13 July 2011 | News

HUDA to digitise database to prevent loss, theft

In an attempt to prevent damages and thefts, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has decided to digitise its data.

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13 July 2011 | News

Andhra Pradesh integrates Aadhar data to distribute ration through PDS

Maheswaram village in the Rang Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh has started distributing ration through the Public Distribution System by using data gathered for the Aadhar project. It entails the use of smart cards with biometric authentication.

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11 May 2011 | News

KERALA CREATES DATABASE FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

The Civil Supplies Department, Government of Kerala (GoK), has recently completed creation of one of the largest central databases in the state that hosts information of around 70 lakh ration card holders and 3 crore family members in total.

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15 April 2011 | News

Madhya Pradesh to have its first tier-4 data centre

Come October 2011 and Madhya Pradesh will have its first tier-4 State Data Centre (SDC). The SDC will be built within a ‘bomb proof’ building – an important infrastructural requirement for a tier-4 data centre.

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4 April 2011 | Feature

Haryana To Launch Project On PDS-UID & State Resident Database

Haryana is set to launch its PDS (Public Distribution System)-cum-Unique Identification Number) UID-cum-State Resident Database Project (SRD) in April, 2011.

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28 June 2010 | News

India’s e-driver’s licence project hits 10m

In what has been billed as the largest project of its kind of the world, the government of India has passed the 10 million mark for issuing electronic driver’s licences. Of the country’s 110 million drivers, nine per cent have now been registered with electronic driving certificates, according to Gemalto, a digital security firm involved in the project.

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19 January 2010 | Feature

Should data centres be outsourced?

Government data centre outsourcing contracts can help local IT players grow. This creates jobs and boosts the local economy. But the real dynamics of data centre outsourcing have been slow to take off in Asia. Why?

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9 June 2009 | News

India sets up mini data centres for e-services

The Indian state government of Gujarat has set up mini data centres (MDCs) in three cities in a bid to reduce costs for e-governance initiatives, increase data security and streamline operational maintenance.

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