SHILLONG: The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) in association with Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeiTY) will organise the 22nd National Conference on e-governance on August 8 and 9 in Shillong.
Addressing a meeting on Tuesday, Additional Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances at Shillong, V. Srinivas said 28 States and 8 Union Territories have confirmed their participation in the 22nd National e-Governance Conference.
Additional Chief Secretary, Rebecca Suchiang said during the National Conference, the Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture will come in place and people can log in to one website and get all their services done.
She said there were two lakh applicants for e-services in which 1.76 lakh has been dispose of.
Srinivas said there would be discussions on five sub-themes in plenary session during the conference: India Enterprise Architecture (INDEA), Digital Infrastructure, One Nation – One Platform, Emerging Technology for Practitioners, Secretariat Reforms, National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA).
Four Breakout Sessions will be held on sub-themes-Inclusion and Capacity Building, Engaging with Innovators and Industry, End- to- End Digital Services: IT initiatives of State Governments.
P.S.Thangkhiew, Chief Secretary, Meghalaya said that the 22nd National e-Governance Conference would be inaugurated by Conrad Kongkal Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya in presence of Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space.
Over 450 delegates are expected to attend the Conference. An exhibition will also be organised during the event to showcase India’s achievements in the field of e-Governance, along with a Hall of Fame/ photo exhibition on the award winners.
The conference provides a platform to disseminate knowledge on effective methods of designing and implementing sustainable e-governance initiatives to provide end-to-end digital services, exchange experiences in solving problems, mitigating risks, resolving issues and planning for success. The theme of the conference is Digital India: Success to Excellence.
Senior Secretaries from the Government of India including K.V.Eapen, Secretary Department of Adminsitrative Reforms and Public Grievances and Pensions, and Ajay Prakash Sawhney Secretary Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology would attend the conference. 15 States would be presenting their IT initiatives and success stories in the breakout sessions.
Srinivas said that the 22nd National e-Governance Conference at Shillong would provide considerable momentum to the e-Governance initiatives in the region, providing opportunities for civil servants and industry captains of North Eastern region to showcase their successful interventions in e-Governance in improving end to end service delivery.