Public Credit Registry can help in Micro Credit

Public Credit Registry can help in Micro Credit

By Dr Viral V Acharya, Deputy Governor, RBI To build credit models for individuals and small credits, the financier and its modelers are ideally required to know not just outstanding credit for the micro borrowers, but possibly also their entire repayment history and their cash flow fluctuations, so as to tailor the terms of credit […]

Why m-Government in India

ICTpost Governance Bureau Mobile phones, can reach those areas where the infrastructure necessary for Internet services or wired phone services is difficult to setup. In the developing countries mobile government applications may become a key method for reaching citizens in far and wide areas and promoting exchange of communications. In such countries with insufficient conventional […]

Telemedicine through CSC helps rural citizens

By Dr. Dinesh K. Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV CSC has been undertaking telemedicine in a manner that helps the citizens, especially those living in rural areas. In rural areas, healthcare in an effective manner has been a challenge largely due to non-availability of doctors and infrastructure. Compared to other developed countries, the number of doctors and […]

Nearly 50 percent of PaaS offerings are now cloud-only

Nearly 50 percent of PaaS offerings are now cloud-only

By Gartner Nearly half of today’s platform as a service (PaaS) service offerings are cloud-only, according to Gartner, Inc. Currently, there are more than 360 vendors across 21 market segments, delivering more than 550 PaaS offerings. Forty-eight percent of these offerings are cloud-only. Not a single vendor has a foothold across all 21 segments, and […]

The objective of education is learning, not teaching

The objective of education is learning, not teaching

Professor N V Varghese, Director-Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education (CPRHE) India has enshrined a provision for the right to education, and as a result, many more children have access to school. But access is not sufficient. The quality of learning is also crucial. Do our school going students learn? Reforms need to be […]

Redefining Governance Structure and Delivery Model through CSC

Redefining Governance Structure and Delivery Model through CSC: A Unique Initiative in India By Dr. Dinesh K. Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV The Government of India has recently announced two new schemes ? PM KisanSamman and Prime Minister Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PMSYM). Both these schemes have opened up new business opportunities for CSCs across the country. Beside […]

How to learn rather than what to learn

How to learn rather than what to learn

Meenakshi Bagchi Ganeriwala, BTEC coordinator, Mahatma Gandhi International School Skill-based learning equips the student to apply specific skills and behaviors. The student spends time practicing skills in a variety of hands-on, real-life scenarios. Skill-based training not only enable the student to acquire proficiency in the skill, but helps to build the confidence to competently apply […]

Digital Twins are entering mainstream use

By Gartner Thirteen percent of organizations implementingInternet of Things (IoT) projects already use digital twins, while 62 percent are either in the process of establishing digital twin use or plan to do so, according to a recent IoT implementation survey by Gartner, Inc. A digital twin as a software design pattern that represents a physical […]

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