Future of Information Storage is ‘Virtual’

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Growth in information is forcing a transformation in the IT sector. The acceleration in the pace of growth in information will only gather momentum, with the next four years expected to see a five-fold increase in information from 486 extabytes to 2502 extabytes, according to the Digital Universe Study done by IDC. Interestingly, 70% of this information explosion is going to be created by the private domain with more photos, videos, social networking and many other applications coming into play and mobile Internet becoming more popular.

Apprehending Innovations

If we consider ICT to be a new set of technologies, then we could conjecture that whatever happens in the […]

Child Online Protection

[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

A first step towards a discussion on Child online Protection in India, was taken by organising a session at eINDIA2009, at Hyderabad on August 26, 2009 to interact with varied stakeholders ranging from Central and State Government departments, Educational Institutions, Private Sector and multilateral agencies such as the UNICEF, UNESCO and UN Solution Exchange ICTD.

Empowering Disabled Communities In Asia

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

In a perfect world, all children would be born alike, each with fully-functional physical faculties and equal ability as students, to learn, live and apply those skills and knowledge for life.