Interoperability through Standards Implementation

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

In its purest form, the objective of standards in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) area is to establish a common mechanism for two systems to interoperate through the implementation of a technical specification. The specification can cover data formats, protocols or other interfaces and practices, but the objective is essentially the same in each case. While standards can in some cases fulfill this objective, this is not an automatic, mechanical process guaranteed to succeed, and there are usually many challenges to achieving interoperability between different implementations of an ICT standard. Once these challenges are fully understood, the collaborative efforts of different implementers can often navigate these challenges and enhance interoperability.

Power Reforms: Challenges of Technology Standardisation

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

Power sector reforms were first initiated in India in 1992 by the Ministry of Power (MoP) to invite private investments in power generation to bridge the demand-supply gap.

News: Auguest 2009

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

India expects to collect INR 350 billion from the auction of third-generation (3G) radio spectrum, scheduled to happen by December this year. The auction would allow telecoms firms to offer services such as high-speed Internet and video downloads on mobile phones. The government had initially aimed to get INR 200 billion.

Towards a Digital Austria : Christian Rupp, Federal Executive Secretary,

“In the next few months, i2010 will become history. We are now developing the strategy for 2020. This means cross border services between EU member states with electronic identities and electronic signatures in the field of e-Government, e-Health and e-Procurement”

Going Online For Citizen Centric Services : J Raymond Peter, Commissioner, Transport Department, Andhra Pradesh

“The online slot booking for license application is an innovative idea.Under this, one has to first book a slot before appearing for a driving license test. Once booking is done, an acknowledgement mail is sent mentioning the appointment date. This system ensures exclusion of middlemen in the whole process”

Meeting Information Challenges for Improved Governance : Adaire Fox-Martin, Vice President of the Public Services group for SAP

As Vice President of the Public Services group for SAP

India’s Ambitious Solar Plan

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

A draft Indian government plan, obtained by Greenpeace, outlines plans for a national target of 20 Gigawatts of solar generation capacity by 2020.

Technology to Enable Power Sector Reforms: An Indian Perspective

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

With a demand supply gap of 66 billion units (~10%)1 and peak shortage of 16,000 MW (~15%), it is estimated that India needs to add nearly 80,000 MW

Powering a People Ready Business in Utilities

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

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Power IT

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

With a demand supply gap of 66 billion units and peak shortage of 16,000 MW, it is estimated that India needs to add nearly 80,000 MW of power generation capacity