5th National Summit Serving the Common Man Through e-Governance

[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The 5th National Summit Serving the Common Man Through e-Governance: Sharing of Experience, the premiere annual event of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) on e-Governance in India was successfully organised by ASSOCHAM in alliance with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and Centre for e-Governance on 18th April 2008 at New Delhi

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