Union Minister of Science and Technology inaugurates 24th Conference on e-Governance 2020-21 in Hyderabad

10 Jan,22 9:30 am
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24th Conference on e-Governance 2020-21: The 24th National Conference on e-Governance was recently inaugurated in Hyderabad, Telangana.

Key Points:

  • This 2 day conference was inaugurated by Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh.
  • The conference has been organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), in association with the State Government of Telangana.
  • The conference will witness the participation of delegates from 28 States and 9 Union Territories along with academia, research institutions, IT Industry through Virtual Mode.
  • The conference includes sessions on selected themes and sub-themes, exhibition, cultural function and other related activities.

Theme:

  • The theme of the conference is ‘India’s Techade: Digital Governance in a Post Pandemic World’.

Sub theme:

  • Emerging technologies
  • Universalization of public services
  • Ease of living by good governance 
  • Innovation – platformization
  • Government re – engineering
  • Participation of citizens in government processes

National Awards for e-Governance 2021:

  • During the event, National Awards for e-Governance 2021 will be presented under 6 categories to 26 e-Governance initiatives at Central, State and District levels and also to Academic and Research Institutions and Public Sector Undertakings.
  • The six categories are -
  • Excellence in government re – engineering for digital transformation,
  • Excellence in district level e – governance,
  • Universalizing access to e – services,
  • Excellent research on citizen centric services,
  • Use of ICT in COVID-19 management
  • Outstanding adoption of emerging technologies.
  • This includes 12 Gold, 13 Silver and 1 Jury Award.

Significance of the conference:

  • The conference will provide considerable momentum to the e-governance initiatives across the country.
  • It provides opportunities to industries and civil servants to exhibit their successful interventions in E – Governance which in turn improves end to end service delivery.


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