The Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry of India has strongly disapproved the idea of ‘one-laptop-per-child’ (OLPC) being aggressively marketed by Nicholas Negroponte of MIT Media Laboratory. HRD contends that spending Rs 450 crore on digital empowerment can be better spent on primary and secondary education.
[This article was published in the July 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
GKP International Forum on Cross-Sector Partnerships 2006 was held in Hotel Hilton, Colombo, Sri Lanka from 8-9th May 2006, followed by GKP Annual meeting. Global
[This article was published in the July 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Grammteller, a low-cost ATM machine, developed by the Telecommunications Network (TeNet) Group of IIT, Chennai is being tested in the metropolis at two places. The kiosk
A series of new reports have again raised questions about the security of electronic voting machines, with one report identifying multiple vulnerabilities.
In an effort to upgrade and renovate the administration system in the state, Bidar police in Karnataka, India, is introducing IT in its administration system.
Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Jamaica, stated that the collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Youth and the technology arm of his Ministry, as one that had resulted in the creation of an effective Information Communication Technology (ICT) policy for the country.
Going a step ahead of e-Ticketing, the Indian Railway is thinking on the lines of introducing home delivery of tickets. Indian Railway is in talk with Reliance Infocomm for developing a programme to make ticketing via SMS possible. The Railway Ministry believes that this could turn out to be a money churner.
The Government of Jamaica is planning to give an opportunity to physically disabled persons in the country to learn valuable computer skills, so that they can reap best results by making use of it. This is being facilitated through the government’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training for Persons with Disabilities Programme, which is currently being run by the National Youth Service (NYS).
Grameen Foundation, a global non-profit organization that combines microfinance with new technologies to empower the world’s poorest people and Local GSM network operator, MTN RwandaCell are launching Village Phone Rwanda, an innovative new joint venture.
