E-governance goes rural

Every third village in the State of Tamil Nadu will be equipped with Internet-enabled kiosks within 11 months, as part of the state's e-governance programme, according to newindpress.com.

The government will set up 5 400 Internet-enabled kiosks in the State.

Township projects would accompany the establishment of IT parks in Tiruchy, Tirunelveli and Madurai, excluding Coimbatore due to lack of adequate space.

The inaugural UK Internet Governance Forum was held at the Houses of Parliament last week and featured representatives from Nominet, the Specialist Crime Directorate, several MPs and a British ambassador, reporting ZDNet.

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was established in 2006 by the United Nations to give companies, governments, organisations and individuals the opportunity to debate how the internet is changing and developing.

To coincide with the first UK IGF, Nominet, the organisation that manages all domains ending in .UK, launched its Best Practice Challenge which it claims will recognise organisations, groups or individuals that have worked to deliver a safer, more accessible, diverse and open Internet experience.

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