The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India, in association with the Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India and the Department of Information Technology & Communication, Government of Rajasthan, is organizing 16th National Conference on e-Governance on 11 – 12 February, 2013 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
The National Conference on e-Governance has been providing a platform to policy makers, practitioners, industry leaders and academia to deliberate, interact and recommend actionable strategies. In this scenario, the 16th National Conference on e-Governance based on the theme of “Towards an Open Government” seeks to explore effective strategies for social, financial & digital inclusion and transformation in governance through innovation and technology.
To recognise and promote excellence in implementation of e-Governance initiatives, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India, presents National Awards for e-Governance every year.
Category of Awards are:
A) Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering
B) Exemplary Horizontal Transfer of ICT-based Best Practice
C) Outstanding Performance in Citizen-Centric Service Delivery
D) Innovative Usage of Technology in e-Governance
E) Exemplary Usage of ICT by PSUs
F) Best Government Portal
G) Sectoral Award (Focus Sector – Social Sector Programs)
Gold, Silver and Bronze icons will be awarded in each category. State-wise award are as follows: Assam-01, Karnataka-01, Gujrat-04, Jharkhand-01, Andhra Pradesh -02, Odisha- 02, Rajasthan-01, Madhya Predesh-02., Jammu & Kashmir -01, Bihar-01, Govt. of India -01.
The list of initiatives being awarded this year in various categories is as follows:
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Category 1 – Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering |
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| GOLD | ” Computerisation of Registration (Panjeeyan) Project in Assam”, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Assam |
| SILVER | “Transformation of Mineral and Administration through e-Governance (Geology and Mining)”, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka |
| BRONZE | “Online Voting System (OVS)”, State Election Commission, Gujarat |
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Category 2 – Exemplary Re-Use of ICT Based Solutions |
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| GOLD | “XLN–Xtended Licensing & Laboratory Node of SALES”, Food & Drugs Control Administration, Gujarat |
| SILVER | “Electronic Benefit Transfer through BC Model at Pragya Kendras”, Jharkhand Agency for Promotion of IT, Department of IT, Government of Jharkhand |
| BRONZE | “IT enabled services in Gurukulam institutions”, APTWREIS (Gurukulam), Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |
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Category 3 – Outstanding performance in Citizen-Centric Service Delivery |
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| GOLD | “Students Academic Management System (SAMS)”, Department of Higher Education, Government of Odisha |
| SILVER | “Mail Network Optimization Project”, Department of Posts, Government of India |
| BRONZE | “Use of ICT for Delivering Mechanized Agricultural Implements” & “Effective Monitoring of Input Delivery System through ICT”, Directorate of Agriculture & Food Production, Government of Odisha |
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Category 4 – Innovative use of Technology in e-Governance |
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| GOLD |
“iBHUGOAL”, Information Technology Department, Government of Bihar and National Informatics Centre, Bihar |
| SILVER | “Measuring Physical Accessibility to Healthcare Network and Population Coverage Modeling in J&K State using Geo-informatics”, Directorate of Environment & Remote Sensing, Government of J&K |
| BRONZE | “MAGIC: Mineral Administration and Governance Using ICT”,Commissionerate of Geology and Mining, Government of Gujarat |
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Category 5 – Innovative use of ICT by PSUs for Customer’s Benefits |
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| GOLD | “Integrated System for Online Generation of Electrical Specifications for Transformers”, Informatics Center (IFX), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Bhopal |
| SILVER | “EPIMRS”, IT Wing, Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Limited. |
| BRONZE | “iMINE (IT Intervention for Managing Integrated Networked Enterprise)”, Information Technology Department, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited (GMDC) |
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Category 6 – Best Government Portal |
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| GOLD | “RPSC e-Governance”, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer |
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Category 7 – Specific Sectoral Award – Focus Sector – Social Sector Programmes |
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| GOLD | “SPARSH – Special Project for Assistance, Rehabilitation & Strengthening of Handicapped – A healing touch for disabled, old age and destitute”, Directorate Social Justice, Government of Madhya Pradesh and National Informatics Center, Madhya Pradesh |