18th National Conference on e-Governance held in Gujarat

18th National Conference on e-Governance was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 30 January 2015 to 31 January 2015.

The main Theme of the Conference was Digital Governance – New Frontiers. The focus sector was Skill Development & Employability.

The conference was organised jointly by Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) under Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) under Ministry of Communications & Information Technology.

The conference explored the benefits of the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), how e-Governance leaders can act as the agents of change, integrated service delivery and use of mobile platform for expanding access rapidly.

Chief Minister of Gujarat Anandiben Patel and the Minister of State in the Prime Minister Office and Personnel distributed National e-Governance Awards for the year 2014-15 in 12 different categories concerning various aspects of e-Governance.