CIOs yet to be hired in 10 line ministries for Digital India pushA key pillar of PM Modi’s Digital India programme – appointment of chief information officers (CIO) in ten line ministries — is in limbo.
10 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Draft encryption policy: Frequent changes in key positions & talent crunch in DeitY led to the debacleAnother set of officials alleged that the junior officer did not seek the advice of higher-ups before making the policy public.
24 Sep, 2015, 05.35 AM IST
DoT Secretary Rakesh Garg to hold additional charge of dept of electronics and ITGarg, a 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, will hold the additional charge for three months, an order issued by Department of P...
08 Aug, 2015, 06.29 PM IST
DeitY appoints Tapan Ray as director general of National Informatics CentreThe Department of Electronics and Information Technology has appointed additional secretary Tapan Ray as the director general of the NIC.
18 Jun, 2015, 11.16 AM IST
Government may name financial institution to host electronic development fund by JulyThe EDF policy, approved by the Cabinet in December 2014, will support early stage angel funds and venture funds in these areas.
11 Jun, 2015, 06.27 AM IST
How open software has become a source of grief for tech majors like Cisco, IBM & OracleDeitY announced the open source policy in March, making it mandatory for all software applications and services of the government to be bui...
03 Jun, 2015, 05.59 AM IST
Department of Electronics and Information and Technology to collaborate with Google for Internet safety campaign"Google and Cert-In are our partners in this effort and are committed to keeping our users safe and secure,” said MyGov CEO Gaurav Dwivedi.
26 Feb, 2015, 02.52 AM IST
Centre to implement biometric attendance system soonTo avoid any glitch, the government is also installing a small fraction of iris-based scanners. Each such device would cost around Rs 3,500.
15 Jan, 2015, 12.17 PM IST
DeitY launches projects on Good Governance DayIT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad emphasized that “simple, inclusive technology has transformative power and is the source of good governance...
25 Dec, 2014, 08.08 PM IST
Digital content language to go desi with e-Bhashae-Bhasha platform will help develop and disseminate digital language content to India's largely non-English speaking population, will be ro...
10 Nov, 2014, 05.00 PM IST
Govt to appoint CIOs to drive Digital India initiativesBesides, a Digital India Advisory Group (DIAG) would also be created, which will be headed by Minister of Communications and IT Ravi Shanka...
07 Sep, 2014, 12.52 PM IST
Government finalises 2 electronic manufacturing clustersThe government has finalised two electronic manufacturing clusters (EMCs) and has given an in-principal approval to eight others.
26 Aug, 2014, 05.31 PM IST
DeitY banks on mobile devices to deliver e-Governance servicesM-Seva is a national platform that currently integrates 1098 government departments. The platforms delivered more than 120 crore SMSes so f...
26 Aug, 2014, 05.14 PM IST
Government mulls Digital India programme to connect all villagesPM Narendra Modi had listed Digital India as among top priorities for his government, while delivering his maiden Independence Day speech.
21 Aug, 2014, 04.11 AM IST
Government to leverage cloud computing for multi-billion dollar mission-mode projectsGovt is looking to leverage cloud computing for its multi-billion dollar mission-mode projs, six of which will be kick-started within a mon...
10 Jun, 2014, 09.03 AM IST
- Violence in Assam: Government review panel approves blocking of 306 Twitter accounts
A high-level government review committee has given its stamp of approval on a decision to block 306 accounts being used on Twitter.
06 Feb, 2013, 06.45 PM IST
- Kapil Sibal holds up hiring at Department of Electronics and IT, sets up committee
Sibal has directed the DeitY to set up a committee for ensuring a transparent hiring process & stopped recruitments until the system is sta...
17 May, 2012, 07.54 PM IST