National Conference on e-Governance 2019 to be held at Shillong

Shillong: The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), in association with Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India and the State Government of Meghalaya will organize the 22^nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 on August 8-9, 2019 at Shillong, Meghalaya. This is the first time the event is being organized in the North-Eastern region of the country, announced P. S. Thangkhiew, Chief Secretary, Government of Meghalaya, in a press conference on Tuesday.

First time in North-east

The e-Governance Conference provides a platform to disseminate knowledge on effective methods of designing and implementing sustainable e-Governance initiatives to provide end-to-end Digital Services, exchange experiences in solving problems, mitigating risks, resolving issues and planning for success. This National e-Governance Conference that will take place at Shillong too is a part of the DARPG's 100 days initiatives of Modi Government.

"Digital India: Success to Excellence"

The theme of this Conference is "Digital India: Success to Excellence". Discussions will be held on 5 sub-themes in Plenary session during the Conference: India Enterprise Architecture (INDEA), Digital Infrastructure, One Nation – One Platform, Emerging Technology for Practitioners, Secretariat Reforms, National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA). 4 Breakout Sessions will be held on sub-themes-Inclusion and Capacity Building, Engaging with Innovators and Industry, End- to- End Digital Services: IT initiatives of State Governments.

"22^nd National e-Governance Conference at Shillong would provide considerable momentum to the e-Governance initiatives in the region, providing opportunities for civil servants and industry captains of North Eastern region to showcase their successful interventions in e-Governance in improving end to end service delivery"-V. Srinivas, Additional Secretary, DARPG

28 States and 8 Union Territories have confirmed their participation in the National e-Governance Conference. Over 450 delegates are expected to attend the Conference. V. Srinivas, Additional Secretary DARPG said, "22^nd National e-Governance Conference at Shillong would provide considerable momentum to the e-Governance initiatives in the region, providing opportunities for civil servants and industry captains of North Eastern region to showcase their successful interventions in e-Governance in improving end to end service delivery".