Children’s right to privacy online has long been a vexed issue. That is reflected in a UN convention that upholds it, but also upholds the right of parents to exercise their responsibilities, which implies an appropriate level of guidance and oversight. Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog commissioned research that highlighted another aspect. It found that parents…
iSafe, the safety feature of the Thiruvananthapuram City Police mobile app, has won the award for ‘best use of mobile technology’ at the Elets Knowledge Exchange Awards 2015, Goa. The award was conferred in the governance category at a ceremony co-hosted by Elets Technomedia and the Information Technology Department, Government of Goa. Mridula Sinha, Governor…
It looks like a dangling, shiny plastic charm, but it’s actually an innovative high-tech device that may revolutionize health care in India. This is Khushi Baby, a small medical device designed to streamline the process of vaccinating children in the developing world. “Appreciating the cultural nuances is extremely important when attempting to propose an intervention…
Looking for a platform to report your grievances to the government? Here’s a portal that will allow you to file grievances instantly. www.meekosam.ap.gov.in, launched by Chief Minister Sri N. Chandrababu Naidu today, will be a platform where you can report about local problems, give suggestions and post related photographs/documents. The portal will record your grievance…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has launched a web portal that will enable people of the state to register their grievances, give suggestions and post photographs and documents pertaining to their complaints.
Speaking on the occasion, he urged state government officials to prepare an action plan for e-governance by June.
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The Union Government will be soon introducing interactive voice response systems together with various other methodologies of integrating buyer-seller platforms through mobile applications to make mobile telephony the most potent and omnipresent tool for agriculture governance, administration and development. “A large, stupendous scope of work is on the anvil to reach out to the farmer…
Occupying nations have to fulfill the international obligations and respect the human rights, this was stated by Silvio Gonzato Director, Human Rights and Democracy, European External Action Service (EEAS) responding the question, about the massive abuses of rights by Indian forces in occupied Kashmir, raised by Abdul Latif Bhat, Director Kashmir.Foundation, who participated in an…
Earlier this year, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris and the growing attacks on free expression, Aina Singh, a literature student at Delhi’s St Stephen’s College, composed a piece to perform at an audition of the Delhi Slam Poetry group. It had a simple title: Censorship Vs Free Speech. “I tried to…
The developmental activities of the LDF-ruled Kannur district panchayat that serve the people cutting across political lines are exemplary and can be emulated by other district panchayats, Rural Development Minister K.C. Joseph has said. Inaugurating the Development Centre of the district panchayat here on Tuesday, he said the Development Centre was a means for the…