Internet users in China has jumped by nearly 20 percent

China’s population of Internet users has jumped by nearly 20 percent over the past year to 123 million, with broadband access soaring.

DoT orders ISPs to block few bloggings

In India, millions of domestic Internet users cannot access some of the world

Practicing e-content:Bringing Excellence in English Language Training : Vivek Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, LIQVID, India

‘LIQVID’, the e-learning company, which by definition means to take the shape of the mould, is built upon the idea […]

China in a mission to purify Internet environment

In response to the spread of illegal and unhealthy information through the blogs and search engines in China, the Chinese government has taken a step forward to control it.

India: HRD ministry rejects OLPC idea of MIT Media Lab

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.

GKP International Forum and Members Meeting, 8-10 May 2006, Colombo, Sri Lanka

[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

Augmenting PURA initiative through cost-effective implementation

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

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Low-cost rural ATM with biometric sensor in India

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 question mark on security of e-Voting

A series of new reports have again raised questions about the security of electronic voting machines, with one report identifying multiple vulnerabilities.

Bidar police in Karnataka goes hi-tech

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.