More than a billion people around the world have emerged out of extreme poverty over the past two decades thanks to the surge in growth rates in countries such as China after they embraced free-market policies. Last week, billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates made a stunning claim in the latest edition of their annual…
We know our Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a tech savvy person and rightly so he chose Twitter as a platform to give his address on E-Governance. Fun fact is that he is now the first ever global leader to send out an audio-video tweet. Moving to the more important points from his address, Modi…
eGovernance projects from non-BJP ruled states like Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka got the maximum awards during the 18th National Conference on eGovernance that was held at Mahatma Mandir in Gujarat on Friday. By Avinash Nair Karnataka was the only state government to receive two “Gold” awards at the event that saw 22…
The two-day 18th National Conference on e-Governance with the theme “Digital Governance-New Frontier” has concluded in Gandhinagar. Addressing the valedictory session on Saturday, Governor of Gujarat, Om Prakash Kohli said e-Governance is important because it is the most easy, effective and economical governance. He said it is one of the most useful fields of Information…
In January this year Tamil Nadu and the rest of the country was shocked by the silencing of Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan by a cabal of caste and communal forces. A month before, in December 2014, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh burnt copies of his novel in Tiruchengode. They claimed to be offended by the sexual…
“We have not only failed Perumal, but failed ourselves as writers. Perumal’s decision not to write is a terrible solution… What are we doing to make Perumal Murugan write again?” This question posed by writer Kiran Nagarkar at a session on ‘Censorship in Writing: Why Perumal Murugan should not have to die’ haunted the audience…
Facebook said on Monday it is testing a lightweight version of its mobile app for mobile phones with poor-quality internet connections in emerging markets.
A spokesman told AFP in an email that the ‘Facebook Lite’ Android app is designed “for people on 2G (second-generation) connections or in areas of limited internet accessibility.”
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The difference between cities and villages in India has always been stark. Services that people in urban areas take for granted are often simply not available in the countryside. This is particularly true when we look at the digital divide that creates a gulf between urban and rural India. Tilonia is a small village in…
The government claims to have connected 59 village councils with high-speed Internet connections in a pilot project, as part of a programme to provide communications, health and government services on tap to the remotest corners of the nation. The reality, according to a survey by a non-profit group, is anything but that. The survey by…
In order to promote m-governance (mobile-governance), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the information technology professionals to find out ways to provide maximum possible services through mobile phones. “I urge you to explore ways to provide as many services as possible through mobiles. Let us bring the world into our mobile phones,” Modi tweeted at…