One of the challenges for delivery of products by various FMCG companies and new e-commerce companies in rural India is the logistic issues. Seventy percent of the rural population has not been able to get the advantage of products and services, besides discounts which the e-commerce companies offer. With the existence of more than 5.5 […]
By Dr. Dinesh K. Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV Implementation of NDLM, DISHA and PMGDISHA through the Common Services Centers has established CSCs as an effective alternative to promote education, especially in Rural India. Training six crore citizens will incentivize and build the credibility of CSCs in the community to effectively provide access and infrastructure for desired […]
By Dr. Dinesh Kumar Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV With the success of the CSC initiative in promoting various Government programs and schemes , a new opportunity has been assigned to the CSC VLE , implementing Digi Gaon Scheme. The Digital Village scheme was announced in the Budget of Year 2015-2016. The Government attempted to get the […]
ICTpost Education Bureau The Economist, a well known journal in global circulation, once said that Cloud computing is something that will get geeks excited. According to the journal, cloud computing will definitely affect the lives of everyone. Cloud computing and education sounds ambiguous on the face of it. Naturally, it’s because, very few individuals, publishers […]
ICTpost Social Media Bureau Nine of 10 (or about 88%) online consumers in India share content on social media sites compared to 71% globally, according to a survey report. The survey was conducted by Ipsos, a market and opinion research firm, which polled 18,150 respondents globally. Social media platforms have transformed engagement in all areas […]
ICTpost Governance Bureau Agriculture has been a way of life and continues to be the single most important livelihood of the masses. Agricultural policy focus in India across decades has been on self-sufficiency and self-reliance in foodgrains production. The share of agriculture in real GDP has fallen given its lower growth rate relative to industry […]
By ICTpost eGovernance Bureau As health care moves into the digital age, high-speed access to the Internet will become increasingly important for both health care providers and patients. The broadband effort goes hand-in-hand with the Indian Government?s push for health reform and expanded use of health IT. It’s always the last mile that’s the most […]
ICTpost News Network New Delhi: June 4, 2017 Railways have introduced several IT enabled applications to bring transparency on the sidelines of Digital India initiative. The details and benefits accruing to passengers are as under: – 1. Computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) This system helps in computerised booking of reserved accommodation on trains in a […]
ICTpost Governance Bureau When the focus on e-Governance started in the late nineties in India, the Internet connectivity was abysmally poor. In rural India, there was practically no such connectivity. Therefore a significant amount of e-Governance focus was on connectivity and especially on setting up rural Internet kiosks, a shared access center, where the rural […]
PTI ?Boston (US) ? ? Last Updated: February 7, 2016 ? Asserting that India is sitting on the cusp of a digital revolution, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has exhorted senior executives of leading American IT firms to take advantage of the ‘Digital India’ initiative and tap the growth opportunities in the country. “India is […]
