Informatics Volume 16 No.3 | January 2008 from the CCoonntteennttss Patron Dr. B.K. Gairola Editor in this issue… Lead Story Editor-in-Chief ICT Initiatives in Indian Education System Neeta Verma ime literally flies and a new year beckons yet again !! It is time to make new beginnings and new resolutions in our personal and professional lives and I hope we all end up An overview of ICT initiatives engaged in improving and enhancing the quality of education in the Country…………..Page 4 Editor T making the right choices in ours. Sonal Kalra Recently, the entire Informatics Family got a rare chance to get together for the Correspondents' Regional Editors Summit held at NIC Headquarters, New Delhi. Apart from being a happy and memorable From the States/UTs Vivek Verma occasion for all of us (see pic below), the event was also an eye-opener of sorts as we debated and Rajasthan- A Roadmap of e-Governance R.Gayatri deliberated upon several ways to make this publication better and more popular in the times to An account of how a State well known for its tourism is taking Anshu Rohatgi come. We have received some wonderful suggestions from within our own team to broaden our giant strides in ICT and implementation of NeGP……Page 10 Prashant Belwariar scope, reach and coverage so that Informatics becomes the default medium for anyone looking Advisory Panel for authentic and comprehensive information on the e-Governance activities in the Country. Dr. Y.K. Sharma This issue comes to you with all our regular sections full of information about the giant strides e- West Bengal-Surging ahead with e-Governance T.A. Khan Governance in taking in different parts of the Country. The lead story, put together by Regional A comprehensive feature on the ICT policies and projects responsible for establishing West Dr. Gautam Bose Bengal as an ICT hub……. Page14 R.K. Gupta Editor R Gayatri focuses on the most significant sector 'Education' and is a reflection of the ICT initiatives being undertaken in this vital domain. In the Guest Column, we are honoured to have Editorial Board done an in-depth interview with Sh Jainder Singh, Secretary (DIT) wherein he shares his vision District Informatics Dr. Mahesh Chandra for the future of e-Governance in the Country. We also carry an extremely informative write-up in A profile and overview of e-governance initiatives in the following Districts Dr. Shefali Dash the other Guest column by Sh B Selvaraj, IAS, Administrator (Lakshadweep) who provides an - Sonitpur (Assam).....................Page 18 B.V. Sarma insight into the revolutionary e-Gov initiatives being undertaken in the tiny UT down south. - West Delhi (Delhi)....................Page 20 S.B. Singh - Wardha (Maharashtra)…….Page 22 Vinay Thakur It is hoped that the contents of this issue will leave our readers more enlightened and informed about the latest in the ICT and e-Governance. WWW Version e-Gov Products & Services P. Hemamalini Wishing you all Joy, Peace and Prosperity in 2008… ICT Products and Services setting exemplary Standards - e-Scholarship system (UP)….......Page 29 Print Coordination Happy Reading - National Do Not Call Registry…..Page 31 A. K. Aggarwal Anita Arora - Computerized Lok Ayukta Information Management System(Kerala)….. Page 33 Circulation & Despatch Guest Column Anita Bhardwaj Interview with Sh. Jainder Singh Jasvinder Kaur Sonal Kalra Secretary (Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India)….. Page 24 Editorial Assistance [email protected] “Winds of Change in Lakshadweep”: A Basket of e-Governance Projects to Aditya Gogoi Transform Quality of Life Team- Informatics By Sh. B Selvaraj, IAS, Administrator Lakshadweep……. Page 26 Informatics is Published by National Technology Update Informatics Centre, Department Open Source Business Intelligence Tools…… Page 35 of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & These open source tools are a set of application software designed to help the business intelligence business processes. Read further to know more about them I n f o r m a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y, Government of India News A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, - International e-Gov Update………..... Page 37 New Delhi-110 003 - Cyber Governance…………………... Page 41 Tel. : 91-11-24305020 - National Portal Update……………... Page 42 Fax: 91-11-24368854 - In the News ………………………..... Page 43 http://home.nic.in © 2007, All Rights Reserved. Views Perspectives: Towards an e-Governance Grid for India (E-GGI) – An Architectural Framework for Citizen Service Delivery . Page 39 Layout & Printed at Book Review: SOA-A Field Guide for both Technical and Organisational aspects……Page 48 Viba Press Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi The Team of Informatics at the Correspondents' Summit (13th-14th December, 2007) on behalf of National Informatics Centre 