Microsoft India has partnered with government in delivering many successful e-governance initiatives. It has played a key role in the areas of education through the Siksha initiative by enhancing IT skills of the teachers. Ranbir Singh, group director, public sector, Microsoft India, in an interview with Samir Sachdeva mentions the areas where Microsoft has partnered with various government agencies for the betterment of society.
What happens when a people-centric approach to governance (State Wide Attention on Grievances through Application of Technology) connects with technology.
Geodesic is a leading provider of content, communication and collaboration solutions to the government, enterprise and retail segments. Its product GeoAmida won the Nasscom social innovation award for 2010.
The CSC scheme in Assam is a poor advertisment for both the centre's e-governance drive and the public-private partnership model. Common service centres have sprung up here with a few government services on offer and appear to exist only to profit private partners availing of the government's subsidy.
Two years behind schedule, the common service centre (CSC) project is floundering. There are few success stories and no one tells you where Rs 5,742 crore of public funds are going.
