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Jaipur to host 16th National Conference on e-Governance

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BANGALORE, INDIA: The pink city of India, Jaipur is all set to host the 16th National Conference on e-Governance on February 11 and 12 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

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The conference is organised under the joint auspices of the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Government of India, Department of Information Technology, Government of India and Department of Information Technology, Government of Rajasthan.

The 16th National Conference on e-Governance is based on the theme "Towards an Open Government".

Today, India is emerging as an economic tiger, inspite of the global meltdown, but this growth is meaningless till the time it is inclusive, sustainable and encompasses the poorest of the poor.

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In this scenario, the 16th National Conference on e-Governance based on the theme "Towards an Open Government", seeks to explore how use of ICT has transformed governance from the perspective of the beneficiaries of the services.

Some of the plenary session theme includes e-Governance infrastructure - status and challenges, towards an open government and leveraging social inclusion.

The National Conference on e-Governance has been providing a platform of meaningful interaction to policy makers, practitioners, industry leaders and academicians to deliberate, interact and recommend an actionable strategy for good governance and to improve the standard of services rendered to the common man.

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National Awards for E-Governance - 2013

To recognise and promote excellence in implementation of e-Governance initiatives, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India, presents National Awards for e-Governance every year.

Category of awards are:

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A) Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering

B) Exemplary Horizontal Transfer of ICT-based Best Practice

C) Outstanding Performance in Citizen-Centric Service Delivery

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D) Innovative Usage of Technology in e-Governance

E) Exemplary Usage of ICT by PSUs

F) Best Government Portal

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G) Sectoral Award (Focus Sector - Social Sector Programs)

Gold, Silver and Bronze icons will be awarded in each category.

State-wise award are as follows: Assam-01, Karnataka-01, Gujrat-04, Jharkhand-01, Andhra Pradesh -02, Odisha- 02, Rajasthan-01, Madhya Predesh-02., Jammu & Kashmir -01, Bihar-01, Govt. of India -01.

Click here to see complete list of winners!