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Govt to spend more on e-governance
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editor on 24 February, 2008 08:49:00
 
Calcutta, Feb. 25: The government is expected to increase its outlay on
e-governance in the coming budget to Rs 1,500 crore from around Rs 1,300 crore
last year.
IT majors such as IBM, Cisco and Tata Consultancy Services  (TCS) are betting
big on e-governance in India.
“India is one of the most important markets for IBM globally. The country
will be on a par with Thailand and the Philippines and ahead of Vietnam,”
said Stephen Braim, vice-president (government programmes) of IBM India, Asia
Pacific, on the sidelines of Infocom 2007-08 here today. At present, 73 per cent
of IBM’s revenue come from software and 53 per cent from services.
According to R. Srinivasan, head of pre-sales (global government industry
group), TCS, the focus is on centralising workable models instead of launching
pilot projects.