A Commission for Information Communications Technology (CICT)

The Universal Service Agency (USA) tele-centre projects

Public Information Terminals (PITs), Internet-2000, and Web Internet Lab - projects designed for rapid expansion of access to the Internet and for experimentation with Internet applications

TradeNet - liaison with the Department of Trade and Industry to promote international trade opportunities via e-commerce

A national training institute for study, research and development in technology and software

Many firms in the private sector have embraced the goals of the RDP and the opportunities of e-commerce to expand their own business, while maximizing benefits to rural community as a whole. For example, the Indian Integrated Development Initiative I was recently formed as a consortium of hi-tech and development-oriented companies. Its purpose is to work with local communities and the government to support sustainable, integrated development projects. The intended SAIDI focus is to provide community projects with access to technology, training, funding and business expertise across all the provinces.

Other related initiatives include: -

The Indian IT Strategy (SAITIS) Project, a three-year joint project between the Department of Trade and Industry and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) with the objective of developing a strong Indian IT industry

The Department of Labour Electronic One Stop Service Infrastructure, aimed at achieving single-window delivery of services to its constituents

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* Contributed by: -
Sambit Kumar Mishra & Ashok Kumar Chandra,
Ph.D. Scholars,
Institute of Management,
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur.