Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communications & IT has been funding research and development projects in the areas of electronics and information technology at various institutions. To disseminate information on Technologies and Products developed among the users and the industry, the Ministry organises ELITEX every year which generates a lot of interest and gives commercial boost. This year, ELITEX-2002, the seminar cum exhibition was organised at New Delhi during April 29-30, 2002 and the event saw an active participation from National Informatics Centre.
Enhancing e-readiness
The theme of ELITEX'2002 this year focussed on "Enhancing e-readiness" covering e-infrastructure, IT for Masses / People, Domestic Productivity through e-initiatives, e-Learning, e-Commerce & Security, Application in Emerging Areas, Innovation in IT Industry, e-Governance/e-Citizen, including bridging digital divide and e-medicine. The event was inaugurated by Sh. Pramod Mahajan, Hon'ble Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Communications & Information Technology. Dr.N.Vijayaditya, Director General, NIC presented an overview of National Informatics Centre's activities and also apprised the audience about 'AGMARKNET' - Agricultural Marketing Information System Project of NIC, for the benefit of Producers, Consumers, Traders and Policy Makers. The project is aimed at covering 100 agricultural commodities, all the 7000 principal markets and 34000 rural markets in the country. The NIC Stall at the ELITEX exhibition depicted a colourful display of the various e-governance projects and services being provided by NIC in its endeavour to facilitate informatics development programmes in Government at the national, state and district level. The visitors to the stall could gain a valuable insight into the various services of NIC through multimedia kiosks with the touch screen facility specially set-up for the exhibition. Besides, a large number of posters and brochures, including a special information docket were published for the occasion which provided details of the various software and services on display. The key visitors to NIC's stall included Sh. Pramod Mahajan, Hon'ble Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Communications & Information Technology, Sh. Rajeev Ratna Shah, Secretary (DIT), and renowned scientist and policy maker Prof. MGK Menon.
A highlight of the event was the launch of CollabCAD software of NIC by Sh. Pramod Mahajan. CollabCAD is a CAD/CAM software which could prove very effective and useful for Land Records Computerization. Another highlight was the demonstration of live video-conferencing sessions going on in Chhattisgarh and Bihar using NIC's VC facilities. The various Projects and Services displayed at the NIC Stall during ELITEX 2002 included …
National Hazardous Waste Information System (NHWIS) Sales Tax Administration Management Information Network Aid (STAMINA) Central Civil Pension Accounting and Retrieval System Rural Bazar Payroll and Accounts Officers 2000 OfficeSoft Composite Payroll System Kerala Treasuries Online Land Records Online DACNET Wired Villages - WARANA ICT tools facilitating public justice (Bihar) Video Conferencing WWW Services Panchayati Raj Institutions Accounting Software (PriaSoft) IT Services at Haldia Dock Complex Haryana Registration Information System (HARIS) Rural Soft 2000 Community Information Centres (CICs) in Northeastern States Lokmitra - Govt Citizen Interface (HP) IT in Indian Judiciary Central Passport System IT Solutions for e-governance in Andhra Pradesh NAI DISHA (Distt level Integrated Services of Haryana) Offerings (Knowledge Management) CollabCAD (CAD/CAM Software System) IT Training Services of NIC Web Enabled Electoral Rolls (Chandigarh) Web Enabled Tender System (Chandigarh) Public Grievance Redressal System (Chhattisgarh) WebCITI/DialCITI Property Registration Information System Module (PRISM)-Punjab Collectorate 2000 (Hyderabad) Package for Effective Administration of Registration Laws (PEARL) (Kerala) NICSI Services
Glimpses
India Habitat Centre the venue for Elitex-2002 Dr. N Vijayaditya, DG-NIC in conversation with Sh. Pramod Mahajan, Hon'ble Minister for Communications and Information Technology
Sh Pramod Mahajan, Hon'ble Minister of Communications & IT glancing through the brochures carrying info on various NIC Projects. Also in the pic (from L to R): Sh M Moni, DDG (NIC) ; Dr R G Gupta, Director (DIT); Dr. N Vijayaditya, DG(NIC) and Sh Rajeev Ratna Shah, Secretary (DIT)
Sh.M.Moni, Deputy Director General (NIC) demonstrating the services on display to Sh Rajeev Ratna Shah, Secretary (DIT) as DG (NIC) looks on
Dr. N Vijayaditya, DG-NIC addressing the gathering at a session during ELITEX-2002
Prof MGK Menon (centre), visiting the NIC stall. Also in the pic (L to R) : Dr.S Banerjee, Sh S N Zindal, Sh Y D Sharma and Sh M Moni
Dr. Y K Sharma, DDG (NIC) and Sh M Moni DDG (NIC) in conversation at ELITEX-2002
NIC Team with the VSAT set up outside the venue of ELITEX-2002
The proud team of NICians who participated in ELITEX-2002
The colourful display at NIC stall during the exhibition at ELITEX-2002
"A great pleasure to see the way NIC has developed: from the vision of a quarter of century ago to wideranging applications of great social significance, giving us hope that technology can play an important role in leap frogging into the future. Keep it up. All the Best...."
Prof. MGK Menon