Cloud computing is simply a set of pooled computing resources and services delivered over the web. When you diagram the relationships between all the elements it resembles a cloud. Cloud computing-not to be confused with grid computing, utility computing, or autonomic computing-involves the interaction...

Procurement delays, unfair bidding practices, opaqueness in government processes, etc. have become things of the past with the deployment of Government e-Procurement System of NIC (GePNIC) in Manipur. The system provides transparency in the tendering process, reduces time for procurement,...

Barcode is used to encode Edited by R.Gayatri data for variety of purposes. 2D barcode can be used in e-governance applications to benefit the Government and the citizen at large.The 2D barcode is readable using mobile camera, web camera and scanners alike. As the mobiles have the GPRS/3G connectivity...

In terms of public governance, India has been a laggard in the utilisation of ICT. There are several reasons for this. One is the monopolistic nature of public governance. It is the customer, in this case the "aam aadmi", who has to like or lump whatever is offered by the public institution....

e-Governance has received a tremendous boost in India and that gave National Informatics Centre, the inspiration to institute the Web Ratna Awards, an initiative to acknowledge the exemplary initiatives in e-Governance using the medium of World Wide Web.