SME Times News Bureau | 06 Aug, 2019
The Department of
Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), in association with
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), and the State
Government of Meghalaya will organize the 22nd National Conference on
e-Governance (NCeG) 2019 on 8-9th August, 2019 at Shillong, Meghalaya.
Union Minister of State
(Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
and Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of
Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh will preside over the function.
Conard Kongal Sangma, Chief
Minister of Meghalaya will be the Chief Guest of the event. The theme of this
Conference is “Digital India: Success to Excellence”.
The Conference is a part of
the DARPG’s 100 days initiatives in the new Government. This is the first time
the event is being organized in North-Eastern region of the country.
This 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 during the Conference: 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.
15 States would be presenting
their IT initiatives and success stories in the breakout sessions.
28 States and 8 Union
Territories have confirmed their participation in the Conference and over 500
delegates are expected to attend it. An Exhibition will also be organized
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.