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Title: SIKKIM e-government project
Proposer: Mr. Suresh Chandra Gupta, Resident Commissioner,
Government of Sikkim
Country: India
Date: March 2005
I. INTRODUCTION
Sikkim is a relatively small state in comparison to the large and
highly populated areas in India
II. ISSUES
• Use of ICT in the country is imbalanced
• SIKKIM had undertaken sporadic efforts to expand ICT, but not
sustainable
• Only access to information and links
• No online transactions
• Web sites are not updated regularly
III. PROPOSED PROJECT
A. Objective and scope
India
Objectives:
• Provide direct and effective ICT based service delivery to the
citizens
• Provide services to 470 habitations, 4 districts
• Cover all functions and service between government and
citizen
• Demystify government functioning, reduce delays and
corruption
The project will include the following activities: creation of physical
infrastructure, provision of hardware and connectivity, development of
citizen friendly software, and capacity building. The impact of the project
will be an efficient, transparent, and cost effective delivery of government
services to the people.
The expected outcomes are:
• Use of ICT in all facets of interaction between citizens and
local government
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