On Tue, 2003-01-14 at 23:53, Frederick Noronha wrote:
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The Information Kerala Mission (IKM), a project of the state-owned autonomous institution, Centre for Development of Imaging Technology, took up the computerisation of Vellanad.
"As a result, certificates for deaths, births, marriages and taxes will be ready for villagers in a matter of minutes."
IKM has developed 12 different packages for application at the village level.
A survey of the socio-economic status of villagers, a databank on the qualifications of the unemployed in the area and the financial position of the administration will be among information now available at the click of a mouse.
I quote a paragraph from page linking to keralaonline story at .http://www.keralaonline.com/storydisplay.asp?folder=Tech&file=8_279.xml 'kerala overlooking local efforts in favour of Windows?' "The State Government may be overlooking indigenous Free Software-based Malayalam desktop development initiatives, while going the whole hog for Microsoft and its localised Windows XP."
..... "What has unnerved supporters of Free/ Swatantra Software is that the Information Kerala Mission (IKM), which is leading the e-governance initiatives in the State's local bodies, is pegging for Microsoft when there is a cost-effective indigenously-developed solution available."
Yes, If we follow IKM as our role model for e- governance, we are left with e-poverty only.
The common man pay the tax, The Govt. pay that to Microsoft & Intel, and at the click of a mouse our POOR man get the Tax bill and his DEATH certificate...
Great Grass root Administration!!!
Staff at Vellanad has undergone two computer-training programmes, and a final one is scheduled to commence on January 20.
By Intel and Microsoft.. right??