E - GOVERANCE
e- governance
e-Governance -
e-Governance can be defined as the application of information and
communication technology (ICT) for providing government services, exchange of
information, transactions, integration of previously existing services and
information portals.
The “e” in e-Governance stands for ‘electronic’.
The Council of Europe referred to e-Governance as:
The use of electronic technologies in three areas of public action:
relations between the public authorities and civil society
the functioning of the public authorities at all stages of the democratic process
(electronic democracy)
the provision of public services (electronic public services)
e-Governance quote -
E-governance is easy governance, effective governance, and also economic
governance. E-governance paves the way for good governance - Narendra Modi
, Reasons for Opting e-Governance
Governance per se has become very complex
Increase in citizens’ expectations from the government
Different Connotations of e-Governance
e-Administration: The use of ICTs to modernize the state; the creation of data
repositories for Management Information System (MIS) and computerization of
records (land, health etc).
e-Services: The emphasis here is to bring the state closer to the citizens.
For Examples: Provision of online services.
e-administration and e-services together constitute what is largely termed as e-
government.
e-Governance: The use of IT to improve the ability of the government to address
the needs of society.
It includes the publishing of policy and program-related information to
transact with citizens.
It extends beyond the provision of online services and covers the use of IT for
strategic planning and reaching the development goals of the government.
e-Democracy: The use of IT to facilitate the ability of all sections of society to
participate in the governance of the state.
Emphasis is on bringing transparency, accountability, and participation of
people.
It includes online disclosures of policies, online grievance redressal, e-
referendums etc.
e- governance
e-Governance -
e-Governance can be defined as the application of information and
communication technology (ICT) for providing government services, exchange of
information, transactions, integration of previously existing services and
information portals.
The “e” in e-Governance stands for ‘electronic’.
The Council of Europe referred to e-Governance as:
The use of electronic technologies in three areas of public action:
relations between the public authorities and civil society
the functioning of the public authorities at all stages of the democratic process
(electronic democracy)
the provision of public services (electronic public services)
e-Governance quote -
E-governance is easy governance, effective governance, and also economic
governance. E-governance paves the way for good governance - Narendra Modi
, Reasons for Opting e-Governance
Governance per se has become very complex
Increase in citizens’ expectations from the government
Different Connotations of e-Governance
e-Administration: The use of ICTs to modernize the state; the creation of data
repositories for Management Information System (MIS) and computerization of
records (land, health etc).
e-Services: The emphasis here is to bring the state closer to the citizens.
For Examples: Provision of online services.
e-administration and e-services together constitute what is largely termed as e-
government.
e-Governance: The use of IT to improve the ability of the government to address
the needs of society.
It includes the publishing of policy and program-related information to
transact with citizens.
It extends beyond the provision of online services and covers the use of IT for
strategic planning and reaching the development goals of the government.
e-Democracy: The use of IT to facilitate the ability of all sections of society to
participate in the governance of the state.
Emphasis is on bringing transparency, accountability, and participation of
people.
It includes online disclosures of policies, online grievance redressal, e-
referendums etc.
