India's WSIS Nominations.

Indian Express lists the Indian nominations for awards at the World Summit on Information Society in Geneva from December 10-15 later this year. The winners will be announced shortly.

CATEGORY: E-learning NOMINEE: Totaliteracy (Tata Consultancy Service)
CATEGORY: E-Governance NOMINEE: E-seva project in Andhra Pradesh
CATEGORY: E-Biz NOMINEE: ITC’s kiosk-based E-chaupals
CATEGORY: E-Culture NOMINEE: NIIT’s Hole-in-the-Wall
CATEGORY: E-Science NOMINEE: Simputer (IISc, Bangalore and Encore Software)
CATEGORY: E-Health NOMINEE: TeleDoc programme (Jiva Ayurveda)
CATEGORY: E-Entertainment NOMINEE: Contest2win
CATEGORY: E-Inclusion NOMINEE: N-logue (IIT Chennai)

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