Pragya Kendra Turns around the life of Imamudin Khan

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

In Palamau Zone, the life of young people living in rural areas is always turbulent. On the one end, they are drifted by centrifugal forces working against the interests of the government. On the other hand, government is far away from them, with limited support forthcoming, which drove them to lead a hopeless and helpless life. Many young people were caught unaware in the vortex of these two forces.

State of Common Service Centres in Andhra Pradesh

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

Department of Information and Technology (IT), Government of India launched the National eGovernance Plan (NeGP) in 2006, with the prime objective to deliver

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.

NREGS on ICT Mode in AP : Dr. Padma, Joint Director, Rural Development, Andhra Pradesh

“With all records in place and a click away, the system has become transparent and it is easy to rectify any problem. Earlier, identifying a problem itself was a time consuming task.”

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”

Tapping ICT potential : S Ramakrishnan, C-DAC, India

C-DAC was given the mandate and privilege to take the initiative for aggregating a minimal set of Indian language software tools and fonts in all the 22 languages and release them free in the next couple of years

Dinesh Nandwana

Dinesh Nandwana Chairman, Vakrangee Softwares Ltd. “Our company has scalability and we have 14 years of experience in executing mission-mode […]

Politicians

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

Integrated Government Financial Management : Adaire Fox-Martin, Vice President of the Public Services group for SAP

As Vice President of the Public Services group for SAP’s Asia Pacific Division, Adaire Fox-Martin oversees the strategic direction and activities in the area of public services in the health, education and defence sectors across the region and executive relationships with customers and partners. Ms. Fox-Martin is a key member of the SAP leadership team and plays a lead role in delivering SAP’s offering to public secto

Intel: Wedded to Integrated Technology Solutions in Healthcare – Making deep inroads in home healthcare : Chris S. Thomas, Chief Strategist Intel Corporation

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