What is e-Government all about? For whom is it meant? Does it merely signify computerisation? Is much of it that’s happening today merely hype? Can e-Government impact policy, technology, administrative and citizens’ issues?
"Out of the 215 nominations this year, one of the eight prestigious Public Service Awards is being given to India -- to the Bhagidari Cell, at the Office of the Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi," UN information officer Oisika Chakrabarti told IANS.
Ein internationales Konsortium aus indischen und US-amerikanischen Unternehmen will zusammen mit der Weltbank tausende indische Dörfer mit Internetanschlüssen ausstatten. Im Rahmen des geplanten Projektes sollen in rund 5.000 Dörfern auf dem Subkontinent Internetzentren oder -läden entstehen, berichtet die New York Times. Ziel der Initiative ist es demnach, der Landbevölkerung Zugang zu Services wie E-Government, Online-Banking oder zu Bildungsangeboten zu verschaffen.
Officials of Wyse Technology of San Jose, California said their company is teaming up with Comat Technologies Ltd., a Bangalore computer consultantcy that is helping digitize Indian land records as part of a government rural development push.
At a seminar on ‘Bridging the Digital Divide: Towards Developing CSR Strategy and Business Model, organised by the Indian Ministry of Communications and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), many companies shared their plans to sell their products in Indian villages using information technology. The seminar was on how to use ICTs for achieving socio-economic development in the fields of education, health and poverty reduction.
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