Stating that Kerala stood first in providing a better and faster service to people, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that the state was already ahead in e-governance. He said this while inaugurating the e-governance applications of Local Self Government Department here as part of the Digital week celebrations. “Kerala has moved ahead over other states…
A digitally-connected India will be a wealthy, and a robustly democratic country: can stand taller than its communist neighbour which stifles its citizens with filtered (censored) information. India’s GDP, and other indices may not be at par with China but Indians have the fundamental right: express. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a digital visionary: he…
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched Digital India project, which is being touted as one of his most ambitious schemes. ‘E-Governance is going to change into M-Governance… M is not Modi Governance, it is mobile governance,”” the PM said with a smile, sketching a broad roadmap in his 27-minute speech of how he plans…
Deputy Commissioner R K Bhat today inaugurated Digital India Week here at a meeting of District Officers and educationists. The Deputy Commissioner while giving overview of the programme highlighted the importance of promoting e-governance saying it reduces the government-citizen gap. He called for observing the programme across the district, saying it was imperative to promote…
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said the Digital India programme will revolutionise the concept of e-Governance and ensure fast delivery of services to citizens. “The @_DigitalIndia program will certainly revolutionise the concept of e-Governance and ensure fast delivery of services to citizens,” Chouhan said on twitter. “The @_DigitalIndia program will provide…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to launch the ‘Digital India Week’ on Wednesday in an attempt to bridge the gap between the digital haves and have-nots. The main aim of the Indian PM’s new initiative is to provide a wide range of public services to the poor and also to improve e-governance in…
Digitisation is not an end in itself, but a means to an end, says Ram Sewak Sharma, Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology. His department is the nerve of the ‘Digital India’ programme along with partners both in the public and private sector. In a conversation with BusinessLine, Sharma shared his thoughts on the…
The Software Technology Parks of India, an arm of the Central government’s Department of Information Technology, is set to take full advantage of Wednesday’s launch of the Digital India Week to push a host of initiatives in the State, one of which will be an e-waste collection drive among its 450-odd member companies. According to…
Director General of Prisons Loknath Behera has said that the Prison Department would launch an e-literacy system in the prisons in the State, with its pilot programme being started in the district. The department has created email addresses of prison inmates as part of the initiative to impart knowledge about Information Technology among the inmates.…
Even though India is a global IT powerhouse, the usage of IT in governance and various sectors of the economy is still comparatively low. In a paradigm shift, the government today embarks on an ambitious ‘Digital India’ programme to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. This programme is centred on three…