1 Lakh Common Service Centres by July 2009

Government plans to establish One Lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) in 600,000 villages,to provide IT enabled services to the people in the rural areas.Out of which 18,000 CSCs have already been set up.The CSC roll out is part of Department of Information technology’s steps to support Infrastructure under the National E-Governance Plan for enabling anytime, anywhere delivery of government services. Department of Information Technology would provide calibrated support through policy interventions and appropriate financial support to create the basic infrastructure for these 100,000 proposed CSCs. All these CSCs are scheduled to be operational by July next year.

Transforming e-Governance for e-Society : N R Ganti, SQL Star, India

SQL Star is set to transform e-Governance for e-Society through guaranteeing quality services and improving access to those services

Executive Movement

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

Raju Sharma, has been posted as Mission Director (Joint Director rank), in the Department of Science and Technology, Tech Info Forecasting

IT @ HOSPITAL Survey 2008, West India

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

North India ahead of South in e-Network access

According to an assessment on ‘e-Governance initiatives’ undertaken by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), cities like Delhi, Chandigarh and Goa are rated best in terms of e-Network access but in terms of e-Network policies, Southern part of India is taking lead.

Resurgent Rajasthan Intel Initiatives Accelerating Progress

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

From landscapes to lives, everything is changing in Rajasthan. Radiating unparalleled energy and optimism, the educational reforms in the state have gone a long way in driving social and economic progress.

e-Governance not Beneficial for the Poor in India: Survey

India Corruption Study- 2007 by Transparency International India and the Centre for Media Studies has proved that computerisation of front-end government services, e-Governance, citizen charters and social audits have controlled corruption involving upper and middle classes but have not helped the poor.

India News

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

India news

Building Connections Around the World : R.K. Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director-Telecom Consultants India Limited (TCIL), India

“We were predominantly a wire line company when we initially started, now we have successfully diversified ourselves into the wireless space. We are also actively thinking in terms of joint ventures.” tells R.K. Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director, Telecommunication Consultants India Limited (TCIL) (A Government of India Enterprise), to egov magazine

With Scale Come Challenges! : Pial-Islam, Project Manager-Digital Ecosystem, World Economic Forum (WEF)

Interview