The prestigious CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Awards instituted by the Computer Society of India’s Special Interest Group on e-Governance and sponsored by Nihilent Technologies has, today, announced the Best e-Governance initiatives for the year 2012-2013.The award, now into its second decade, is a gold standard for evaluating e-Governance projects in the country. The winners were honored at a grand ceremony at the 49th Annual Convention of CSI held in Visakhapatnam. Through out the journey, the mission of the awards has been to acknowledge and appreciate the valuable efforts in bringing good governance through utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
Shri. J.Satyanarayana , Secretary, DeitY, Government of India was the chief guest for the awards function where initiatives of wide ranging geographical and functional diversity were recognised. For the first time, the highly celebrated knowledge sharing summit of CSI's SIGeGov formed a part of the awards.
The state of Himachal Pradesh has been conferred with the ‘Award of Excellence’ among the states, while twelve projects from across the country bagged the Award. Initiatives like public service delivery, e-payment systems, supply chain and subsidy administration systems, automated driving test track, e-Office, inter-operable criminal justice system were commended for their clarity in vision and effective execution.
This year also includes ‘Appreciation for Sustenance’ along with ‘Award of Appreciation’ and ‘Award of Recognition’ in the other categories. The Appreciation for Sustenance award is given to projects that were recognized earlier as well, and which have continued to make a difference to the users over the years. The award this time was bagged by Municipal Corporation of New Delhi for Property Tax Online Self-Assessment, Digital Document Filing System in Kerala, e-Gram Vishwagram Gujarat, Workflow System for Paperless admissions to AICTE approved courses in Haryana, and e-Procurement Chandigarh.
CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Awards was initiated with a strong belief that good governance is achieved in the country as long as there is extensive participation from all over, with continuous evolution of the initiatives. This year the Awards committee saw unprecedented participation by way of nominations from distant corners of the country, including the North East and Jammu and Kashmir.
Elaborating on the awards this year, Prof. Harish Iyer, Convener of the Awards 2012-13, said, “As we enter the second decade of the awards, it is heartening to see participation in such high numbers as we have this year. The eleventh anniversary of the CSI Nihilent eGovernance awards was a unique blend of knowledge exchange, senior level stakeholder deliberations, and appreciation of exemplary efforts in the domain of e-Governance. It is a sure sign of emergence of e-Governance as a true imperative to growth and development ahead. I would like to congratulate the winners of the awards for displaying deep conviction in their initiatives”.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ravi Teja - VP Global Consulting, Nihilent, said; “It is indeed a great moment to witness so many projects being recognized for effectively reaching out to citizens as well as improving the efficiency of processes through their initiatives. While India is expected to go through transformation in governance through a greater participation from the common man, our awards play a greater role in supporting this new wave of governance. Congratulations to all the winners and let’s keep the tempo up”.
About CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Awards
Nihilent and the Computer Society of India have jointly instituted and managed the CSI - Nihilent e-Governance Awards for recognizing the contributions made in the field of e-Governance in the country. Instituted in 2002, the basic objective of these awards has been to recognize and appreciate the successful efforts by the Centre, States, Departments, and Districts in achieving good governance using ICT. Participation is open to all Government Organizations & Semi-Government Corporations, District Collectorates, Municipal Corporations, Autonomous bodies including Public Sector Undertakings. Every year, a compendium of selected best entries of case studies from the year’s awards is published and released. The compilation gives an insight to all stakeholders in e-governance and shares the critical success factors in the implementation process.
About CSI
The Computer Society of India (CSI) is the largest association of information technology professionals in India, with over 90,000 members comprising software developers, scientists, academicians, project managers, CIOs, CTOs and IT vendors, among others. The society has 70 chapters all over India. Being closely associated with students, the Society has developed a well established network of 418 student branches. The purposes of the Society are scientific and educational, directed towards the advancement of the theory and practice of Computer Science & IT. Click www.csi-india.org for more information.
