Centraly Hosted IT Infrastruture: Need of the Hour
Centraly Hosted IT Infrastruture: Need of the Hour

[This article was published in the August 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] With a total plan outlay of Rs. 1623 Crore, State Data Centres are poised to become the back bone of the Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Business (G2B) and Government to Government (G2G) interactions in 28 states and seven Union Territories, under the National e-Governance Plan. Once uted, Data Centres being the core of ICT infrastructure in any given set-up would be integrating the hardware, network, storage, and management resources, that will play the role of a central repository, secured data storage and will facilitate online delivery of services for the whole of state.

Secure Internet for US gov, healthcare, education and defence
Secure Internet for US gov, healthcare, education and defence

Four entities representing the federal government, the aerospace and defense industries, the biopharmaceutical and healthcare industries and higher education in the US are joining forces to increase business and government use of an existing information infrastructure used for the trusted exchange of confidential information over the Internet.

Aravind Eye receives 2008 Gates award for global health
Aravind Eye receives 2008 Gates award for global health

In recognition of its groundbreaking work to prevent debilitating blindness and provide affordable, world-class eye care to the poor, the Aravind Eye Care System, based in Tamil Nadu, India, has won the 2008 Gates Award for Global Health. The US$ 1 million Gates Award – the world’s largest prize for international health – honors extraordinary efforts to improve health in developing countries.

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