By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Shillong is all set to host the two-day 22nd National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) 2019 on August 8-9 and hectic preparations are on for the event.
The conference is being organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) in association with Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and the state government.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh will preside over the function.
Chief Minister Conard Sangma will be the chief guest of the event. The theme of the conference is “Digital India: Success to Excellence”.
The conference is part of the DARPG’s 100-day initiatives in the new government.
This is the first time the event is being organised in Northeastern region of the country.
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.
Discussions will be held on six sub-themes in Plenary session —India Enterprise Architecture (INDEA), Digital Infrastructure, Inclusion and capacity building, Emerging Technology for Practitioners, Secretariat Reforms, National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA). Four Breakout Sessions will be held on sub-themes – One Nation One Platform, Engaging with Innovators and Industry, End-to-End Digital Services: IT initiatives of State Governments.
The Conference would provide considerable momentum to the e-Governance initiatives in the North Eastern region, providing opportunities for civil servants and industry captains of the region to showcase their successful interventions in e-Governance in improving end to end service delivery.
Fifteen states would be presenting their IT initiatives and success stories in the breakout sessions.
Twentyeight states and 8 Union Territories have confirmed their participation and over 500 delegates are expected to attend it.
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.
Minister of Information Technology & Communication and Urban Affairs Department Hamletson Dohling will address the inaugural session. Senior secretaries from the central government, including K.V. Eapen, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and Pensions and Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology would address the conference.
