Author: Deepak Kumar

Towards a new HEGEmony

Just as the mobile is a big leveller, the Internet is a great enabler.The fact that there is a wireless teledensity of over 55 in a country where around 28 per cent of the population lives below poverty line is very much a case...

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Netbooks need idea to live

Simplification is an essential attribute when it comes to determining consumer adoption of an ICT device or service.Consumers certainly are more likely to take to devices and services that are simpler to use and tend to prefer...

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Citizen miles

It’s important that e-Governance stakeholders are technology-agnostic when it comes to reaching out to the citizen As the broadband divide between the haves and have-nots continues, the torch bearers of digital democracy look at...

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Interception in a 2.0 era

There has been much debate around Research In Motion’s BlackBerry email service. The government wants that the country’s security agencies be able to intercept BlackBerry-based communications in the manner they can intercept a...

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$10 PC: The reality check

The ten-dollar PC debate is back, this time with a prototype of a ‘$35 device’ thrown in. At the outset, it may sound incredible to talk about a computer with a $10 price tag, so let us first see if a $35 tag is feasible in the...

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