The department of electronics and information technology (DeitY) is working on a framework for adoption of cloud computing by government departments or what is generally referred to as G-Cloud. DeitY’s new secretary, J Satyanarayana, made this announcement that is bound to gladden the hearts of the IT industry and the average citizen at Governance Now’s G-Cloud conclave on
Last month, Governance Now launched REFLECT: The Technology RoundTable. Every fortnight, we invite a group of e-governance experts, practitioners and service providers to jam on the theme issue of our GovNext section. This, we hope, will enrich the contents by adding a wider perspective to the issue on hand. The first REFLECT RoundTable was orgainsed at our office on March 23 around the to
Last month, Governance Now launched REFLECT: The Technology RoundTable. Every fortnight, we invite a group of e-governance experts, practitioners and service providers to jam on the theme issue of our GovNext section. This, we hope, will enrich the contents by adding a wider perspective to the issue on hand. The first REFLECT RoundTable was orgainsed at our office on March 23 around the to
Last month, Governance Now launched REFLECT: The Technology RoundTable. Every fortnight, we invite a group of e-governance experts, practitioners and service providers to jam on the theme issue of our GovNext section. This, we hope, will enrich the contents by adding a wider perspective to the issue on hand. The first REFLECT RoundTable was orgainsed at our office on March 23 around the to
Last month, Governance Now launched REFLECT: The Technology RoundTable. Every fortnight, we invite a group of e-governance experts, practitioners and service providers to jam on the theme issue of our GovNext section. This, we hope, will enrich the contents by adding a wider perspective to the issue on hand. The first REFLECT RoundTable was orgainsed at our office on March 23 around the topic:
Sumit Vohra is the founder of admissionsnursery.com, an online forum of more than 42,000 parents in Delhi. Through this portal Vohra has been advocating for parents seeking admission for their children in nursery. In this GN Talk, he talks to Governance Now about the problems Delhi parents face every year when they want to admit their children to schools. Criticising the point system, Vohra sai
Khagesh B Jha is an advocate at the Delhi high court and is also associated with Social Jurist - a group that works for the rights of poor children. He talks about the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota under the Right to Education Act. He says last year only 30% children were benefited through this and this year, too, schools are reluctant to give admission to EWS children with many r
Ravi Saxena, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Gujarat, giving his inaugural address during Governance Now Conclave on "ICT in Urban Renewal" at Gandhinagar.
Former Rajya Sabha member Nilotpal Basu called for a summary distinction between the role of a legislattor and executive, stressing that executive duties expected out of a MP by the constituents often crippled his/her performance as a legislator. Videography by Noor Mohammad.
Rajya Sabha member and Congressman Jesudasu Seelam said that the media does not adequately highlight the good waork done by parliamentarians. He advised the media to refrain from solely highlighting MPs failures and to balance reportage out with reports of their achievements as well. He was speaking at an even held in New Delhi, organised by Social Watch India and Governance Now.
Videography by Noor Mohammad
As Delhi`s iconic college St Stephen`s celebrated its 130th anniversary, eminent Stephanians pledged to support the college`s Vision 2050, a roadmap for the years ahead.
Former central vigilance commissioner N Vittal says legal protection alone is not enough to encourage whistle-blowers. He was speaking at the National Conference on Public Governance, organised by AIMA.
Former centrela vigilance commissioner N Vittal believes that legal protection alone is not enough to encourage whistleblowers. He was speaking at the National Conference on Public Governance, organised by AIMA.
Sam Pitroda, adviser to prime minister Manmohan Singh on information infrastructure and innovations, spoke on research, collaborations and governance at the PanIIT - Higher Education Conclave, at IIT Delhi. Pitroda said that most of the Indian institutes are obsolete, having been set up 50-60 years ago while India needs substantial new instituions in the Asian century.
Sam Pitroda, adviser to prime minister Manmohan Singh on information infrastructure and innovations, spoke on research, collaborations and governance at the PanIIT - Higher Education Conclave, at IIT Delhi. He spoke of the need to decentralise administration of the education sector, with local bodies being made responsible for the disbursinng of institutional education,
Joint secretary at the ministry of steel G Elias said that the future of the steel sector is largely dependent on how the land acquistion policy shapes up. Underscoring the flaws of the present Land Acquisition Act, Elias said that it has largely become a tool to promote private sector interests at the cost of public sector industrial growth. He was speaking at the Governance Now Forum - Steel
Joint secretary at the ministry of steel G Elias said that the future of the steel sector is largely dependent on how the land acquistion policy shapes up. Underscoring the flaws of the present Land Acquisition Act, Elias said that it has largely become a tool to promote private sector interests at the cost of public sector industrial growth. He was speaking at the Governance Now Forum - S
SAIL CMD C S Verma highlighted the need for expanding R and D capacity by steel producers, which could maximise recyclability of the products a for making the sector more eco-effcient. Verma was speaking at the Governance Now Forum - Steel and Sustainable development held here on October 29.
S.K Shrivastava, additional secretary, ministry of mines, talks about sustainable development as a base for the new policies that are to be introduced by the ministry in near future. He was addressing the Governance Now Forum on Steel and Sustainable development, in Delhi on October 29.
