Trivandrum: The first phase of the Kerala State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) Project, a core component in e-Governance infrastructure under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), will be launched on June 05, 2014 by the Minister for Industries & IT, Shri P K Kunhalikutty in Thiruvananthapuram. The Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) is the nodal agency for the project.
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India’s m-Governance initiative bags UN Public Service Award
New Delhi: ‘Mobile Seva’, the national mobile governance initiative launched by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India, has bagged the second prize under the category on ‘Promoting Whole-of-Government Approaches in the Information Age’ of the United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA), 2014. Mobile Seva is the only winner from India across all categories this year.
Read MoreKerala Police to launch ‘WhatsApp Commissioner’ programme
Trivandrum: In an effort to bring policing to the doorsteps of the people using a digital avenue, the Kerala Police has proposed to start a new programme called ‘WhatsApp Commissioner’, under which the app will be available in the numbers of all the District SPs under the Thiruvananthapuram Range and with the IGP. Members of the public using this application can send information through text, audio, pictures and videos on any issue of public interest.
Read MorePassport Seva goes rural through Common Services Centres
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs, along with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, which is promoted by the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), is all set to launch Passport related services through the vast network of over one lakh Common Services Centres (CSCs) across rural hinterland. The initiative would largely bridge the digital divide in the country.
Read MoreIndian Railways launches SMS Gateway for PNR status updates
New Delhi: Indian Railways has added another milestone by launching yet another innovative scheme called the ‘SMS Gateway’, which will enable passengers to get SMS alerts on the status of reserved tickets. The ‘SMS Gateway’ developed by the Centre for Railway information Systems (CRIS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Railways, was launched by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury today.
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