18th National Conference on e-Governance begins tomorrow
Updated: Jan 29, 2015 12:20:08pm
The conference with the theme ‘Digital Governance-New Frontier’, will explore the benefits of the use of ICT, how e-Governance leaders can act as the agents of change, integrated service delivery and use of mobile platform for expanding access rapidly,” an official release said.
Organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India, in association with the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India and Government of Gujarat, the focus sector of the year is ‘Skill Development and Employability’.
The event will see the participation of senior officers from the government, industry, academicians, technical experts and NGOs.
Topics that will be explored during the event are – Digital India, Digital Governance-New Frontier, e-Governance Leaders as Change Agents; Accountable Governance through Social Media and Citizen Engagement; and Integrated Service Delivery-Standards and Interoperability; Use of Mobile Platform for rapidly expanding access; Skill Development and Employability; Partnership with Industry – New Business Model and Service Delivery; and Citizen Services in a Smart City – New Paradigm.
In addition, the National e-Governance Awards for the year 2014-15 will be presented in 12 different categories concerning various aspects of e-Governance.
The National e-Governance Awards recognise some of the best Government to Government (G2G), Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Business (G2B) initiatives taken by various government departments and also initiatives of public sector units and Non-Government Institutions. (KNN/ES)