E-GOVERNANCE | Advantages and Disadvantages | SSB LECTURETTE Topic | Group Discussion | @SSB @AFSB

e-Governance can be defined as the application of information and communication technology (ICT) for providing government services, exchange of information, transactions, integration of previously existing services and information portals.
The “e” in e-Governance stands for ‘electronic’.

The establishment of the Department of Electronics in 1970 was the first major step towards e-governance in India as it brought ‘information’ and its communication to focus.
National Informatics Centre (NIC) established in 1977, launched the District Information System program to computerize all district offices in the country
The main thrust for e-governance was provided by the launching of NICNET in 1987 – the national satellite-based computer network.

Various Initiatives Under Digital India Initiatives

MyGov: It aims to establish a link between Government and Citizens towards meeting the goal of good governance.
It encourages citizens as well as people abroad to participate in various activities i.e. 'Do', 'Discuss', 'Poll', 'Talk', ‘Blog’, etc.
DigiLocker: It serves as a platform to enable citizens to securely store and share their documents with service providers who can directly access them electronically.
e-Hospital-Online Registration Framework (ORF): It is an initiative to facilitate the patients to take online OPD appointments with government hospitals. This framework also covers patient care, laboratory services and medical record management.

Objectives
Better service delivery to citizens.
Ushering in transparency and accountability.
Empowering people through information.
Improve efficiency within Government i.e between centre-state or inter-states.
Improve interface with business and industry.

CHALLENGES:

Infrastructure:
Lack of basic infrastructural facilities like electricity, internet, etc.
Initiatives like BharatNet and Saubhagya are steps taken in this regard.

Cost:
e-Governance measures are costly affairs and require huge public expenditure.
In developing countries like India, the cost of projects is one of the major impediments in the implementation of e-Governance initiatives.

Privacy and Security:
Recent spark in data leak cases has threatened the peoples’ faith in e-governance. Therefore, the implementation of e-governance projects must have security standards and protocols for safeguarding the interest of all classes of masses.

Digital Divide:
Huge gap between users and non-users of e-govt. services.
The digital divide takes form in rich-poor, male-female, urban-rural etc segments of the population.

Conclusion
e-Governance is getting momentum in India, but public awareness and the digital divide are important issues to be addressed.
The success of e-Governance measures largely depends on the availability of high-speed internet, and the nation-wide roll-out of 5G technology in the near future will strengthen our resolve.

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