inbox Advisory Board Prof. Asha Kanwar, Vice President, Commonwealth of Learning Dr. Jyrki Pulkkinen, CEO, Global eSchools & Communities Initiative (GeSCI) Subhash Chandra Khuntia, Principal Secretary to Government, Public Works Department, Government of Karnataka Prof. V N Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, Indira GandhiI National Open University (IGNOU) Prof S S Mantha, Chairman (Acting), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
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Asia’s first Monthly Magazine on e-Government (www.egovonline.net)
Key Highlights Cover Story Pushing the IT agenda- The introduction of the National ICT policy (draft) is giving rise to a lot of hope as well as questions as to how will it leverage the whole IT sector’s growth for the economic as well as social empowerment of the country. Features on e-Passport, e-Authentication Interview Nivedan Sahani, VP and Business Head, Tata Teleservices
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Key Highlights Cover Story Hospital Infrastructure- Redefining Hospital Infrastructure on the back of Technology. Indian hospitals with the mantra of star facilities and bleedingedge technology are writing a new chapter in its healthcare services. Interviews: Amol Naikwadi, Joint Managing Director of Indus Health Plus Dr Prasad Sistla, Chief of Telemedicine, Care Foundation Commander Girish Kumar VSM (Retd), Practice Head, India – Healthcare & Life Sciences, HP Enterprise Services