Telecentres for development: The next 20 years?
[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Bridges to the Future in India
[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The central philosophy of the Bridges to the Future Initiative (BFI) Programme is to bridge the digital divide between the ICT haves and ICT have-nots, by extending learning opportunities to those most in need.
Six winners awarded at Microsoft Government leadership summit
Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. announced the winners of its second
Wi-fi for Eye Care in Rural Tamil Nadu
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
With an estimated 15 million visually challenged people, India is home to the largest blind population in the world. The main causes are cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. Thanks to the new technology used at Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni – thousands of villagers are now able to receive timely eye care.
IIT Delhi Professor proposed Integrated model for information sharing.
Dr. Pankaj Jalote, Professor at IIT Delhi’s computer science and engineering department is designing a information sharing model to integrate the verification process of government departments.
Cyber criminals rely on mind games to loot people
McAfee has recently announced the results of a groundbreaking study that details the psychological games and other tactics, which cyber-criminals use in social engineering scams propagated through junk e-mails.
Telemedicine Gets a Human Face
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This initiative of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka endeavours to take the dividends of the highly specialized field of human genetics to rural communities through an ICT platform, and draws on the infrastructure facilities of the newest Nenasala at the Kurunegala Hospital and that of the Koslanda Nenasala.
Sri Lanka’s ICT industry champion
[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
CSDMS had the good fortune of being associated with Samaranayake during the eAsia2007 conference in Malaysia.
ICTs and indigenous people
[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Asia contains the majority, about 70 percent, of the world
