5th National Summit Serving the Common Man Through e-Governance

[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The 5th National Summit Serving the Common Man Through e-Governance: Sharing of Experience, the premiere annual event of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) on e-Governance in India was successfully organised by ASSOCHAM in alliance with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and Centre for e-Governance on 18th April 2008 at New Delhi

Indian Govt. to spend INR 7K crore a year in IT augmentation

The Indian Government is planning to spend more than INR 7000 crore every year to purchase computers and IT enabled services. The Government is planning to make it mandatory for all departments to allocate 2-3% of their total planned expenditure on IT and IT-related services.

IT to Stimulate Democratic Participation

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

The egov India 2007 conference was part of the eINDIA 2007 event.

Biometric payment tracking under NREGP

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

Biometric payment tracking under NREGP

e-Governance to be fully operational in 3 years in Uttar Pradesh, India

According to the Chief Secretary of an Indian state of Uttar Pradesh NC Bajpai , e-governance would be fully operational in all government departments of the State in three years

IBM signs MoU with Uttar Pradesh on IT education

IBM Global Services India has signed a deal with the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government, India, to promote IT education at the grassroots level as well as build capacity and improve skills of the IT workforce. The programme is called Initiative to Nurture a Vibrant IT Ecosystem (INVITE).

APC Regional Consultation Meeting, 19-21 April, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh

[This article was published in the June 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) organised a regional consultation meeting on ICT Policy in South Asia from the 19th till 21st April, 2006 at BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka.

Rajeev Chawla, IT Secretary, Government of Karnataka, India

The three critical factors for Bhoomi success in Karnataka were the following: