eINDIA 2010, India’s largest event on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), has formally announced the holding of 6th eINDIA 2010 in Hyderabad. The three-day international conference and exhibition will be held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) from August 4, 2010 to August 6, 2010.
eINDIA 2010 is a unique platform for sharing knowledge in different domains of ICT for development and facilitates multi-stakeholder partnerships and networking among governments, industry, academia and civil society organizations globally.
The event is hosted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and is being organised by Center for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and Elets Technomedia.
It is being co-organised by Department of IT (GoI), Ministry of Panchayati Raj (GoI), and Ministry of Labour & Employment (GoI), Unique Identification Authority of India, Directorate General of Employment & Training (GoI), IGNOU and the National e-Governance Plan.
Announcing the launch of eINDIA 2010, Smt K Ratna Prabha, Principal Secretary-IT, Government of Andhra Pradesh said, “It gives me an immense pleasure to share that Hyderabad is hosting e-INDIA 2010 event, for the second time in a row. On behalf of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, I invite delegates from India and across the world to eINDIA 2010. I am confident that this edition of eINDIA will able to boost the overall e-Governance framework in the country.”
The event will showcase cutting edge innovations in ICT for development across e-Government, ICT in Education, ICT for Rural Development and ICT enabled Health services. It will allow people and organizations working in apparently isolated domains of ICT for Development, to engage in mutual experience sharing and enable them to build an understanding of convergent issues in development of perspectives.
eINDIA 2010 will also serve as an exhibition host to some of the latest solutions, services, initiatives, and case studies from across India and beyond—over 150 exhibitors from professional service providers, technology vendors, consulting firms, government agencies and national/international development organizations.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri L Suresh, President, IT and ITES Industry Association of AP said, “I am very happy to be part of this event and assure of all possible help from our association. I also thank eINDIA organizers for holding the conference in Hyderabad.”
The event would be attended by stakeholders from across the development and government sector, including elected members of state Assemblies and the Parliament, senior level bureaucrats, policy makers, academia, NGOs and industry associations.
The conference will also have The Secretary Conclave, Hospital CIO Conclave, and a Special Session of Education Secretaries and Vice Chancellors from across the states.
“eINDIA 2010 is happening at a time when economy is in a revival mode. I welcome all the members of STPI to participate in this event and showcase their ICT expertise. I also take this opportunity to welcome more companies to come and set up their operations in Hyderabad. STPI will provide all possible help in this regard” said, P. Venugopal, Director, STPI.
Talking about the event, MP Narayanan, Chairman, CSDMS, said, “We are thankful to the government of Andhra Pradesh for all the support they have provided for hosting the event in Hyderabad. This event will showcase the latest innovations on ICT by leading solution providers. The event will allow delegates to meet professional service providers, IT and telecom vendors, consulting firms, government agencies and development organisations in the domain of ICT.”
Giving further details Dr Ravi Gupta, convener of eINDIA 2010, said, “The three-day conference comprises several tracks and sessions on e-Gov, Unique ID, Municipal IT, Digital Learning (K12, Higher Education & Vocational Training), eAgriculture, eHealth, and Telecentre Forum.”
Some of the speakers at eINDIA 2010 will include Smt D Purandeswari, Minister of State, Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, Komathireddy Venkat Reddy, Minister for Information Technology, Communications, Youth Services and Sports Government of Andhra Pradesh, Agatha Sangma, Minister of State for Rural Development, Government of India, Sam Pitroda Advisor to the Prime Minister, Government of India, R Chandrashekhar, Secretary, DIT, Ministry of Communication & IT, Govt of India, K Ratna Prabha, Principal Secretary-IT, Government of Andra Pradesh and R S Sharma, Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
The exhibition at eINDIA 2010 will facilitate synchronization of demand and supply in terms of adoption of right technology and process, towards enabling e-Governance. To continue the pace of growth and consistent advancement in ICT sector, conference cum exhibition like eINDIA 2010 would go a long way.
