Minister for IT, Government of Madhya Pradesh (He also holds position of Minister for Commerce & Industries, Employment, Science and Technology, Public Undertakings, Horticulture & Food Processing, Rural Industries)
The Union Territory of Lakshadweep is a group of 36 Coral islands of which 11 are inhabited. Islands are scattered randomly in Arabian sea about 220 kms to 420 kms away
In spite of the rapid strides that we are making in Information Technology, there are many issues and challenges that continue to undermine the initiatives being taken.
We have done extremely well on the e-Procurement front. Now, any procurement of the government above INR 100,000 is done through e-Procurement. Leading state PSUs have also deployed e-Procurement. All Urban Local Bodies of the State have also switched over to e-Procurement mode
[This article was published in the January 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
e-Asia 2009, Asia
[This article was published in the January 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
eRajasthan Summit, 18th December, 2009, Four Points by Sheraton, Jaipur
[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The State Data Centre of Government of Karnataka was set up during 2004-05 as a core common technology infrastructure. The State Data Centre (SDC) provides the infrastructure required for consolidating state level applications at a central facility.
[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
For a successful e-Government implementation, any country should adopt its own implementation approach, which is moulded according to the unique characteristics of the country.
Please give your views on the importance of State Data Centres. How do you correlate this technological intervention with good governance?
