Web Ratna Awards have been instituted under the ambit of the National Portal of India (http://india.gov.in) by National Informatics Centre, DIT to promote exemplary initiatives in e-governance using the medium of World Wide Web. These awards were presented at an ceremony by Thiru A. Raja, Hon'ble Union Minister of Communications & IT in the presence of Shri Sachin Pilot, Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications & IT. We bring an exclusive coverage on Web Ratna Awards in our Special Feature section.
In the Guest Column, we carry exclusive views of Sh. J.B.Tubid, IAS, Principal Secretary (Home), Jharkhand, wherein he reveals his views and plans about ICT, specifically for the Department of Home & Police and in general about the present e-Governance scenario in the state.
Online Consent Management & Monitoring System (OCMMS) for State Pollution Control Board, IntraGov facilitating core government functions in Haryana, ICT initiative in Empanelment of Chartered Accountants (CA) firms for allotment of PSU audit, and Medical Seat Allotment through video conferencing are the highlights of our Products & Services Section.
Technology update covers Migrating applications to PostgreSQL, and Digital Library. National Knowledge Network making the knowledge flow is featured in our Perspective section this time.
In the 'From the States/UTs section', we have covered the ICT initiatives in the State of Manipur and Maharashtra. Various ICT projects and initiatives in Balangir district of Orissa, Bundi district of Rajasthan, and West Kament district of Arunachal Pradesh have also been talked about in this issue.
All our regular sections viz., International e-Gov Update, Cyber Governance, National Portal Update, In the News etc. are there to serve your need to know what's happening in the e-Gov dome around us.
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Neeta Verma