IT infrastructure provider Spanco Ltd today said it has secured a contract worth Rs 284 crore from Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) for implementation of information technology infrastructure. The company has received a letter of intent from PSEB, appointing it as IT infrastructure implementation agency, Spanco said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The projec
Government is very carefully looking into reports of hacking of sensitive data at the National Security Council Secretariat and other key ministries by some Chinese computer network. Investigations have suggested that computers in the secretariat were infected which made them vulnerable to Chinese hackers who managed to access sensitive documents. "There are r
The WiMax Forum, a lobby promoting WiMax (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) technology, today said it is more effective than other competing technologies in helping the country achieve its goal of having 100 million broadband users by 2014. The forum said the WiMax, which is a telecommunication technology that provides fixed and fully mobile Internet access, will h
Air India today awarded a USD 190 million deal to a Geneva-based aviation technology firm for a sophisticated passenger service system (PSS) to be provided on a turnkey basis. Announcing the deal, an Air India spokesman said SITA`s (Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques) PSS platform would be used to deliver a single airline code to allow seamless integration
Contending that strengthening of the Public Distribution System will play a major role in controlling spiralling prices of essential commodities, Tamil Nadu today suggested implementation of steps like biometric identification to eliminate bogus-card and e-governance solution to the PDS administration. Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin said technological intervention can alone improve th
A day after the office of Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik received a fresh e-mail from suspected Maoists threatening a `Dantewada-type massacre`, police and cyber experts were today detecting its origin. "Police are investigating into the matter. Let us wait," Patnaik told reporters. A police officer said efforts were on by a team of experts to first detect
The fourth edition of the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2010 would be held in Hyderabad from May 24-June 4. The conference is jointly hosted by the department of telecom, ministry of communications and information technology, government of India and information technology and communications department government of Andhra Pradesh About 1200 participants from ove
The government on Thursday approved the Rs 1,540-crore digitalisation programme for state-owned broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio in the 11th Plan to help meeting challenges posed by private operators. The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) approved proposals of the ministry of broadcasting regarding the 11th Plan scheme of Doordarshan and AIR for digitalisation of tra
The country`s total telecom subscriber base rose by 10.4 per cent to 562.16 million in October-December 2009 over the previous quarter, telecom regulator TRAI said today. The subscriber base for wireless services (GSM and CDMA) increased to 525.09 million during the quarter from 471.72 million during the previous quarter ended September 2009, TRAI said in its quarterly report.
IT Minister A Raja today welcomed any suggestion that would strengthen cyber laws and enhance online information security, a day after reports of Chinese hackers cracking into sensitive Indian government department websites. "We amended the IT Act, I hope the provisions are adequate ... if any valid suggestion is going to be put forth by any stakeholder, we are ready to cons
From a `SMART` (Simple, Moral, Accountable, Responsive and Transparent) administration, Andhra Pradesh will soon transform into an `INFO-AGE` (Inclusive, Networked, Fast, Open, Accountable, Globally benchmarked and Efficient) government. While the then government headed by N Chandrababu Naidu adopted the SMART theory in the mid-1990s, the current Rosaiah government is now setting
Software exports from Andhra Pradesh have declined by a sharp 40 per cent in 2009-10, a claim which was disputed by the industry. Software exports from Andhra Pradesh stood at Rs 22,000 crore in 2009-10 against Rs 32,509 crore in 2008-09, as per the figures presented to the state legislative assembly in the just-concluded Budget session. On other hand, a whopping 2
Telecom operators have endorsed the online mechanism designed by NM Rothschild for conducting 3G spectrum auction, saying the process virtually eliminates any scope for unrealistic bid. All the top telecom firms including Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Aircel, RCom and Tatas would be participating in the e-auction process, the first of its kind in the world, to acquire 3G spectrum for w
The Department of Information Technology (DIT) is planning to recruit 150 officers to manage the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) as per the records accessed by Governance Now under the RTI.
Karnataka Government is considering establishment of a National Police IT Centre for capacity building in police force to undertake research and development in the field of IT applications in policing, Home Minister V S Acharya said. The Union Government has indicated that Bangalore could host the centre. It is a very prestigeous project for the state," Acharya said, adding it was
China today dismissed reports that Chinese hackers have broken into top secret files of the Indian Defence Ministry and embassies around the world, saying that it was firmly opposed to hacking and regards it as an international crime. "We have been hearing frequently these kind of news and I do not know the purpose to stir up issues," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokespers
Unique identification authority of India (UIDAI) is organizing a national seminar to understand the issues surrounding the UID implementation on April, 26 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The seminar is being organized in collaboration with the Hyderabad based National Institute for Smart Government (NISG). The seminar is the first public event where the various stakeholders within the U
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj in collaboration with NIC has developed a software that helps in demystifying and strengthening the decentralized planning process. The software known as Plan Plus is generic and open to customization by states, line department and local bodies. It is a decentralized planning tool, which aids the various participants through the planning process, s
NASSCOM Foundation, the social development arm of NASSCOM, organized a Connect IT workshop for government officials on the 26th and 27th March, 2010 in Sangli. The `ConnectIT` capacity building workshops are an initiative of NASSCOM Foundation as part of its efforts towards building IT capacity among government officers and managers from grassroot organizations. With the growing importa
Prithvi Information Solutions (PISL), a player in e-governance infrastructure, has won an order worth Rs 12.5 crore from the Haryana government to develop State Data Centre (SDC). The Haryana SDC would provide single window for accessing services provided by the state government proving to be a key infrastructure to house the data from various state departments under one roof, th
