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e-Governance

All for Inclusion NeGD outlines a draft consultation paper on ‘Mobile Governance Policy Framework’ to harness the potential of m-governance for inclusive development

MALINI N malinin@cybermedia.co.in

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f internet/web has created a global village, mobile technology has a promising potential to transform this global village into the next level—competent and all-pervasive village. Mobile phones are no more restricted to be communication tools only. These can cater to service and information oriented needs of every segment of society. Despite the undaunting competency of mobile technology, India is struggling to tap its dynamism and provide access to all services viz health, education, agriculture, entertainment, financial, governmental on a single mobile platform. But in recent years, government bodies are actively focusing on mobile governance. They are intending to integrate mobile technology with various government departments to create cost effective, efficient, and round-the-clock government information systems.

As part of this drive, National e-Governance Division (NeGD), a division of Department of Information Technology (DIT) has formulated a draft consultation paper on ‘Mobile Governance Policy Framework’. This paper intends to harness the potential of m-governance for inclusive development, to build mobile service delivery infrastructure consisting of a Mobile Service Delivery Gateway (MSDG). The consultation paper elucidates a feasibile and tentative mode of execution of mobile governance in India.

Policy Strategies The consultation paper has set a time frame till March 2012 for initial groundwork for the rollout of mgovernance. M-governance has to work at 4 stages for development—information, interactive, transaction, and transformation. Two-way communication should be established. The 72 | May 31, 2011

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