National Conference and Exhibition on Technology Solutions for Rural Service Delivery

A two day National Conference and Exhibition on Technology Solutions for Rural Service Delivery began New Delhi at March 25. Inaugurating the conference Shri Kapil Sibal, the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology(C&IT) and HRD said that benefits of Information Communication Technology ICT must reach villages including the remote and far flung areas. Innovative Technologies need to be found which are rugged to sustain the problems of electricity and rough use, the Minister added.

Speaking on the occasion Shri R Chandrashekhar, Secretary, Department of Information Technology And Telecommunications said that uniqueness of Rural Service Delivery will be in solving the problems of data in digital form at the originating source of information.

Welcoming the participants Dr. B. K Gairola, Director General National Informatics Centre said the gap between the common man and system structure has to be bridged to be effective. The saturation point will come only when a desired level service will be delivered to the common man.

The Conference will have four sessions excluding inaugural and closing sessions. It will deliberate on issues like User Perspective of Rural Service Delivery: Issues and Challenges, Enabling Rural Service Delivery Through Technology Solutions, Panel Discussion: Rural Service Delivery Process, Emerging Challenges and Road Ahead and Emerging Trends and Developments In Technology Solutions For Rural Service Delivery. Representatives of the Policy making bodies of Central and State Governments, User groups, Technology providers and Service Providers are participating in the Conference.

The Conference will provide a platform of meaningful interaction among all stake holders to deliberate, interact and recommend an actionable strategy for good governance and to improve the standard of services rendered to the common man. It will also help in understanding the existing scenario and challenges faced in Rural Services Delivery. It will provide policy making bodies a comprehensive understanding of solutions for the challenges encountered in last mile delivery, distribution network development and also opportunities will be created to help them in formulating new and better policies for desired results.

National Informatics Centre (NIC) and National Informatics Centre Service Incorporation (NICSI) are organizing this Conference and Exhibition on technology solutions and their potential usage in development initiatives in Rural India.