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The government will invest around USD 200 million in next four years to strengthen cyber security infrastructure. "We have 1.2 billion people and will be largest in terms of population country in the world in years to come. This (cyber crime) affect us perhaps much more than any other country in the world," Telecom and

e-Governance in India has celebrated a string of successes in 2012. Going from strength to strength on a robust ICT platform, many new initiatives in e-Governance have been launched and the existing initiatives have been further strengthened. 2012 saw the country moving closer to the goal of setting up more than 100,000 Common Service Centres. The work on National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) is on schedule and the idea of providing 100 Mbps Broadband connectivity to all the Gram Panchayats is likely to be achieved by the end of 2013. The government has also made a move towards creation of enabling framework for direct cash transfers to the account of deserving beneficiaries. The UIDAI has made significant progress in the year 2012 and many new e-Governance initiatives are expected to utilise the UIDAI in the year 2013.

Higher priority sector targets for foreign banks should bring new skills in farm and SME lending which public sector banks could pick up, the Reserve Bank has said. "We require foreign banks in the country and also in agriculture. They can bring in product innovation in lending to agriculture and SMEs rather than derivatives," said RBI deputy governor [...]

Higher priority sector targets for foreign banks should bring new skills in farm and SME lending which public sector banks could pick up, the Reserve Bank has said. "We require foreign banks in the country and also in agriculture. They can bring in product innovation in lending to agriculture and SMEs rather than derivatives," said RBI deputy governor [...]

The Government decided in favour of foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. Apart from throwing India open to foreign-owned and operated supermarkets, the Government also allowed foreign airlines to pick up equity in domestic airlines.

The eGov magazine enjoys the distinction of being Asia's first magazine on e-Governance. Founded in 2005, the monthly magazine is published in both print and online formats, and is focussed exclusively on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for bringing efficiency, accountability and transparency to various citizen and business related initiatives of the government. No other magazine in Asia offers readers such in-depth coverage of new e-Governance models. We cover all aspects of e-Governance - from new technological advances in ICT to the ways in which common citizens benefit when their interactions with government departments are through digital interfaces and the myriad issues involved in implementation of e-Governance initiatives.

The government is hopeful of garnering about Rs 1 lakh crore investment in the highways sector through electronic tendering of projects, Road Transport and Highways Minister, C P Joshi said. "The initiative of e-tendering or inviting tenders electronically has brought in more bidders and has resulted in rise in the business," Joshi said while addressing

The eGov magazine enjoys the distinction of being Asia's first magazine on e-Governance. Founded in 2005, the monthly magazine is published in both print and online formats, and is focussed exclusively on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for bringing efficiency, accountability and transparency to various citizen and business related initiatives of the government. No other magazine in Asia offers readers such in-depth coverage of new e-Governance models. We cover all aspects of e-Governance - from new technological advances in ICT to the ways in which common citizens benefit when their interactions with government departments are through digital interfaces and the myriad issues involved in implementation of e-Governance initiatives.

The popular social media site Twitter is locked in a confrontation with the Indian government over the issue of about half-a-dozen accounts that the Centre feels "misrepresent" the Prime Minister's Office. As of now Twitter is refusing to shut down these errant websites.

The eGov magazine enjoys the distinction of being Asia's first magazine on e-Governance. Founded in 2005, the monthly magazine is published in both print and online formats, and is focussed exclusively on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for bringing efficiency, accountability and transparency to various citizen and business related initiatives of the government. No other magazine in Asia offers readers such in-depth coverage of new e-Governance models. We cover all aspects of e-Governance - from new technological advances in ICT to the ways in which common citizens benefit when their interactions with government departments are through digital interfaces and the myriad issues involved in implementation of e-Governance initiatives.

The eGov magazine enjoys the distinction of being Asia's first magazine on e-Governance. Founded in 2005, the monthly magazine is published in both print and online formats, and is focussed exclusively on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for bringing efficiency, accountability and transparency to various citizen and business related initiatives of the government. No other magazine in Asia offers readers such in-depth coverage of new e-Governance models. We cover all aspects of e-Governance - from new technological advances in ICT to the ways in which common citizens benefit when their interactions with government departments are through digital interfaces and the myriad issues involved in implementation of e-Governance initiatives.

A high-level bureaucratic delegation led by J Satyanarayana, Secretary, Dept of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), and Gaurav Dwivedi, director, Department of Electronics and Information Technology has visited Kerala to understand the various e-Governance initiatives undertaken by the state.

The eGov magazine enjoys the distinction of being Asia's first magazine on e-Governance. Founded in 2005, the monthly magazine is published in both print and online formats, and is focussed exclusively on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for bringing efficiency, accountability and transparency to various citizen and business related initiatives of the government. No other magazine in Asia offers readers such in-depth coverage of new e-Governance models. We cover all aspects of e-Governance - from new technological advances in ICT to the ways in which common citizens benefit when their interactions with government departments are through digital interfaces and the myriad issues involved in implementation of e-Governance initiatives.

In the Indian context smart meters and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) are key elements of smart grid deployment says Gagan Kakkar, RGM, Digital Energy, GE Energy, India Tell us more on the solutions offered by GE for the power utility sector in India? We have built a portfolio of technologies ranging from 100kW to 100MW of [

A programme on e-Governance was held in Allahabad on Thursday. District magistrate Raj Shekhar gave information on state portal programme and asked officers to implement it. Stressing on the importance of state portal programme, Amit Jaiswal said the measures need to be taken for solving the problems arising in implementing the programme. He said with the use of information technology, benefits of the various welfare programmes being pursued by the state government are being provided to people.

In a bid to improve its cyber security, Iran plans to switch its citizens onto a domestic Internet network. The government deputy minister has announced on Sunday on state television that Google's search engine and its email service would be blocked "within a few hours". Iran has one of the biggest Internet filters of any country in the world, preventing normal Iranians from accessing countless sites on the official grounds they are offensive or criminal.

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West Bengal government has introduced e-stamping facility in ten offices of the registration and stamp revenue directorate, besides computer generated signature for filing returns under Value Added Tax Act and Sales Tax Acts. "This will help the state government to bring transparency in the system and enhance efficiency in the administration," State Finance Minister Amit

Following the success of a pilot e-district scheme being implemented in six districts of Uttar Pradesh, the Centre on Monday approved the roll out of the scheme in the remaining 69 districts of UP. Implemented under the National E-governance Plan, the Centre also approved an additional amount of Rs 173.39 crore for the project on

Uschi Schreiber, Managing Partner, Global Government & Public Sector Industry Centre, Ernst & Young (E&Y) "I am touched by seeing the passion that technology arouses in people; this clearly indicates an awareness of the difference that technology will bring to their lives," says Uschi Schreiber, in conversation with Nayana Singh