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Day 1
Taking
IT to the rural masses
Technology Sabha, the premier e-governance event organized
by the Business Publications Division (BPD) of The Express
Group is fast becoming a not-to-be-missed event for Indian
bureaucrats serious about championing the cause of IT in their
respective agencies
Creating
effective e-governance infrastructure
E-governance is not only about IT but it has many non-IT components
as well. Having said this, IT infrastructure plays a big role
in the success of any e-governance initiative
Demystifying
virtualization
The traditional model of IT has become inoperable. The overwhelming
complexity of today’s infrastructure is what keeps IT
occupied most of the time in fighting fires; running routine
maintenance is a task fraught with complexity and there is
no room to maneuver
M-governance
in agriculture
The first day of the event concluded with a presentation by
D. B. Deshmukh, Deputy Director - IT, Commissionerate of Agriculture,
Maharashtra, wherein he thanked the Express Group for inviting
him and allowing him to share his experience with such esteemed
dignitaries at such a dignified platform
Day 2
Open
government
The goals of e-governance are to improve service delivery
to citizens, usher in transparency and accountability, empower
people through information, improve efficiency within governments,
and improve the interface between the government, business
and industry
Taking
an innovative path
Guru Malladi, Business Advisory - Government, Ernst &
Young began his keynote address on Day 2 by sharing some realistic
figures, wherein children starting school this year are going
to retire in 2070 and we are supposed to be educating them
in the manner which we think is appropriate
A
force multiplier for decision making
Business Intelligence has become a tool or a technology rather
than a business or an intelligence enabler. This technology
has started being used more as a way to present data than
to see where this data is really pointing to
Bridging
the 'e' in governance
Typical office activities involve data or e-information generation
and management or image/document generation and management,
decision making, customer relations and servicing
Backup
power for the e-World
It is not too often that people pay attention to the criticality
of UPS batteries in e-governance discussions. It was precisely
this reason that prompted Sumit Ghosh, Regional Manager -
East, Amara Raja to present his case in a session aptly titled
'Back Up Power for the e-WORLD'
Delivering
business value through IT
Sharad Rege highlighted Glodyne’s active role in e-governance
projects
Security
challenges in e-governance
Ramandeep Singh gave a presentation on security challenges
faced in e-government projects
M-powering
Kerala
Dr. Ajay Kumar highlighted the importance of Mobile Governance
in Kerala
Infrastructure
for next gen data centers
Ajay Ahuja spoke on the infrastructure needed for setting
up next generation data centers
Cloud
computing and e-governance
Neeladri Bose focused on the inclusion of cloud computing
in e-governance
Achieving
comprehensive growth with Technology
A panel discussion was conducted on technology enabling inclusive
growth with social initiatives like NREGS, PDS, financial
inclusion etc.
Day 3
Learning
from projects that failed
Prof. Subhash Bhatnagar highlighted some unsuccessful e-government
projects and what could be learnt from these
Productivity
enrichment solutions
Dr. Nitin Paranjape, Max Office, showcased an in-depth comparison
between OpenOffice and Microsoft Office and described how
to fully exploit any technology
The
way ahead for next generation government
Prof. K. Subramanian gave a presentation on the path to the
next generation government
How
to plan for a new data center
Shailendra Shukla highlighted some of the considerations while
planning for a new data center
Video
conferencing and UC
Saumen Chakraborty, CEO and MD, Intellisys Technologies and
Research talked about the need for video conferencing and
the solutions that Intellisys offers in this space
Intelligent
IT infrastructure for e-governance
IT can be used for catalyzing economic activity, efficient
governance, and developing human resources. There is a need
for e-governance for information transparency, transfer of
benefits, and service accessibility
Gen-next
display solutions
There is a need for display because we need to be communicating
with speed and clarity, credibility and consistency, and we
are also required to communicate multiple types of information
digitally
Enabling
citizen friendly services
The Transport Department of Andhra Pradesh is small but it
plays a critical role, as it coordinates the transport policy
of the state, enforces the Motor Vehicles Act, and contributes
substantial revenue to the state
Panel
Discussion - IT in Homeland Security
For companies and government departments alike, IT plays a
major role in their day-to-day functioning. The Indian government
and its various departments have already realized this and
hence for the last few years they have been pushing forth
the agenda of setting up a proper IT system so that it can
act as an enabler
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