Mr Maxine Olsen, UN Resident Co-ordinator & UNDP Resident Representative accompanied by Mr Hafiz Pasha, UN Assistant Secretary General visited the Ramachandrapuram Gram Panchayat, near Hyderabad and saw the progress in the various ICT initiatives being undertaken by NIC and NISG in the state. The visiting dignitaries appreciated the projects and in a subsequent letter to Sh J Satyanarayna, CEO, NISG, Mr Olsen wrote "....I would like to thank you for organising the visit to the successful e-seva initiative and for the great interactions on site. Mr Hafiz Pasha was fascinated with the e-seva and the NIC e-panchayat initiatives of the Government of Andhra Pradesh and remarked that India can share its rich experience with other developing countries."