ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY

IN E – GOVERNANCE

& SMART SOLUTIONS

FOR THE SMART CITY

ECOSYSTEM

OBJECTIVEGovernment of India is having an ambitious objective of transforming the citizen-government interaction at all levels by the electronic mode (e-Governance) by 2020.WHAT IS E-GOVERNANCE?According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) the challenge for all countries is to create and develop a system of governance that promotes and sustains human development. E-Governance is the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for delivering • Government Services, • Exchange of information, • Integration of various stand-alone systems • Services between government-to-customer, • Services between Government-to-business, and • Services from Government-to-Government

E-governance seeks to achieve Efficiency, Transparency, and Citizen’s Participation.

Enabling E-governance through ICT contributes to Good Governance, Trust and Accountability, Citizen’s Awareness, and empowerment, Citizen’s Welfare, Democracy, Nation’s Economic growth

Through e-governance, government services will be made available to citizens in a convenient, efficient and transparent manner.

SMART CITY LIFE CYCLE

Five Essential ICT Elements For Smart Cities

1. DEPLOYM ENT OF BROADBAND NETW ORK

2 USE OF SM ART DE V ICE S AND AGENTS

3. DEVELOP ING SM ART URBAN SPAC ES

4. DEVELOP ING W EB BASED APPL ICAT IONS AND E -SERV IC ES

5 . OPE NING UP GOVERNAMENT DATA

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SMART SOLUTIONS FOR THE SMART CITY ECOSYSTEMSmart: Using a broad, integrated approach to improving the efficiency of city operations, the quality of life for its citizens, and growing the local economy. Data and technology form the fundamental platform.Ecosystem: a system, or a group of interconnected elements, formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment. GOALS & OBJECTIVES:

• Achieve internal efficiencies between departments by providing ready access to City departmental operational data;

• Use data to improve and enhance the City’s portfolio of services; • Support the City’s strategic initiative for Citizen Engagement by

providing citizens with open, transparent access to public data; • Support the City’s High Growth Entrepreneurship Strategy by

enabling civic technologists and other parties to leverage public data for new products, services and markets; and

KEY COMPONENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SMART CITY ECOSYSTEMOrganizational Support –visionary leadership & champion(s) to create a smart city road map and foster cross-entity communication, coordination and alignment.

Focus Areas- energy, water, transportation, citizen services, etc. Data & Technology- Building a modernized infrastructure to allow for data collection, analytics, reporting and smart city technology applications in focus areas. Education – Building the infrastructure & curriculum from cradle to cap and gown in STEM.Financial Resources- funding for short and long term projects through a variety of resources. Economic Development- pioneering new system models that will change business development and fuel economic growth. Citizen Engagement- empowerment through smart technology applications to facilitate citizen’s access to resources and services. Conquering the digital divide.

Conclusion • Smart City has to be more than just data &

technology • Must include citizens & entities • Build an ecosystem as the platform to host your smart

city • Team Work makes the Dream Work

HOW GIS SUPPORT PLANNING

ROLE & BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY IN E-GOVERNANCE• In India, e-Governance applications in the recent past have

demonstrated their positive impact in minimizing the processing costs, increase transparency and support economic development by improvements in health and education sectors, all of which promote the overall quality of life of rural people.

• Across the world, the governments have started utilizing the potential of technology as a credible solution for delivering online information and services as it facilitates people to access public services sitting their homes or offices.

• In order to take the advantages of E-governance, a rapid transformation is required in terms of technological changes, management issues and also financial aspects.

ROLE & BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY IN E-GOVERNANCE• Governments in many parts of the world have made huge ICT

investments aimed at improving governance processes.• ICT is the biggest enabler of change and process reforms , in face

of what ICT has achieved in few years.• In the present century, the advancements in Information and

Communication Technologies (ICTs) are changing the various components of human life.

• The changes in the ICTs have brought a positive impact in the process of public service delivery and socio-economic structure of communities

• E-governance services through ICT refer to transactional services that involve local, state or national government.

• ICT acts in speeding up the flow of information and knowledge between government and citizens and transforming the way in which governments and citizens interact.