In December 2014, DEF conducted a study to analyse connectivity in the pilot locations of the NOFN (which consists of 30 Gram Panchayats in Rajasthan, 15 in Andhra Pradesh and 14 in North Tripura). The study reveals that there is a fairly large gap between the initial claims made and the re-alities. There is an…
Times Television Network, part of the Times of India Group, hosted the ‘Digital India Summit 2015’ on February 3 and 4, 2015, in New Delhi. Based on the theme – ‘Digital India: Bits & Bytes of a Billion Dreams’, the summit brought key policy makers, digital leaders and influential thinkers face-to-face to deliberate suggestions to…
Over 250 complaints were registered in Hyderabad in 2014 under Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, according to officials from the city’s Cyber Crime police station. There were no convictions in 2014 as per CCPS data. If convicted, the punishment defined under Section 66A of the Act is a maximum of three years…
Haryana government today said that it will launch digital ‘Saksharta Abhiyaan’ (literacy campaign) to make the people of the state digitally literate as part of its aim to achieve the goal of ‘Digital Haryana’.
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A cyber security competition began Saturday in Tokyo, with organisers aiming to show off the skills of young Japanese hackers by testing them against international rivals. The final rounds of the Security Contest 2014, or SECCON, brought together 90 participants in 24 teams from seven nations and regions: China, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan,…
Digital Transformation has the potential to change how organisations operate, consumers engage, and enterprises create value. From providing a spark of disruption for a limited set of industries in the past decade, it is now a force reckoned by all businesses. Digital Transformation represents, in entirety, a new way of retooling a business by focusing…
A US Congress-established commission on international religious freedom has commended President Barack Obama for deepening relations with India while recognising religious freedom concerns during his trip to the country. “President Obama’s timely comments underscore the importance of India getting religious freedom right,” said Katrina Lantos Swett, Chairwoman of the US Commission for International Religious Freedom…
Indian ambassadors and high commissioners posted worldwide will be expected to double up efforts on drawing investment to promote the government’s key initiatives including “Make in India,” “Digital India” and infrastructure development. Addressing more than 110 “Heads of Missions” from around the world at their annual conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told them to “use…
North Delhi Municipal Corporation has roped in telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm to roll out Wi-Fi network in central Delhi by June this year, as per sources. “NDMC has asked Reliance Jio to install Wi-Fi network in area that falls under its jurisdiction. RJio has been asked to complete the rollout by June,” an official…
Banks are riding the social network bandawagon to reach out to more potential customers. You can trans- fer money to a Facebook friend or a Twitter contact without needing to know the receiver’s bank account details thanks to social network banking. Last year, RBI deputy governor H.R. Khan had spoken about the need for banks…