E-Governance in its true manifestation aims at leveraging the constructive relationship between the governing and the governed, by accomplishing the laid governance objectives through integration of people, processes along with information and technology. In India, numerous exemplary e-Governance initiatives have been introduced to transform the conventional government-citizen relationship by fostering transparency, efficiency, accountability of informational & transactional exchanges and Open Government for the citizens.
In the wake of increased public expectations in government, e-Governance must be leveraged as a key enabler and the ICT can be pivotal in revolutionizing the governance by bridging the digital divide between government and the citizens, thus facilitating participation of the people in the governance process.
With the changing ICT paradigms, DeitY and NIC are constantly striving to cater to the diverse demands of the Government and the public at large. As the Government of India is emphasizing acceleration of e-Governance in all the sectors, the DeitY and NIC have a challenging role to play in taking e-Governance right down to the grass root level by ensuring timely implementation of various ICT projects at national and state level.
I wish you all the very best with the hope that NIC would continue to prove its mettle in taking ICT to the masses at every level by instituting best of technology and continue with its spree of innovation and quality cognizance in its future endeavours.
Rajiv Gauba