25th National Conference on e-Governance
The 25th National Conference on e-Governance will be organized on November 26 and 27 this year
About the 25th NCeG
- 25th National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) will be held in Katra – a city in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
- It will be jointly organized by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) and the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Government.
- The theme for this year’s NCeG is “Bringing Citizens, Industry and Government Closer”.
- The conference will be inaugurated on the occasion of Constitution Day (November 26), commemorates the adoption of the Indian Constitution.
- During the conference, National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) will be conferred under five categories of the NAeG Scheme to 18 e-governance initiatives at the central, state and district levels, academic and research institutes and public sector undertakings (PSUs).
- This year’s NCeG will centre around topics that will shape digital governance in the future. It will focus on technologies that will enhance government services and make India a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
- The conference will focus on 10 sub-themes during the plenary sessions. These sub-themes include digital governance across whole-of-the-government, digital economy in boosting jobs and strengthening startup ecosystem, laws to promote national growth and secure citizens’ rights, transparent and real-time grievance management system, 21st century digital infrastructure for next generation services and security in cyberspace, scaling emerging technologies, e-governance’s role in bridging the digital divide, digital governance to boost ease of doing business and ease of living, digital transformation in Jammu and Kashmir and e-governance initiative in J&K.
- The conference would provide the opportunity for civil servants and industrial experts to demonstrate successful interventions using e-governance in improving the delivery of public services.
- Over a thousand delegates from 28 states and 8 union territories are expected to take part in this conference.
- An exhibition will also be organized to showcase India’s achievements in the field of e-governance.
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences