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New The Kerala State e-Governance Award Ceremony 2010 to be held on 4th November 2010 at Institute of Management in Government.

The State of Kerala has led the country in many respects, significantly in the field of literacy and education. Equally so, it has been a pioneer in the taking IT to the masses through several Government sponsored and backed E-Governance projects. In this backdrop, it was only a matter of time that the Government instituted an Award to accredit outstanding e-governance initiatives in the State of Kerala. This led to the birth of the Kerala State e-Governance Awards in the year 2008.

Award Nominations were invited on the following categories, including

  • Online services and e-filing

  • Best website

  • e-payment service

  • Digital file flow system

  • m-governance

  • SPARK implementation

  • Local language content development

  • Maximum utilisation of Akshaya centres

Some 33 applications were received. The jury comprising pre-eminent persons including Shri.V.Ramachandran IAS, Former Chief Secretary, Shri.Anand Parthasarathy, renowned IT Journalist, author and speaker and Dr.Ajay Kumar, Principal Secretary-IT, Government of Kerala, identified the best for the awards.

The awards were given away by Shri.V.S.Achuthanandan, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala in a memorable function organised at Hotel Mascot, Trivandrum on 8th December 2009. Also present on the occasion were Smt.Neela Gangadharan IAS, Dr.Ajay Kumar IAS and members of jury including Shri.V.Ramachandran IAS, Former Chief Secretary and Shri.Anand Parthasarathy.

The awards given, their categories and the citation are as shown in the table below:
Awardee
 Category
Citation
Thrissur Collectorate

Online Services and e-Filing

For its innovative use of Informative Technology to facilitate equitable and environmentally sensitive sand mining and distribution within Thrissur district
The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala
(IIITM-K)

For its innovative Web-driven e-krishi initiative and related programmes to e-nable agricultural outreach initiatives

The Regional Cancer Centre

 

For its pioneering application of telemedicine tools and applications to extend cancer detection and care, across the state of Kerala

Kerala Tourism

Best Websites

For its comprehensive web portal that integrates multiple services aimed at consolidating Kerala’s leadership in the travel and tourism sector

Kerala State Information Technology Mission

For creating a single -- yet multilayered and comprehensive – web resource that reflects all aspects of Information Technology initiatives of Kerala.

Aids Control Society

For its imaginative web portal that displays sensitivity as well as professional competence in its HIV-related initiatives , including a useful online counselling service

Palakkad Collectorate

Digital File Flow

For its innovative harnessing of Information Technology tools and optimise revenue collection mechanisms in the distric

Kozhikode Collectorate


M-Governance

For its innovative use of mobile phone messaging technology to improve citizen access to health services in Kozhikode

Electrical Inspectorate department

SPARK Implementation

For diligent and speedy implementation of SPARK solutions to e-nable their processes across Kerala

Stationery Department

For diligent and speedy implementation of SPARK solutions to e-nable their processes across Kerala

Registrar of Cooperative Societies

For diligent and speedy implementation of SPARK solutions to e-nable their processes across Kerala

Commercial Taxes Department

Akshaya Utilization

For its leadership in harnessing the state’s Akshaya network and creating a single state-wide window for the collection of VAT in Kerala

 

The E-Governance Awards 2008 also felicitated leaders. They are:

 

  • Dr V.K. Baby, District Collector, Thrissur, for his inspirational role and leadership of the district’s innovative schemes for the regulation of river sand mining in Thrissur

  • Dr A Ajayakumar, Director, Computer Centre, University of Kerala, for his inspirational role and leadership of the university’s drive to computerise all its core operations, using open source tools and entirely in house resources

  • Shri T John Britto, Secretary Law Department, Kerala State for his inspirational role and leader leadership of the Law Department’s drive to automate its core operations

The Special Jury Award were jointly given to Kerala University and Calicut University for their initiatives inInformation Technology leading to the automation of a wide spectrum of administrative, examination-oriented and student-facing activities, resulting in greater efficiency and transparency in Kerala’s higher education system.

The Award distribution ceremony also saw the release of the e-Book “e-Governance: How Kerala does IT ” - A compendium of innovative tools and solutions, crafted in the state. The book was released by Shri.Vishal Dhupar, Managing Director, SAARC Region, Symantec Corporation and the KeyNote speaker of the function by handing over the first copy to Shri.V.Ramachandran. You can read the book by clicking here.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 November 2010 15:48
 

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