22nd National Conference on e-Governance to be held at Shillong on Aug 8 & 9, 2019

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New Delhi  : 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 organise 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 organised in North-Eastern region of the country. It 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 was announced at a press conference addressed by P  S Thangkhiew, Chief Secretary, Government of Meghalaya, and V  Srinivas, Additional Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, at Shillong on July 30, 2019.  The 22^nd National e-Governance Conference at Shillong is part of the DARPG’s 100 days initiatives in the new Government.

The theme of this Conference is “Digital India: Success to Excellence”. Discussions will be held on 5 sub-themes in Plenary session : India Enterprise Architecture (INDEA), Digital Infrastructure, One Nation – One Platform, Emerging Technology for Practitioners, Secretariat Reforms, National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA). Four 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.

Twenty-eight States and 8 Union Territories have confirmed their participation in the 22^nd National e-Governance Conference. Over 450 delegates are expected to attend the Conference. An Exhibition will also be organised during the event to showcase India’s achievements in the field of e-Governance along with a Hall of Fame/ photo exhibition on the award winners.

Thangkhiew, Chief Secretary, Meghalaya,  said that the 22^nd National e-Governance Conference would be inaugurated by   Conrad Kongkal Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya, and Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, according to a PIB release.