NIC Assam State Centre participated in the NEARID 2004 Exhibition at Guwahati during February 14-17, 2004. The NIC stall highlighted various projects of relevance to the theme of the Exhibition, namely, CIC, RuralBazar, AGMARKNET, DACNET etc. The GIS development work at Guwahati and use of Open Source Software was also highlighted in the Exhibition. The Chief Minister of the State who visited the Stall showed special interest in the promotion of Organic Rice through limited E-Commerce as tried out by one of the CICs in Assam (Dhakuakhana in Lakhimpur District). Notable visitors to the stall also included Minister of Industry, Minister of Agriculture and Union Minister of State for Water Resources.