Launch of Cloud Services by NIC is a major milestone in the timeline of e-governance infrastructure in India. Set up with the state-of-art technologies and powerful infrastructure, National Cloud has transgressed some of the existed conventional boundaries to provide seamless services for eGov applications. NIC Cloud Services shall enable Government Ministries and Departments to have flexibility in availing and scaling the data centre resources as and when required leading to resource optimization and a lot of cost savings. Our lead story this time focuses on National Cloud Services launched by NIC under the Meghraj initiative of the Government.
In our E-Gov Products & Services section this time, we bring out some of the significant ICT initiatives implemented in diverse sectors and geographical spheres of the nation. ICT in Tribe Certificate Verification Process in Maharashtra, Stores & Supply Management System, Regional Electronic Clearing Service (R-ECS) in Pension Payment System, Open Government Data (OGD) Platform, e-Tourism, DHARANI are the highlights of this section.
Technology Update section accentuates on the relevance of AppBuilder, Use of Metadata and Data Standards in e-Governance, Failover Clustering for databases and Leveraging Emerging Technologies in Property Registration & Land Records domains.
In our District Informatics section, we highlight the exemplary e-governance initiatives in the districts of Sirsa, Pakur, Kannur and Shimla. Our regular sections- International e-Gov Updates, Cyber Governance and In the News would apprise you on the latest developments in e-governance arena.
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