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Hard-cover • 2008
Pages: 170
ISBN: 9788171887033
US$45.95
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Infrastructure & Governance

Sameer Kochhar‚ Deepak B. Phatak‚ H. Krishnamurthy‚ Gursharan Dhanjal

About the Book

<p>This compilation has emerged from a recent National Consultation on Infrastructure and Governance called India @ Work Summit, organised by Skoch Consultancy Services, providing critical insights into the subject of infrastructure and governance, all pointing to a common goal of inclusive growth.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> The book opens with a chapter entitled: Participatory Democracy, Infrastructure and Empowerment. Offering the concerned reader the collective wisdom of eminent policy makers and distinguished experts, the content in this volume is organised under seven sections, namely.</p>

About the Author(s) / Editor(s)

<p><strong>Sameer Kochhar</strong>, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director, Skoch Consultancy Services is an industry veteran with a multifaceted career spanning over two and a half decades. He is considered to be one of the most respected independent voices on inclusive development and citizenship issues in India.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> <strong>Deepak B. Phatak</strong> is Subrao M. Nilekani Chair Professor at the Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology at Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India. He is an eminent consultant and advisor to many organisations on issues related to Information Technology.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> <strong>H. Krishnamurthy</strong> is Principal Research Scientist, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He has more than 30 years of experience in teaching, research and consulting. His areas of interest includes: communication and networking and internet technologies.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> <strong>Gursharan Dhanjal,</strong> an expert in strategic affairs, is Executive Vice President, Skoch Consultancy Services. He has over 17 years of working experience ranging from academics to research and business journalism to consulting. His areas of expertise include research, and rich media content.</p>
Contents in Detail

Participatory Democracy, Infrastructure and Empowerment 
— Sameer Kochhar and Gursharan Dhanjal

 

 

 

Section I 
Infrastructure: Planning and Dialogue Framework

 

Infrastructure for Development 
— Montek Singh Ahluwalia

 


Right to Information 
— Wajahat Habibullah

 


Building Rural Infrastructure 
— Subas Pani

 


Rural Telecom: Connecting Bharat 
— Shantanu Consul

 


Infrastructure: The Cornerstone of Economy 
— K.C. Chakrabarty

 


Technology Imperatives for Rural India 
— Neelam Dhawan

 


Inclusive Development: Infrastructure is the Key 
— Deepak B. Phatak and Sameer Kochhar

 

 

 


Section II 
Learning from MCA 21 and the Way Forward

 

Corporate Governance 
— Prem Chand Gupta

 


Delivering MCA21 
— Anurag Goel

 


Information Technology as a Facilitator for Corporate Governance 
— Ajai Chowdhry

 


Secure Banking: The Road Ahead 
— H. Krishnamurthy

 

 

 


Section III 
State of Panchayats: Focus on e-Governance

 

State of Panchayats: The Journey thus Far 
— Mani Shankar Aiyar

 


An e-Governance Plan for Panchayati Raj 
— B.K. Gairola

 


2008: The Year of Open Source 
— Nandu Pradhan

 


Radio Broadcasting in India 
— Zohra Chatterjee

 


e-Gram 
— Varesh Sinha

 

 

 

 


Section IV 
Urban Local Bodies: Moving Ahead with e-Governance

 

Unlocking Value in Urban India 
— M. Ramachandran

 


NeGP and Urban Local Bodies 
— R. Chandrashekhar

 


Imperatives for IT Usage in Urban Local Bodies 
— Vikas Arora

 


Experiences with Urban Local Bodies 
— Sandeep Bangia

 


Single Window Municipal Services 
— Prakash Rane

 

 

 

 

Section V 
Making Public Private Partnership Work

 

 

Role of PPP in Rural Upliftment: Banker's Perspective 
— K. Raghuraman

 


Technology can Help 
— Som Gangopadhyay 

 

 

 

 


Section VI 
Financial Inclusion

 


Inclusion through Technology 
— Anurag Gupta

 


The Post Office as a Catalyst for
Socio-economic Transformation 
—  K. Noorjehan

 


Micro Insurance 
— S. Nallakuttlam

 


The Policy Framework 
— H.R. Khan

 

 

 

 

 

Section VII 
e-Security and Standards

 


The CCA Infrastructure 
— N. Vijayaditya

 


e-Security Standards 
— Arvind Kumar

 


Ensuring Electronic Security 
— Debjani Nag

 


Need for e-Governance Security Standards 
— Renu Budhiraja


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