IN: Govt to extend broadband to public service institutions
The Centre has decided to extend the high speed broadband connectivity facility to public service institutions including police stations, high schools and higher education institutions, primary health centres, and post offices on government's expenditure, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said on Monday.
Eyeing 2.5 lakh gram panchayats, broadband connectivity was provided to 1 lakh gram panchayats under the first phase of BharatNet in December 2017. The second phase of providing connectivity to remaining 1.5 lakh gram panchayats is being implemented through three models – state-led, Central PSUs, and private sector, Sinha said while inaugurating the new corporate office of Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL). The BBNL is implementing the ambitious project.
IN: Service delivery key aspect of Bharat Net, says Manoj Sinha
Showing confidence that final phase of Bharat Net project would be completed as per the schedule by March 2019, Union Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said that government's ambitious BharatNet, an optic-fibre cable (OFC) initiative, has now shifted its focus from network deployment to service delivery as it has touched nearly 50 per cent of the country's gram panchayats or village blocks.
The project to extend high-speed broadband connectivity infrastructure to remaining 1.25 lakh panchayats out of total 2.5 lakh gram panchayats would be completed "on time" and the broad connectivity would offer e-health and e-governance services to the people.
CA: Ontario: London: Politicians green light draft smart city strategy
Politicians got their first look at a plan to harness technology for made-in-London solutions to everyday problems at a committee meeting Monday night.
The goal is a “smart city” that uses data, technology and innovative ideas to improve the lives of Londoners and give the city an edge on a provincial or national stage.
CA: Ontario: What a 'Smart City' strategy could mean for London's future
London politicians approved the draft strategy at the city's Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee
A "Smart City" uses technology and data collection to enhance the lives of its residents and increase its competitiveness with other cities.
And now, London, Ont., could become just that.
IN: Maharashtra: Pimpri Chinchwad: 14,000 citizens give views for civic projects
More than 14,000 citizens have submitted their suggestions — on sustainable mobility, waste management, healthcare, education, water, green city, safety, security, sports, e-governance, emergency services, information technology, and economic development in Pimpri Chinchwad — to the city transformation office (CTO).
Stakeholders’ meetings, with six focused areas, were conducted to collect the suggestions. In the first phase, a draft city development report has been prepared with the help of citizens, civic officials and corporators. The CTO is being handled by private firm Palladium since January.