knowledge & ICT

31.03.2006 key component of e-governance is to provide governments with a citizen-friendly face. Naturally, G2C (government-to-citizens) is an important element of all e-governance projects.e-Seva is, perhaps, the best example and one of the earliest attempts to take the benefits of e-governance to citizens.

29.03.2006 Contrary to popular perception, information technology has a far greater impact in rural areas than urban centres. A recent survey of 37 e-governance projects, spread across 11 states accorded an overall rating of 8.67 to rural e-governance projects against 8.03 to urban projects

03.03.2006 Teaching strategies for the students of today should be a combination of several methods and techniques in a holistic way, Gajendra Verma, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester, said.

03.03.2006 EICTA1 believes in free, balanced, open and fair trade. EICTA therefore believes in zero tariffs and zero non-tariff barriers, world-wide, in a multilateral, rules-based trading system affording maximum access to markets with the minimum of barriers.

02.03.2006 Delhi government schools in India are preparing to welcome multimedia screens. CAL (computer-aided learning), Delhi government education department's ambitious project gives every lesson in NCERT textbooks for class VI to X in multimedia.

02.03.2006 A new pilot project to capture cases of violence against women in a comprehensive database has been launched by UNIFEM in Afghanistan. The database will be used to analyze trends and determine strategies to tackle the issue, including identifying gaps in nation-wide response mechanisms and service provision for victims.

01.03.2006 The ICT Agency of Sri Lanka - ICTA - is seeking interns for the period June - September 2006 to participate in a research effort geared at facilitating the capturing of knowledge as part of its management information program and to provide research material to the support the programs and projects of ICTA.