Gujarat Catching up with e-Governance
Gujarat, under chief minister Narendra Modi, is now trying hard to catch up with IT initiatives. With Tata’s Nano plant …
Current Status on State Wide Area Network
The Centre has released 478 crore rupees for providing connectivity to all Blocks/Tahsils/ District and State Headquarters under the “State Wide Area Network” (SWAN) scheme…
Ministry’s First Community Radio
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has launched its first-ever community radio in collaboration with an NGO…
National ID Cards
Just in time before general elections, the Centre is serious about completing the pilot project of issuing multi-purpose national identity cards (MNICs) to citizens by March 2009.
Manipal University Campus WLAN enabled
Manipal University Campus will use WLAN Switch which will integrates Wi-Fi, Mesh Wireless, RFID and other RF technologies into one of India
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.
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.
Online test for Learner’s Driving Licence in Delhi
Learner’s driving licence test is being computerised in India’s capital city – New Delhi. The system was introduced at the new zonal transport office at Vasant Vihar in south-west Delhi. Transport Minister Haroon Yusuf innaugurated the system.
Coal Mines to be e-Monitored : Coal India
The Central Mine Planning and Designing Institute (CMPDI), a Coal India subsidiary announced the use of satellite based surveillance system to monitor mining and land reclamation activities for all opencast mining projects under the CIL command area.
Tripura Hires PwC to Audit its SWAN, Makes it India’s First Third Party Auditor of the Project
PwC (Price waterhouse Coopers) has become the third party audit (TPA) agency for Tripura SWAN (State Wide Area Network) for a period of five years. Selected by a limited tender process by Department of Information Technology (DIT), they have become India’s first third party auditor for the project.
