Digital divide and strategic priorities of national e-Strategy

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

Microfinance In India

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

Building strong microfinance institutions entails improving governance, professionalising management, strengthening internal controls and accounting practices, and introducing low-cost ways of doing business

Crisil’s Microfinance Initiatives

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

CRISIL is now the only mainstream credit rating agency in India to receive accreditation from CGAP for microfinance grading.

e-Governance in progress in Malawi

Over 70 percent of government ministries and departments in Malawi will be electronically connected as one way of promoting efficient communication among civil servants in the delivery of service to the public.

Benchmarking Excellence in Public Service Delivery in India

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

Since the past 50 years and more the Government of India has been constantly endeavouring to bring efficiency, particularly in public service delivery through more accountability, transparency and responsiveness.

Integrating ICT into Education

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

Whenever Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are mentioned, many people immediately think of computers and the Internet.

ICT for Agriculture in Tanzania

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

If a peasant can send a 40-page trade document from Tanzania to Cuba for just 40 cents of one US$, there is no doubt that modern ICT are cost-effective and hence efficient in poverty reduction.

Bihar to emulate e-Seva, adopt e-Governance soon : Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, Secretary, Science & Technology, Government of Bihar, India, India

Clearly, the State of Bihar is in the throes of adopting e-Governance soon. With the new Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the State has again become hopeful to see things moving at a fast pace. Currently, there is not much to showcase but Bihar would certainly like to emulate the most popular project e-Seva, which is easy to replicate, says Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, Secretary, Science & Technology, Government of Bihar, to Anuradha Dhar from egov.

ICTD Project Newsletter

[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Legal marginalisation is prevalent in varied extent in the developed, developing and underdeveloped world. Democracy in itself is not a comprehensive guarantee to attain justice.

Development Gateway’s Special Report

[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In the lead-up to the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Phase II in November 2005, the Development Gateway