our healthcare systems, from EHR to medical devices, are more ovulnerable than many of us realize. And the stakes are too high to ignore. Even within the healthcare industry, few people realize just how vulnerable many of our systems are to cyberattack. We talk about protected health information (PHI) and HIPAA compliance, we worry about…
It seems with the first quarter of the year 2015 not doing great business the filmmakers have restored to bank on the popular brand names of Bollywood and mint money. If you don’t believe then look at few movies in pipeline like Poonam Pandey’s forthcoming movie HELEN orAkshay Kumar’s GABBAR IS BACK! In both these…
Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has asked all its allottees to become part of the e-governance initiative launched in its Estate Offices so as to enable them to see details as well as status and make payment of their property online. A HUDA spokesman said that allottees could collect their user ID as well as…
The state government’s e-governance project has received a shot in the arm in the district with the Kerala State IT Mission and Akshaya deciding to extend e-district facilities to more locations in Kozhikode in a couple of months. As part of the move, more number of Akshaya centres will be opened at different parts of…
Administration of urban local bodies in the state is likely to get a great deal more efficient over the next few years as it piggybacks on a World Bank-funded technology enhancement drive. The World Bank has approved a $400 million (around Rs 2,494 crore) loan for the Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project to help…
Gone were the days when people spent time, money and energy for getting essential certificates such as income, community and nativity from the revenue department. Now, they get certificates within a week from the date of submitting details at the Common Service Centres, established in all Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) as part of e-governance…
The government, on Wednesday, announced e-governance awards for its personnel and NGOs. The Science and Technology Department will give 31 awards in 10 categories for the year 2013-14. Along with cash, trophies and certificates will also be given. Rs-2 lakh award will be conferred on Labour Commissioner KC Gupta while Ujjain Collector Kavindra Kiyawat will…
The Competition Commission has rejected charges of abuse of dominant position by CSC e-governance Services India in market for providing electronic services under an initiative of the central government. CSC has the responsibility of monitoring a project related to Common Service Centre scheme, which is meant for providing various e-services at the village level. Read…
Having failed to persuade the finance ministry to reconsider transfer of the centrally-sponsored Crime & Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) scheme to the states, the Union home ministry has moved a Cabinet note seeking to reclaim the initiative that will electronically integrate the country’s nearly 15,000 police stations. Sources in the home ministry told TOI…
Dr Shrikar Pardeshi, inspector general of registration (IGR) and controller of stamps, has been handpicked to serve in the Prime Minister’s Office as deputy secretary. He would be given the charge of monitoring the functioning of a few central ministries along with other responsibilities. Pardeshi’s appointment is being seen as reward for his uncompromising attitude…