“Be the change you want to see in the world!” So many of us have heard and been moved by the powerful words of Gandhiji. His life and thoughts inspire and ignite many minds to transform lives in meaningful ways and making the lives of others better than they ever thought possible.
As we celebrate Mahatma’s 147th birth anniversary this year, there can’t be a better tribute to him than each of us selflessly doing our bit to keep our country clean and beautiful. ‘Swachh Bharat Abhyan’ introduced in the year 2014 is perhaps one of the most ambitious initiatives taken by the Indian government towards realisation of Gandhiji’s dream of making a cleaner and healthier India.
Aiming at overcoming implementational challenges, ICT solutions at various levels are explored in government, right from generating awareness till measuring and ensuring the effectiveness of the initiative. As a result, we see a large number of centralized and regional Apps available for citizens and other stakeholders. It is noteworthy that NIC has, in some way or the other, contributed to the development of many of such useful Apps. As a technology enabler in government, NIC strives to provide the best of ICT services for empowering citizens and stakeholders.
Appscape, in this Issue showcases 8 prominent and feature-rich Apps developed by NIC. Hon’ble Minister of E&IT’s visit to Himachal Pradesh has been focussed in the Spotlight section and as we cover Punjab, Nagaland and Andhra Pradesh in From the States, two prominent districts namely; Ujjain and Sangareddy are featured in District Informatics. Aadhaar Authentication, Fostering the implementation of IDS in Malda, Strengthening the Finance Management in Meghalaya and Wi-Fi implementation in the Civil Secretariat of Arunachal Pradesh are the articles covered in eGov Products & Services section of this Issue. Featured in the Technology Update is ‘Lsyncd’ which makes Host 2 Host replication easy. Our usual sections such as Accolades, International eGov Update and In The News are here for you as usual.
Here’s wishing you a celebration of patriotism and a season indulged in activities which are socially relevant and inspiring.