3 Informatics Volume 16 No.3 | January 2008 from the CCoonntteennttss Patron Dr. B.K. Gairola Editor in this issue… Lead Story Editor-in-Chief ICT Initiatives in Indian Education System Neeta Verma ime literally flies and a new year beckons yet again !! It is time to make new beginnings and new resolutions in our personal and professional lives and I hope we all end up An overview of ICT initiatives engaged in improving and enhancing the quality of education in the Country…………..Page 4 Editor T making the right choices in ours. Sonal Kalra Recently, the entire Informatics Family got a rare chance to get together for the Correspondents' Regional Editors Summit held at NIC Headquarters, New Delhi. Apart from being a happy and memorable From the States/UTs Vivek Verma occasion for all of us (see pic below), the event was also an eye-opener of sorts as we debated and Rajasthan- A Roadmap of e-Governance R.Gayatri deliberated upon several ways to make this publication better and more popular in the times to An account of how a State well known for its tourism is taking Anshu Rohatgi come. We have received some wonderful suggestions from within our own team to broaden our giant strides in ICT and implementation of NeGP……Page 10 Prashant Belwariar scope, reach and coverage so that Informatics becomes the default medium for anyone looking Advisory Panel for authentic and comprehensive information on the e-Governance activities in the Country. Dr. Y.K. Sharma This issue comes to you with all our regular sections full of information about the giant strides e- West Bengal-Surging ahead with e-Governance T.A. Khan Governance in taking in different parts of the Country. The lead story, put together by Regional A comprehensive feature on the ICT policies and projects responsible for establishing West Dr. Gautam Bose Bengal as an ICT hub……. Page14 R.K. Gupta Editor R Gayatri focuses on the most significant sector 'Education' and is a reflection of the ICT initiatives being undertaken in this vital domain. In the Guest Column, we are honoured to have Editorial Board done an in-depth interview with Sh Jainder Singh, Secretary (DIT) wherein he shares his vision District Informatics Dr. Mahesh Chandra for the future of e-Governance in the Country. We also carry an extremely informative write-up in A profile and overview of e-governance initiatives in the following Districts Dr. Shefali Dash the other Guest column by Sh B Selvaraj, IAS, Administrator (Lakshadweep) who provides an - Sonitpur (Assam).....................Page 18 B.V. Sarma insight into the revolutionary e-Gov initiatives being undertaken in the tiny UT down south. - West Delhi (Delhi)....................Page 20 S.B. Singh - Wardha (Maharashtra)…….Page 22 Vinay Thakur It is hoped that the contents of this issue will leave our readers more enlightened and informed about the latest in the ICT and e-Governance. WWW Version e-Gov Products & Services P. Hemamalini Wishing you all Joy, Peace and Prosperity in 2008… ICT Products and Services setting exemplary Standards - e-Scholarship system (UP)….......Page 29 Print Coordination Happy Reading - National Do Not Call Registry…..Page 31 A. K. Aggarwal Anita Arora - Computerized Lok Ayukta Information Management System(Kerala)….. Page 33 Circulation & Despatch Guest Column Anita Bhardwaj Interview with Sh. Jainder Singh Jasvinder Kaur Sonal Kalra Secretary (Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India)….. Page 24 Editorial Assistance [email protected] “Winds of Change in Lakshadweep”: A Basket of e-Governance Projects to Aditya Gogoi Transform Quality of Life Team- Informatics By Sh. B Selvaraj, IAS, Administrator Lakshadweep……. Page 26 Informatics is Published by National Technology Update Informatics Centre, Department Open Source Business Intelligence Tools…… Page 35 of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & These open source tools are a set of application software designed to help the business intelligence business processes. Read further to know more about them I n f o r m a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y, Government of India News A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, - International e-Gov Update………..... Page 37 New Delhi-110 003 - Cyber Governance…………………... Page 41 Tel. : 91-11-24305020 - National Portal Update……………... Page 42 Fax: 91-11-24368854 - In the News ………………………..... Page 43 http://home.nic.in © 2007, All Rights Reserved. Views Perspectives: Towards an e-Governance Grid for India (E-GGI) – An Architectural Framework for Citizen Service Delivery . Page 39 Layout & Printed at Book Review: SOA-A Field Guide for both Technical and Organisational aspects……Page 48 Viba Press Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi The Team of Informatics at the Correspondents' Summit (13th-14th December, 2007) on behalf of National Informatics Centre