Some recent reports are showcasing the future picture of 4G in India and the way it is going to transform the Indian market and consumers. As there are more and more operators who are launching their super-fast 4th generation mobile services in 2015, the 4G subscriber base is likely to cross 10 to 15 million…
The Indian government is undoubtedly driving its ‘Digital India’ program vigorously and making best of its endeavour to achieve it in the shortest possible time. However, there are some critical aspects waiting to be addressed. In Digital India plan, it will be critical to address the demand-side issues, besides building broadband capacity, according to Ulf…
Globally governments have to communicate regularly with citizens. Efficient and effective communication was, is and will remain as one of the key vehicles to achieve good governance for any government. Instruments like drums were a medium that governments used to reach out to people, that have been now replaced by internet and data. The power…
In the coming days, data will be some kind of a Tsunami. It will be everywhere, available on any topic almost round the clock and open to be deciphered. Whether it is at the traffic lights, or on streets, or in the ravines of some terror-hatching nations; technology will take over normal lives and ensure…
Health ministry is planning to release the draft notification of the new healthcare policy next month for stakeholders view. The government is reportedly in the final leg of the much-anticipated draft, which aims at making healthcare far more affordable and accessible to patients across all the spectrum of the society. It is understood that the…
With three days to go for ‘Good Governance Day’, Department of Electronics and IT has invited ideas to improve existing e-governance programmes as also suggestions for new initiatives. “DeitY is celebrating 25th December as Good Governance Day. Good Governance is foundation of a functional democracy and is implemented largely through e-governance. “You are requested to…
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mandate of ‘Digital India’ will be a game changer for the country and will have a cascading effect on the entire system said Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Chairing the consultative committee meeting attached to his Ministry, he informed the members that about 700,000 kilometer of cable…
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HP, for setting-up cloud enabled classrooms in India. ‘HP Future Classrooms’ is a solution developed to implement creative, sustainable and inclusive models of education using cloud technology to benefit students from underprivileged and economically weak segments of the society. The MoU was…
As the Indian government embarks on its ambitious Digital India plan, critical to this will be addressing demand-side issues and not just creating broadband capacity, said Ulf Pehrsson, global regulatory head of Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson. “The government will need to address issues pertaining to developing adequate content on healthcare, education and e-governance without which the capacities…
Government is considering a review of technical specifications of Aakash 1V tablet, the previous UPA government’s trumpeted low-cost computing device project. It may be noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2012 as Gujarat Chief Minister had criticised Kapil Sibal on the Aakash project. The first and second versions of the Aakash were shipped by…