e-Governance in Municipalities
Date: 13 February 2008
Venue: Conference Room, NIUA, |
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Mr.
Hitesh Vaidya, Sr. Municipal Development Specialist, FIRE (D) Project
delivered a presentation on e-Governance in Municipalities. He stated that
e-Governance represents the strategic and systematic use of modern
information and communication technology by a government to improve the
efficiency, transparency and accountability in its functioning and
interface with citizens. Over
the last several years, governments have increasingly been using
technology to redesign and restructure departments and programs, and
change the way they plan and manage their affairs, deliver services, and
interact with various stakeholders. Governments are deploying the
technology to become increasingly responsive to stakeholders such as
citizens, vendors and numerous interest groups who want more efficient
service delivery and greater access to information on the functioning of
the governments. Several
urban local bodies (ULBs) in The
presentation highlighted the various components of e-governance,
implementation plan, critical success factors and challenges in
transformation. Mr.
Vaidya debated that NIUA being a primer institute in the country in the
field of urban development and management can act as |