About Nihilent
Nihilent is a global consulting and solutions integration company using a holistic and systems approach to problem solving. Headquartered in Pune, India, Nihilent has extensive experience in international consulting, IT outsourcing and IT services. Nihilent’s operations span North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Australia and Asia. Nihilent’s mission Change for Performance encapsulates our commitment to make change happen systemically in terms of people, process, technology and knowledge for achieving sustained performance for our clients. To learn more visit www.nihilent.com
Shri. J.Satyanarayana , Secretary, DeitY, Government of India was the chief guest for the awards function where initiatives of wide ranging geographical and functional diversity were recognised. For the first time, the highly celebrated knowledge sharing summit of CSI's SIGeGov formed a part of the awards.
The state of Himachal Pradesh has been conferred with the ‘Award of Excellence’ among the states, while twelve projects from across the country bagged the Award. Initiatives like public service delivery, e-payment systems, supply chain and subsidy administration systems, automated driving test track, e-Office, inter-operable criminal justice system were commended for their clarity in vision and effective execution.
This year also includes ‘Appreciation for Sustenance’ along with ‘Award of Appreciation’ and ‘Award of Recognition’ in the other categories. The Appreciation for Sustenance award is given to projects that were recognized earlier as well, and which have continued to make a difference to the users over the years. The award this time was bagged by Municipal Corporation of New Delhi for Property Tax Online Self-Assessment, Digital Document Filing System in Kerala, e-Gram Vishwagram Gujarat, Workflow System for Paperless admissions to AICTE approved courses in Haryana, and e-Procurement Chandigarh.
CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Awards was initiated with a strong belief that good governance is achieved in the country as long as there is extensive participation from all over, with continuous evolution of the initiatives. This year the Awards committee saw unprecedented participation by way of nominations from distant corners of the country, including the North East and Jammu and Kashmir.
Elaborating on the awards this year, Prof. Harish Iyer, Convener of the Awards 2012-13, said, “As we enter the second decade of the awards, it is heartening to see participation in such high numbers as we have this year. The eleventh anniversary of the CSI Nihilent eGovernance awards was a unique blend of knowledge exchange, senior level stakeholder deliberations, and appreciation of exemplary efforts in the domain of e-Governance. It is a sure sign of emergence of e-Governance as a true imperative to growth and development ahead. I would like to congratulate the winners of the awards for displaying deep conviction in their initiatives”.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ravi Teja - VP Global Consulting, Nihilent, said; “It is indeed a great moment to witness so many projects being recognized for effectively reaching out to citizens as well as improving the efficiency of processes through their initiatives. While India is expected to go through transformation in governance through a greater participation from the common man, our awards play a greater role in supporting this new wave of governance. Congratulations to all the winners and let’s keep the tempo up”.
About CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Awards
Nihilent and the Computer Society of India have jointly instituted and managed the CSI - Nihilent e-Governance Awards for recognizing the contributions made in the field of e-Governance in the country. Instituted in 2002, the basic objective of these awards has been to recognize and appreciate the successful efforts by the Centre, States, Departments, and Districts in achieving good governance using ICT. Participation is open to all Government Organizations & Semi-Government Corporations, District Collectorates, Municipal Corporations, Autonomous bodies including Public Sector Undertakings. Every year, a compendium of selected best entries of case studies from the year’s awards is published and released. The compilation gives an insight to all stakeholders in e-governance and shares the critical success factors in the implementation process.
About CSI
The Computer Society of India (CSI) is the largest association of information technology professionals in India, with over 90,000 members comprising software developers, scientists, academicians, project managers, CIOs, CTOs and IT vendors, among others. The society has 70 chapters all over India. Being closely associated with students, the Society has developed a well established network of 418 student branches. The purposes of the Society are scientific and educational, directed towards the advancement of the theory and practice of Computer Science & IT. Click www.csi-india.org for more information.
About Nihilent
Nihilent is a global consulting and solutions integration company using a holistic and systems approach to problem solving. Headquartered in Pune, India, Nihilent has extensive experience in international consulting, IT outsourcing and IT services. Nihilent’s operations span North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Australia and Asia. Nihilent’s mission Change for Performance encapsulates our commitment to make change happen systemically in terms of people, process, technology and knowledge for achieving sustained performance for our clients. To learn more visit www.nihilent.com
