MP Govt chooses SCO Solution

UTAH, US: The SCO Group, provider of UNIX software technology and mobile services, today announced that the Madhya Pradesh Government of India has selected SCO Mobile Server as the platform for developing and deploying government services to more than 60 million citizens.

India is deploying this e-governance solution to provide online public services and record keeping, including online bill payment, taxes, land records, income certificates, loans, driving licenses, birth and death certificates and various government entitlement programs.

Many urban centers have set up Web portals to facilitate the citizen-to-government interface necessary to support the delivery of services. An electronic interface as a one-stop destination for public access to information on various aspects of government functions well as a single window for the delivery of government services.

However, rural centers and cities that lack the infrastructure necessary for every citizen to have Web access are disadvantaged because in the absence of Web connectivity, provisioning of government services is done manually. In regions that don't have Internet access, citizens are forced to wait in long lines for each service or information request.

The pilot project using SCO Mobile Server enables electronic provisioning of services and access to government information using a cell phone over the cell carrier network. Since cell coverage in rural areas is readily available, nearly every citizen in Indore will gain electronic access to services and information, SCO said in a release.