gazette) project and Himachal Pradesh Police Web Portal (HIMPOL) for its ‘outstanding performance in citizen centric service delivery’, has bagged the National Award for e-governance 2008-2009 .

2008-09, Year of Capacity Building for e-Governance: North Eastern State

In another initiative towards promoting e-Governance in North-East India, the Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio declared 2008-09 as the Year of Capacity Building which will aim at reforms and renewing the system of governance and delivery of public services.

India: DIT plans to launch campaign for e-Governance project

The Department of Information Technology (DIT) is planning to launch a high-pitched awareness campaign for its INR 230 billion e-Governance project. The DIT has earmarked INR 0.15 billion for the campaign, which is likely to be launched around November 2008.

e-Governance Covenant Signed by 31 Municipalities in Philippines

Thirty-one municipalities have signed a covenant indicating their commitment to help each other implement e-Governance in Philippines a representative of a Canadian International Development Agency-funded project said. The covenant was signed a couple of weeks ago at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic Freeport Zone, Zambales.

Oman climbs to 84th in UN e-Govt survey

Oman is now holding 84th position in the e-Government readiness index. According to United Nations