Bihar to emulate e-Seva, adopt e-Governance soon : Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, Secretary, Science & Technology, Government of Bihar, India, India

Clearly, the State of Bihar is in the throes of adopting e-Governance soon. With the new Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the State has again become hopeful to see things moving at a fast pace. Currently, there is not much to showcase but Bihar would certainly like to emulate the most popular project e-Seva, which is easy to replicate, says Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, Secretary, Science & Technology, Government of Bihar, to Anuradha Dhar from egov.

Goa to formulate plan for e-Governance

The government in the Indian state Goa would formulate a plan for e-Governance in the state through public-private-partnership.

E-Governance major focus on second day of LinuxAsia Convention

Speaking at the e-Governance Forum at the ongoing LinuxAsia 2006, project called ‘e-databank’ was announced based on open-source

e-Government in Bihar

[This article was published in the February 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

At a time when India is in the grip of an IT revolution with most of the States in the country taking a plunge and effectively moving towards e-Governance, the State of Bihar simply does not want to lag behind.

Gyanodaya PC purchase programme in India

The Government of the Indian state Karnataka, in collaboration with Intel, has announced ‘Gyanodaya’, a Government Assisted PC Purchase Program which aims to encourage PC adoption among State Government employees and bridge the digital divide by providing easy and affordable PC purchase options.

e-Governance yet to become SMART in eastern India

The simple, moral, accountable, responsive and transparent (SMART) objective of e-Governance in the Indian state Orissa is yet to be flfilled although the State Government is claimed to have computerised tehsils and block-level administration and has initiated the process of computerisation of land records.

Hackers attack e-Governance project in Indian state

The AP State Wide Area Network (APSWAN), Andhra Pradesh Government’s e-Governance project in India was attacked by hackers in an abortive attempt to steal information.

Enforcing “rule of justice” through e-Governance

[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Understanding the benefits of the use of ICTs in the larger interest of the public, the Indian Apex Court has also become conscious to make it judicially applicable for the deliverance of justice appropriately.

Uttar Pradesh: Riding high on Lokvani success : Zohra Chatterji, IT Secretary, Government of Utter Pradesh

Going by the general notion Uttar Pradesh (UP) is not a state in India to look for IT advancements. But this myth has been broken now. After the success of its unique model for citizen grievance redressal system,

Potholes in the free-way

[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Asia-Pacific countries are adopting public sector reforms to better compete in the regional and global economy by strengthening markets and individual choice and in turn economic growth and poverty reduction.