State Data Centre: Backbone for Service Delivery : S.P. Singh, Senior Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India

S P Singh has been with Department of Information Technology for over 25 years and held various positions. S.P. Singh has been involved in the preparation of National e-Governance Plan. He is also responsible for e-Governance implementation in Urban Local Bodies (Municipalities), Agriculture sector and e-Procurement which are very large and ambitious initiatives of the Government of India.

Setting New Benchmarks in Delivery of Government Services : M N Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology

M N Vidyashankar joined Indian Administrative Service in the year 1982 and served in the Ministry of Personnel and Public Grievances in Government of India. He obtained an M.B.A. Degree from Harvard Business School, Harvard University, USA. Currently he is working as Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology.

Next Three Years will be the Years of State MMPs : R. Chandrashekhar, Additional Secretary, e-Governance, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

How has the e-Governance scenario changed over the past three years? If I look back at the past three years, […]

Key Infrastructure in Place for e-Governance : Raj Kumar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Gujarat

As Secretary to Government of Gujarat in the Department of Science and Technology, the responsibilities of Raj Kumar include policy making and implementation for attracting private sector investments in the high technology areas such as Information Technology (IT) and Biotechnology (BT) and promotion of scientific temper among children and students community. In addition, he is also responsible for promoting e-Governance across the government departments and provide common infrastructure for the same.

Looking Back Moving Forward

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

It has been more than two years that I wrote an article, in this very magazine, about the National e-Governance Plan NeGP).

Punjab PWD to start e-tendering from Jan 2008

The Punjab (India) PWD (B&R) department has decided to introduce the revolutionary policy of e-tendering and e-procurement from January 2008 to ensure transparency and accountability in the functioning of department.

Indian Govt. to set up data centres in 28 states

The Union Government of India is ready to set up large number of data centres across the country to provide technological underpinning for initiatives under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP).

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.

A journey through three states

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

The crucial question to ask is if there is a gap in perceived benefits and those actually derived from such centres.

ICTD Project Review Workshop

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

It is time to take stock of the ICTD project since the project is now moving into its final phase with only a few months to go before the project ends.