ITI diversifies into e-Governance and datacentre
Indian Telephones Industries Limited has diversified into e-governance and datacenters with the hope of alternate sources of revenues to survive the recession.
Ludhiana easiest city to do business in India, says IFC
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in the first city-specific study of its kind, has said Ludhiana, the industrial hub in Punjab, is the easiest location to do business in India.
Decentralisation Must For Successful e-Governance
[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
e-Governance projects always throws up some crucial challenges in the form of rising cost due to usage of proprietary softwares and technology, mere digitisation rather than Business Process Re-engineering, frequent transfer of IT secretaries, and lack of awareness among officials about the larger impact of e-Governance projects.
Public Safety and Security
[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
As a part of knowledge exchange series egov recently held a round table conference on Public Safety and Security in New Delhi. Previously also egov has had knowledge exchange seminar/ discussions on the role of IT in managing a municipality and digital inclusion: pathway for economic development. The round table was chaired by M.P. Narayanan, President, CSDMS.
Digital Inclusion: A Pathway for Economic Development
[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Conference, hosted by Centre for Science, Development, and Media Studies (CSDMS) in association with Intel and UN Solution Exchange, has become the place for those with an interest in digital inclusion to meet, mingle and deliberate over the latest in policy developments, technological advances, and ground-level best practice. Luminaries from the domain of digital inclusion were invited to take their places at
Quintessential Device
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
National News: April 2009
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
DIT to Soon Make Software That can Read All Indian Languages
Jainder Singh, Secretary, Department of Information Technology (DIT) inaugurating a conference on
Movements
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Executive Movements
DIT to Soon Make Software That can Read All Indian Languages
Jainder Singh, Secretary, Department of Information Technology (DIT) inaugurating a conference on ‘Common Service Centres: The Change Agents’ recently said that by the end of September this year, the Department of Information Technology (DIT) will have readied software tools and fonts which can help personal computers (PCs) and websites decipher content in the country
Certified Course on Internet Surfing For Just Rs 125
Learn internet surfing for just Rs 125 at 2,000-odd Sify cybercafes through the country in just a ten hour course. Participants completing this course will be issued a certificate jointly by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and Sify Technologies and the certificate is signed by the Secretary, Department of Information Technology (DIT).
