December 2010 issue 12 n volume 06
INbox President Dr M P Narayanan Editor-in-Chief: Dr Ravi Gupta
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Editorial Team Dr Prachi Shirur, Dr Rajeshree Dutta Kumar Divya Chawla, Sheena Joseph, Yukti Pahwa, Pratap Vikram Singh
Interesting Edition!
Bharat Kumar Jaiswal, Anuj Agarwal
Receiving the November edition of eGov was interesting. Also, it was interesting to read cover story as well as various articles on applications of ICT. The editorial has rightly pointed out that the inability of banks in seeing a business proposition in financial inclusion has been one of the bottlenecks, while the leveraging of technology for conducting micro transactions is yet to pass the litmus test. It’s an excellent magazine on e-Government. I really enjoy it.
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Towards All Inclusive Society
Priya Saxena, Manoj Kumar, Gunjan Singh
This is in reference to “Lending them a banking hand” article published in Nov 2010 issue. The article has rightly pointed out the importance of ICT in financial inclusion in India. Unfortunately, 45.9 million farmer households in India do not access credit. Moreover, despite the vast network of bank branches, only 27 per cent of total farmer households are indebted to formal sources. In fact, ICT can be a big enabler of financial inclusion. So, with the advancements made in ICT, the extension of banking services is feasible even in remote and countryside regions in India. While ICT is an enabler, the UID project would accelerate the process of financial inclusion.
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Proper Standardisation Must The egov interview with Loknath Behera gives us in-depth knowledge about role of information technology for the improvement of law enforcement and cyber security in the country. Indeed, Crime & Criminal Tracking Networking and Systems will increase the efficiency of the Police through better management of data. I fully agree that Loknath Behera that mindless use of technology without proper standardisation causes more problems than it sorts out. Every police force and law enforcement agency should have an R & D division to keep abreast of developments in technology. M K Rao, Hyderabad
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mates that the market for cloud computing in Asia Pacific excluding Japan will grow to about $ 1.3 billion this year and will continue expanding at a rate of about 40 percent a year until 2014, as pointed out in the article “Can it rain for the govt?” (November 2010). It’s encouraging fact that IT organisations are developing standards and protocols that seek to extend security into public cloud environments. Rajesh Srivastava, Lucknow
Interactive Boards Market Expanding Interactive white boards (IWBs) and audiovisual equipments are emerging as powerful tools in modern teaching. They can also be used to interact with online shared annotation and drawing environments. The article “A market in the making” (November 2010) highlights the emerging markets of IWBs and their importance. As per the data, one out of every hundred classrooms had an IWB globally in 2004, the ratio has gone up to nine per hundred at present Prasant Suri, New Delhi
RFID for Healthcare? RFID technology can greatly contribute to the healthcare industry with Wi-Fi and voice over IP (VoIP), creating a single information system and cut costs to improve efficiency. The article “Too many positives to ignore” (November 2010) highlights the benefits of RFID. RFID systems reduce the time employees spend looking for assets, improve asset utilisation and enhance ability of the hospitals to perform scheduled maintenance. Minakshi Taneja, Chandigarh