Tag Archive for 'Infosys'

India to roll out Microsoft ID system in August

From : Tech Eye 21-Jan-10 6:33:00 PM
The Indian government is set to roll out the first phase of its ambitious ID scheme as early as this year, it has emerged. And it will be helped by Microsoft.

What’s Next for India’s Epic UID Project?

From : Automation World 30-Dec-10 10:39:00 AM
The country's ambitious citizen identification project is moving ahead despite some concerns.

NIC raises concern over privacy of UIDAI database

From : Press Trust of India 13-Dec-09 6:09:00 AM
The National Informatics Centre has raised concerns over privacy and security of proposed database of Unique Identification Authority of India, headed by Infosys founder Nandan Nilekani.

UID Will Help Improve Security In India: Nandan Nilekani

From : RTT News 09-Dec-09 11:56:00 AM
The Unique Identification or UID number would be helpful in improving security in the country, media reports said quoting Unique Identification Authority of India or UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani at Ahmedabad Tuesday.

UID number could help improve national security: Nilekani

From : The Economic Times 08-Dec-09 1:10:00 PM
The Unique Identification (UID) number would be useful in improving security in the country, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman, Nandan Nilekani said here on Tuesday.

India’s UID project may get Rs 400 cr World Bank funding

From : Moneycontrol.com 07-Dec-09 11:51:00 AM
India’s ambitious Unique Identification Card (UID) project is likely to get Rs 400 crore World Bank funding, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources. The World Bank Chief met Infosys-co founder and government appointed Chairman of the UID project, Nandan Nilekani on December 4, 2009.

PAN to be linked with Unique Id Number

From : The Financial Express 06-Dec-09 10:07:00 PM
Banking heavily on the use of biometrics, the ten-digit Permanent Account Number (PAN) and the 16-digit Unique Identification (UID) Number are set to be linked up. The government has decided to link the plan for biometric PAN cards with the UID project. The finance ministry has already begun talking to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in this regard. “We are having discussions with the finance ministry. Both projects will be using biometrics, so it is a good choice,” UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani told FE.

Unique identity project may get World Bank funding

From : istockAnalyst.com 27-Nov-09 8:56:00 AM
The global interest in India's unique identification project continues to grow.

Health card prop for ID project

From : The Telegraph 26-Nov-09 11:59:00 PM
The health ministry’s smart card project for the newborn can provide valuable data to the Unique Identification Authority of India, which under former Infosys chief Nandan Nilekani, is preparing a social security card for all Indians.

Secrecy fears over India’s epic ID project

From : Asia Times Online 19-Nov-09 11:15:00 AM
As India embarks on the largest citizen identity project in history, the high-profile agency implementing it was left red-faced after its confidential working paper was leaked onto the Internet.