Mobiles Penetration Boosts GDP
Mobiles Penetration Boosts GDP

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

There are important network effects which magnify the economic impact of mobiles on development when the level of mobile penetration exceeds a critical mass of around 25 percent.

The Government Leaders Forum
The Government Leaders Forum

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

Education, Healthcare and Sustainable Development came under the spotlight during this year

Building knowledge society with open and distance learning
Building knowledge society with open and distance learning

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

In spite of our significant efforts and achievements in the post-independent era in India even now one-third of the adult population is illiterate, only 12% of the school eligible age children complete 10th standard, and only 10% of the university eligible age group gets enrolled in our 18600 colleges and 360 Universities. Can conventional methods cope up this scale of educational challenges?

Open Source in Education
Open Source in Education

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

The open source software movement has received much well deserved attention within the Indian development community, but the time may be right for the academic community to adopt the precepts of open source to provide innovative instructional materials to the country

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