At the outset, let me wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. This New Year brings with itself, new challenges and opportunities for NIC, as well as the Indian ICT fraternity in general. With the changing dynamics in the Global arena of Information and Communication Technologies, NIC is gearing up further to cater to the diverse demands of the Government and the public at large. We are committed to striving towards bridging the digital divide and a major step in this direction is our endeavour to establish world class ICT infrastructure. Communication Networks, Data Centres and also a stringent security cover shall be the major components of this infrastructure set-up. This ICT set-up shall primarily cater to various G2G applications across sectors. At the same time, we are also interfacing with a number of Service Providers to facilitate smooth access of G2C services being rendered from our data centres for the public at large.
In line with the Government’s priority to accelerate e-governance at all spheres in the Country to ensure efficiency, transparency and accountability at the Government-Citizen interface, NIC is actively involved in various key national initiatives. For ensuring a fast paced and smooth roll out of nationwide e-governance projects, NIC is also exploring the option of partnership with Indian ICT industry to leverage upon their strength and overcome the exponentially growing demand of skilled human resources.
Alot of administrative and procedural reforms are also being worked out with an aim towards expediting the implementation and roll-out of ICT initiatives as well as facilitating smooth and speedy delivery of services to the citizens. I look forward to suggestions from you too, in this regard.
I’m sure that as always, NIC will continue to prove its mantle of being a premier ICT organization in the Country, contributing immensely to the growth of ICT sector, not just at the National, State and District level but even upto the Block, Panchayat and Village level.
I once again wish everyone, the best in this year and the times to come.
(B.K Gairola)