Contents july 2010
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CASE STUDY Bang! A traffic lore? What has Bangalore done to ease its clogged traffic system
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Update Made for local governance A report on India’s ambitious e-District project
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The PSU Story Oil is well, post BI How implementation of BI solution is helping the oil-and-gas major
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Case Study For zonal officers, it’s ZOOM time! Specialised software is helping NDMC officials slash paperwork
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Say yes to ITS Smart traffic management systems will not just help decongest Indian roads but will also bring down spiralling social costs. A report on how technology has helped in better management of traffic, prevention of road accidents, and cleaner environment
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interview Sam Pitroda On India’s plans of setting up public information infrastructure
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interview Jack Dangermond On how GIS can help deliver better governance
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technology Turbo Charging digital Governments How DMS can help deliver citizen services better
further reading Editorial 03 News 08 Product News 12 cisco feature 28 spanco feature 54 Book Reviews 57 last page 58
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team MANAGEMENT President Dr. M P Narayanan Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Ravi Gupta Managing Editor: Shubhendu Parth VP - Strategy: Pravin Prashant Product Manager: Dipanjan Banerjee Editorial Team Dr. Prachi Shirur, Dr. Rajeshree Dutta Kumar, Shipra Sharma, Divya Chawla, Sheena Joseph, Yukti Pahwa, Sangita Ghosh De, Subir Dey Pratap Vikram Singh, Gayatri Maheshwary Sales & Marketing Team Debabrata Ray (+91-9899650692), Anaam Sharma, Arpan Dasgupta, Fahimul Haque,
hardik bhatt Chief Information Officer City of Chicago
Pavan Duggal Cyber Law Expert & Advocate Supreme Court of India
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