http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/1074 en_GB_DOC http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160946/1/1074 A recent research paper titled: Recommendations for meaningful and successful e-governance in India published by IT for Change argues that the country’s e-governance strategies should be located within the overall public sector reform projects. It also discusses effective approaches to harness the potential of ICTs that are suitable to indigenous context. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160827/1/1074 Under its "e-gram" initiative that connects all villages through broadband, a state in western India will soon start an e-medicine scheme for rural areas. Web cameras are to be used for distant diagnosis and local panchayat officials will be trained in running online health centres. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160825/1/1074 Yogesh Kocchar, Head e-Governance Unit, Tata Teleservices feels that access, affordability and application should be the building blocks to providing connectivity in India. He stresses on creating markets by identifying the needs specific to certain communities and rural pockets. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160706/1/1074 The efforts of Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) for Sri Lanka have led to the country's parliament adding Sinhala and Tamil versions to its existing English website. This is being hailed as an important milestone as multilingual websites offer citizens broader access to information in their mother tongues. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160704/1/1074 The efforts of Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) for Sri Lanka have led to the country's parliament adding Sinhala and Tamil versions to its existing English website. This is being hailed as an important milestone as multilingual websites offer citizens broader access to information in their mother tongues.