Kerala is all set for a giant leap in e-Governance. Following in the footsteps of states like Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Karnataka, the state will form a Virtual IT cadre to conceptualise, implement and manage e-Governance projects. The idea is to build a team through internal selection from skilled and qualified employees within departments and to…
As many as 90 services of various government departments will soon be available with a single click of a mouse across 10 districts of west Uttar Pradesh. Officials said so far only 26 services were available through state service delivery gateway, including issuance of birth and death certificates, property tax returns, handicap certificates and others.…
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is the proud recipient of not one, but two e-governance awards. Even then, it claims it needs help of a private operator to operate the auto DCR, the computerized system that is used to approve building plans. The NMC was supposed to take over the system free of cost from…
* Obama seeks $14 bln for government-wide cyber efforts * Pentagon budget calls for $5.5 billion in cybersecurity funding * Weapons makers, security contractors to benefit (Adds 2013, 2015 budget figures) By Andrea Shalal and Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s budget proposal for the 2016 fiscal year seeks $14 billion…
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the central government’s response in a public interest litigation seeking a direction to government authorities including the Unique Identification Authority of India to “destroy” the Aadhaar-related information collected by them. A bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and justice A.K. Sikri asked for the government’s stand on the…
Dan Shefet doesn’t want you to Google his name. A Danish lawyer who has lived in Paris for 30 years, Shefet has been accused online of professional malpractice, fraud and even having connections to the Serbian mafia – accusations he strongly denies. “It’s been nightmarish. It’s affected my entire family,” Shefet, 60, said at his…
President Barack Obama’s just concluded historic visit to India has laid the foundation for a relationship of hope and promise between India and the US. Among other areas, i believe this relationship has immense potential in the field of ICT and digital connectivity. Already 60% of India’s IT exports, worth $50 billion, cater to the…