As many as 6 per cent people in the world are addicted to the internet which may be adversely affecting their lives, including their health and interpersonal relationships, according to a new global study which included data from India. Internet addiction is an impulse-control problem marked by an inability to inhibit Internet use, which can…
A report on Friday by Frank N. Magid Associates Inc. found that the portion of 13-17-year-old social-media users in the US on Facebook slipped to 88% this year from 94% in 2013 and 95% in 2012. In the same period, Twitter Inc. and messaging applications rose in popularity in that age group, the study showed.…
A top government official on Thursday said that the lack of a robust digital infrastructure in the country is one of the key challenges to the success of PM Narendra Modi’s Rs 1.13 lakh crore ambitious Digital India initiative. Department of Electronics and Information Technology ( DeitY) secretary RS Sharma said that new government’s broader…
In the on-going case challenging the provisions of the Information Technology Act, the Government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that there are no restrictions on freedom of expression in the social media. The Supreme Court had recently said that it was ‘sure’ that Section 66A of the Act, which empowers police to make arrests…
The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that mere political dissent or criticism through social networking sites could not be a ground for arrest of the author but maintained that Section 66A of Information and Technology Act was meant to deal with those who threaten to harm others physically and culturally. This stand would…
Adopting a fresh stance, the government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was willing to take a re-look at Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which empowers police to make arrests over social media messages, and to put in necessary safeguards for allaying apprehensions against its misuse. The government assured the court…
Amrita University will host the prestigious 6th IEEE International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E) to bring together researchers, visionaries and practitioners in the areas of education and technology on a common platform to discuss the role of technology for making education relevant and bridging the rural-urban divide. The four-day conference, beginning tomorrow, will be…
Maharashtra government will soon launch a portal and a mobile application, ‘Aaple Sarkar’, to ensure participative governance and address public grievances.
“The portal and mobile app will handle citizens’ grievance redressal as well as suggestions/feedback for more participative governance,” according to a statement issued by the Directorate of Information Technology (DIT).
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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has adjudged the Chennai Corporation as the best among all the government departments when it comes to e-governance. The CII presented the award to the civic body during a seminar on Information Technology, conducted as part of the Connect 2014, on Monday. Corporation Commissioner Vikram Kapur received the award.…
Research firm McKinsey has said that the adoption of key technologies across sectors spurred by the Digital India initiative could help boost India’s GDP by $550-billion to $ 1-trillion by 2025. The New York-based company sees an opportunity in digital technologies and smart physical systems, and said that government’s ambitious Digital India initiative would have…