#### Workshop on PROMIS
New Delhi, DEC: A three-day workshop on the PROJECT Management Information System (PROMIS) was organized jointly by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and National Informatics Centre from December 20 to December 22, 1993, at NIC Headquarters in New Delhi. This was the first of a series of workshops to be conducted nationwide to introduce CPWD personnel to various features of PROMIS.
PROMIS is a Management Information System developed by NIC for CPWD which enables the CPWD to monitor both the physical and financial progress of projects executed all over the Country. Data from the project sites are entered into local computer systems and sent through computer diskettes to the NIC CPWD Computer Cell. The data is then consolidated and made available in computer terminals at the CPWD Headquarters in New Delhi. Officials at the CPWD Headquarters can access the project information they require by simply punching a few keys of the computer terminals installed on their desks. This helps in expediting the progress of the projects to a large extent.
#### Workshop on VIGMIS
New Delhi, SEPT: The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and the National Informatics Centre jointly organized a one-day workshop on the VIGilance Management Information System (VIGMIS) on September 24, 1993, at NIC Headquarters in New Delhi. The objective of the workshop was to introduce CPWD officials to VIGMIS and to familiarize them with the operations of VIGMIS.
VIGMIS is a management information package developed by NIC to computerize the activities of the Vigilance Unit of the CPWD. VIGMIS envisages speedy disposal of cases referred to the CPWD Vigilance Cell. The process of vigilance clearance for promotion, retirement, resignations etc. will now be expedited to a large extent, thanks to VIGMIS. VIGMIS also prints out periodical reports thus maintaining an up-to-date information base.
Twenty senior-level officials of the Vigilance Cell of the Central Public Works Department attended the workshop which started with a brief introduction to computers. Different features of the Vigilance Management Information System (VIGMIS) were explained in detail, and a half-day practical demonstration session was conducted to clarify the operational features of the System.