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In a move which would have significant implications, Gujarat is planning to be the first state to provide high-speed connectivity through satellite-based data connections to all its 13,693 gram panchayats, by July this year, enabling video, voice and data offerings in the areas of e-governance, distance education, telemedicine, agriculture and interactive advisory and counselling services.
Each panchayat will have its own email address and more than 13,000 of them will be hosted on the state-owned data centre.
Bharti Airtel, the implementing agency, which began work on the project in January, plans to connect the panchayats with broadband connectivity at speeds of 2mbps. [Via]

Formed as a result of the Crime & Disorder Act 1998, the idea behind the Partnership is that no single agency can tackle crime, disorder, or drugs by itself, and that it takes the joined-up efforts of a number of different agencies to make a real difference to community safety issues in Leicester.
The Safer Leicester Partnership (SLP) is made up of a number of different agencies, including Leicester City Council, Leicestershire Constabulary, Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service, Leicestershire & Rutland Probation Board and local NHS Primary Trusts. It was formed as a result of the Crime & Disorder Act 1998.
The Partnership also includes partners from the private sector, such as the local Chamber of Commerce and the voluntary sector, including victim and witness support services, and is committed to providing a fair and equitable service to everyone in the community regardless of their ethnicity, sexuality, gender, disability, religion or age.

Note: Currently the website contains tips on staying safe, but going forward could perhaps increases its services to providing street views via cameras, emergency contact via mobile phone, etc. I would think that Citizen involvement would be instrumental for a safe neighbourhood. The website does not render very well in Firefox.

Kitchen Democracy allows citizens to weigh in on local issues like zoning changes without attending city council meetings.  But there are complaints of ballot stuffing in online polls, which a little analysis shows is a credible claim. Read on …