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Project Name :  eGov Financials

Project ID : 015

Type : Project Lead/Architect Volunteer Experience :  Java,  J2EE, RDBMS, Accounting, Finance Domain Location : Bangalore
Project Description : We need Software developers, Project leads and Architects to help us develop state-of-the-art Municipal Financial Accounting System.to track and manage their revenues & expenses.
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name :  Software Developers

Project ID : 010

Type : Software Developer Volunteer Experience :  Java,  J2EE, RDBMS Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description : We need extreme programmers - top notch software developers who can take responsibility for their module and deliver high quality code. Unlike in most projects we can guarantee that your code will be go live almost as soon as it is ready and will get used by/for thousands of people in India. 
Owner :  Needed 

 
Project Name :  Workflow Processor

Project ID : 016

Type : Architect, Software Developer Volunteer Experience :  Workflow, Rule Engine, Java,  J2EE, RDBMS,  Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description : We need a Workflow processor for many of our eGovernance applications. It needs to be complaint with open standards. We are looking for Workflow experts to suggest OpenSource products that can be used in the eGov platform or looking for volunteers to develop a workflow processor from scratch.

Web Resources :  http://www.wfmc.org/http://www.waria.comhttp://www.e-workflow.org/  

Owner :  Needed 

 
Project Name :  Reporting Software

Project ID : 017

Type : Report Software Developer Volunteer Experience :  Report Writer, Java, PDF,  J2EE, RDBMS,  Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description : We are currently using Jasper for reporting and found that we have a number of problems. Jasper crashes the JVM and also creates PDF that does not open in certain versions of IE browser and OS. We need inputs on a good opensource Report writer that can plug into our J2EE server side. 

Web Resources :  http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net  

Owner :  Needed 

 
Project Name :  JAAS Biometric Authentication

Project ID : 018

Type : Security/Auth Expert Volunteer Experience :  Report Writer, Java, PDF,  J2EE, RDBMS,  Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description : We are looking to integrate bio-metric devices (thumb print only, not retinal scan) over our JAAS authentication system. We need a security/auth expert who has done this before to advise us on the solutions available as well as hand-hold us through the integration of Bio-Metric devices to our eGov platform. Many of our govt employees don't understand userid/password authentication but they understand thumb print very well. So we need to create a system that is practical and usable at city and town municipalities.

Web Resources :  http://java.sun.com/products/jaas/index.jsp

Owner :  Needed 

 
Project Name :  PDF Forms Creation

Project ID : 019

Type : PDF form designer Volunteer Experience :  PDF, Acrobat Writer, Form designer  Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description : Much like the paper reduction act in the US, we are creating PDF forms for all local Government requirements. We need Adobe Acrobat experts who can help create forms for us in English and Indian languages.  

Web Resources :  

Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name :  Excel Macro Expert

Project ID : 011

Type : Excel Expert Volunteer Experience :  Excel Macro Programming Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description : e-Gov's Property Tax System requires cities to enter large data of property information using Microsoft Excel.  We are looking for a Excel Macro expert to design Excel forms to increase efficiency of data entry with greater accuracy. 
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name : Technical Writers

Project ID : 005

Type: Documentation Volunteer Experience :  Technical Writing, Software methodology Location : Bangalore, Anywhere
Project Description : We need technical writers who need to help create good documents. Firstly we need document templates, second we need our existing documents to be converted to a standard format/template, Third we need to write new documents - since we are coding like there is no tomorrow and our documentation is not keeping up.
Supporting Documents & Links :
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name:  Network Security Design and Solution

Project ID : 004

Type: Security/Authenti-
cation/Access-Control
Volunteer Experience :  Network Security,  Firewall Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description : In many of the cities where eGovern products are to be launched we need to design and implement Network Security in such a way that gives access to services to a wide audience from Govt. Officials to the citizen based on role based access control. Parts of this access-control implementation is through well designed Network Security features such as : Firewall, IP filtering, VPNs, dedicated WANs etc. We need a Network Security solution matrix based on the access control specifications.
Supporting Documents & Links :
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name :  GIS Geodatabase Design/Validation

Project ID : 001

Type : GIS Volunteer Experience :  GIS, Geodatabases Location: Anywhere in the world
Project Description : Need GIS expert who can help design/validate geodatabases. Especially in the areas of parcel mapping and addressing and other applications on local governance.
Supporting Documents & Links :
Owner : Needed 

 

Project Name : Logo Designer

Project ID : 008

Type : Graphics Volunteer Experience :  Logo Designer, Graphic Artist Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description : We are in need of a good permanent logo for eGovernments Foundation. We want a professional graphics/logo designer to work on it.
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name : Project Managers

Project ID : 007

Type : Project Management Volunteer Experience :  Any Project Management Location : Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hassan, Hubli/Dharwad, Belgaum
Project Description :  We need project managers who are not fazed to bridge the gap between not-so-hi-tech  local Govt. employees and IT partners who will implement the eGovernance Solutions. We need people who can manage complex projects and coordinated large groups of people and partners through planning, deployment, and maintenance phases.  This is not for the faint of heart!
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name :  QA Testers

Project ID : 009

Type : QA Volunteer Experience :  QA, Testing Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description :  We need good QA people who can develop white-box and black-box test scenarios as well as test the products. Since almost all our products are web-native this testing can be done over the internet - which means it can be tested from anywhere in the world.
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name :  Localization Strategy Guide

Project ID : 003

Type : Localization Volunteer Experience :  Localization, OpenType, Unicode, Kannada Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description : Need to evolve a localization  strategy paper that addresses the need for the eGovern software be available in multiple Indian languages. We are in general leaning towards OpenType/Unicode solution with dynamic fonts available over a browser client.
Supporting Documents & Links :
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name: Setup CVS and Bugzilla for distributed software development

Project ID : 006

Type : Distributed Dev Volunteer Experience :  CVS, Bugzilla, Linux, OpenSource development methodology Location : Bangalore, Anywhere
Project Description
Supporting Documents & Links :
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name :  Database Administrators

Project ID : 012

Type : DBA Volunteer Experience :  Oracle and other Database technologies Location : Anywhere in the world
Project Description : We need RDBMS experts in the field of Administration, Design, Documentation, Analysis and Performance tuning. Our applications interact with huge databases that need to be analyzed and optimized for effective performance
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name :  Urban Planning

Project ID : 014

Type : Urban Planning Volunteer Experience :  Municipal Planning Location : Bangalore, Karnataka
Project Description : Need Urban Planners to understand the needs of the city where we will be deploying the eGov Systems.  This could include details, such as infrastructure, administrative, and planning activities. 
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name :  IT Trainers

Project ID : 013

Type : Trainer Volunteer Experience :  Training IT personnel Location : Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore
Project Description : We need top notch trainers who can upgrade the skill-set of our city municipal staff. Right from the basics of computers to simple applications like Word, Excel, Browser etc.
Owner :  Needed 

 

Project Name :  Addressing and Geocoding

Project ID : 002

Type : Urban Planning & GIS Volunteer Experience :  Urban Planning, GIS Location: Anywhere in the world
Project Description : Need to research schemes for Block, Street, House numbering and integrate it with GIS system. From this research and discussions (with the deployment teams) we need to evolve a standards document on addressing/geocoding that is suitable to Indian needs 
Supporting Documents & Links :
Owner :  Needed 

 

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