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Microsoft Launches eGovernment Platform

Microsoft has announced the worldwide availability its Citizen Service Platform (CSP) along with free templates to help customers implement technological solutions to some of the most common issues governments face.
The company announced that the CSP application framework is designed to help governments of all sizes to responsively deliver services to citizens via the internet.
The CSP, a culmination of Microsoft’s partnerships, programmes and projects conducted with governments over several years, was developed based on challenges faced by diverse government offices and different regions worldwide, the company said. [Via]

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CFP - Third GigaNet Annual Symposium

The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is a scholarly community that promotes the development of Internet governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study and facilitates informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society.
The third GigaNet Annual Symposium will be held on December 2, 2008, in Hyderabad, India, the day before the 3rd IGF meeting. Attendance at the Symposium will be open to all and free of charge. The Symposium will be at the same location as the IGF and registration with the UN as an IGF participant may be necessary to gain entry to the building.
More details on abstract submissions here.

Where: Hyderabad, India
When: 2 December 2008
Website: http://tinyurl.com/ynsuuf

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3rd European Conference On Mobile Government

Mobile Government involves revolutionary approaches to the modernization of public sector via the utilization of networked mobile technologies in local or central government organizations. It aims to enhance public sector business by creating new opportunities to provide services to society. mGovernment is now a recognized field of practice and research, and constitutes the next evolutionary step of progress in eGovernment.
EURO mGOV 2008 aims to be a platform for presenting, exchanging and disseminating the latest developments, ideas, applications and services in the field of mGovernment among three essential constituents: public / private sector professionals and researchers.
For information on submissions, go here.

Where: Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey
When: 15-16 September 2008
Website: www.mgovernment.org/events/mgov2008/home.html

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XI National Conference on e-Governance

The XI National Conference on e-Governance would be organised on February 7-8, 2008 at Chandigarh/Panchkula with the Government of Haryana serving as the host state.
The present theme for the conference is “Integrated Citizen Services – Issues & Challenges”. The main features of this conference would be the National Awards for e-Governance for 2007-08 that recognizes achievements and initiatives in the area of e-Governance, a compendium for 11th Conference on e-Governance and an exhibition showcasing the latest trends in IT.

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Gujarat Declared Best e-Governed State

Gujarat bagged the award for the `Best e-governed State’ for 2006-07 at the 42nd Computer Society India(CSI) Convention, organised to recognise the best e-governance initiatives in the country, especially in the government sector. A total of 17 awards were presented.

Other highlights:

  1. Goa, Jharkhand, Kerala were declared as joint winners of the `Progressive e-Governed State’
  2. Department of Electricity of Lakshadweep, and Department of Health and Family Welfare, Gujarat were declared joint winners under the `Best e-governed Department’ category
  3. The Department of Education, Delhi, bagged the special jury award under the same category for its initiative in the admission, examination and management of teachers. Continue reading ›

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e-Gov World 2007

eGov World 2007The third conference in the series of international e-Government conferences, this conference provides a platform for sharing of experiences and networking opportunities with key decision makers in the government, development agencies and industry players.
Download the report from eGovWorld 2006

When: Novermber 29 - 30, 2007
Where: The Grand, Vasant Kunj, Nelson Mandela Road, Phase II, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India
Website: http://www.egovworld.org

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A School For Good Governance And Policy Analysis

Madhya Pradesh government has set up a School for Good Governance and Policy Analysis here to review state policies and its effect on a target group.
The school will function as an autonomous `think tank’ in the field of good governance in international and domestic context and will analyze problems regarding governance. It will also prepare an action plan and assist in implementation of the same.
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Linking The Varsities To Help Students

The Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL) has in partnership with several institutions developed a comprehensive software framework for a web-based network of colleges affiliated to universities. This digital university product is a one-stop platform aimed at providing information about the university, its departments, colleges/institutes and various courses on offer.
Besides admissions and exam-related information, students will be able to access information on schemes —government as well as other agencies — for backwards, tribals, economically backward, minority classes and the physically challenged. Information will also be available on scholarships and free-ships, concessions, loans, employment, placement and competitive examinations etc.
An integral aspect of the project will be customised services which students can access through individual logins. This includes a range of administrative services like personal profile update, eligibility form, application for examination, admit card, personalised result, application for verification, revaluation and convocation as well as applications for migration certificates and transcript status of various applications.  [Via]

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Tamil Nadu Villages Get Internet, Telemedicine Facilities

A community project to provide high speed Internet, telemedicine, e-education and e-governance services to the rural areas of Tamil Nadu was made operational in Vadugambadi, about 60 km south of state capital Chennai. The facilities will be provided for the first time in India with the High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) systems under the Gramjyoti programme of the central government.
At the three community centres cum panchayat offices, the Apollo Hospital’s telemedicine service has provided a paramedic, who can do basic check ups for those needing medical attention.
There are plans to bring about 100,000 villages under the fold of the programme.
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Karnataka Prepares For E-Halli Centres

E-Halli, conceptualised on the basis of former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s ‘Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA)’, aims at bridging the information gap between villages and cities. The E-Halli centres would provide services and information about various schemes of Government departments, both Central and State, gram panchayats, banks, hospitals, blood banks, diagnostic centres, veterinary centres, market prices, agricultural farming, business, educational institutions, timings and fare of busses, trains, flights, the place of reservation and goods transport system.
In the first phase, the centres will be established in 10 districts, and grow to finally cover 5,628 gram panchayats in the State. [Via]

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