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Northeastern state of Nagaland is replicating the distant Baltic nation of Estonia-first in the world to put the governments's entire citizen-centric services online to emerge as the IT hub of the region.
“The e-governance initiatives taken by the Information Technology and Communication Department (IT&C) of Nagaland is a forward-looking strategy and the recent award to Nagaland as a top performer in e-governance by the Computer Society of India is a great move towards the state's objectives,” said Liia Hanni, Adviser to the Estonian President and part of the country's delegation to the just-concluded second e-Naga Summit in Kohima.
Hailing Nagaland for being a top performer on e-governance in the Northeastern region, Estonia, during the summit, also extended technical support to help the state better its e-governance initiatives.
Estonian delegates explained the many areas in which government officials, apart from the people, can be trained to further promote e-governance.
Among the benefits will be e-tendering, better tracking of the increasing cyber crimes in the state, better monitoring of revenue collection and elimination of touts that exist for each and every government procedure.
Nagaland, known for its decades-long separatist conflict, will not only change for the outside world but will also project the state as a potential IT hub by inviting MNCs to set up operations there.
According to official records, Nagaland is India's only state to have all the departments of the state government portals.
E-governance “also ensures cost-effective public service delivery to the citizens. Nagaland is witnessing a paradigm shift in governance and all other spheres of life and information technology and electronic media is enabling knowledge-led economy,” state IT&C Minister Paiwang Konyak said.
“The initiative is playing a key role in transforming Nagaland into a modern state by improving transparency and efficiency,” Konyak added.
At the e-Naga summit, a brainchild of Nagaland's Telecom Secretary and Commissioner KD Vizo, experts from various areas like engineers, legislators, police and media meet every year to encourage the spirit of innovation and use of technology for positive change in society. The target audience of the meet comprises students, entrepreneurs, NGOs, government departments and industry professionals.
Vizo also opined to improve internet connectivity in the state.
The government can opt for a High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS)- that can be operated from an unmanned airship or a balloon for wider internet connectivity at a cheaper cost than incurred through other means, he pointed out.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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