The team during their visit to a Solid Waste Management facility as part of the e-Governance Study Tour conducted by Department of Information Technology and Communication.
KOHIMA, APRIL 23 (MExN): An e-Governance Study Tour for a 15 member team was conducted from April 3-11, 2011 in Singapore and Bangkok respectively by the Department of Information Technology and Communication.
They were highly impressed with the effective use of Information Communication Technology for provision of various services such as regulation of traffic, issuance of speeding tickets, collection of toll tax electronically, etc in Singapore city, informed a press note received here. During the exposure trip, the team visited a Solid Waste Management facility and was accorded a conducted tour and enlightened on the process of conversion of waste to generate electricity and energy, and re-cycling of non bio-degradable waste. Meanwhile, on the invitation of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, the team participated in an e-Governance workshop and exposure visit to best practicing sites. The workshop included present innovative e-Governance with emphasis on cases applied in Thailand, current developments in e-Governance, the challenges and achievements. The workshop was further supplemented with site visits of leading applications of e-government programmes, including the best practices of e-Governance and the application of the National Single Window in Thailand.
Some of the key lessons that the team realized from the trip, said that ultimately, progress towards e-government will be seen only when the political and policy makers ‘speaks the language of e-government and champions the cause to propagate e-Governance from the highest level. It concluded that IT&C should follow and enable changes in administrative functions and process re-engineering where there also has to be very close interaction between IT&C and the reform of governance itself. Stress was also given on cross-agency collaboration and stakeholder consultations, which it said is critical to success.
The 15 member team included Vikho-o Yhoshu, Advisor, IT & C, Deo Nukhu, Advisor, S&T, Art & C, NRE, Azheto Zhimomi, Advisor, Cooperation & Sericulture, Chotisuh Sazo, Parliamentary Secretary, Social Welfare & Women Development, I. Imkong MLA, Chingwang Konyak, MLA, K. T. Sukhalu, Secretary, IT & C, Benjamin Newmai, Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs, Imjung M. Panger, Director, IT & C, Er. Tongtiliba Longkumer, Asstt. Director, IT & C, Johnny Humtsoe, Section Officer, IT & C, Er. Sabou Yashu, Program Officer, IT & C, Er. Chura Katiry, Program Officer, IT & C, Er. Daniel Krocha, Program Officer, IT & C, and Chupuo, Associate Program Officer, IT & C respectively.
They were highly impressed with the effective use of Information Communication Technology for provision of various services such as regulation of traffic, issuance of speeding tickets, collection of toll tax electronically, etc in Singapore city, informed a press note received here. During the exposure trip, the team visited a Solid Waste Management facility and was accorded a conducted tour and enlightened on the process of conversion of waste to generate electricity and energy, and re-cycling of non bio-degradable waste. Meanwhile, on the invitation of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, the team participated in an e-Governance workshop and exposure visit to best practicing sites. The workshop included present innovative e-Governance with emphasis on cases applied in Thailand, current developments in e-Governance, the challenges and achievements. The workshop was further supplemented with site visits of leading applications of e-government programmes, including the best practices of e-Governance and the application of the National Single Window in Thailand.
Some of the key lessons that the team realized from the trip, said that ultimately, progress towards e-government will be seen only when the political and policy makers ‘speaks the language of e-government and champions the cause to propagate e-Governance from the highest level. It concluded that IT&C should follow and enable changes in administrative functions and process re-engineering where there also has to be very close interaction between IT&C and the reform of governance itself. Stress was also given on cross-agency collaboration and stakeholder consultations, which it said is critical to success.
The 15 member team included Vikho-o Yhoshu, Advisor, IT & C, Deo Nukhu, Advisor, S&T, Art & C, NRE, Azheto Zhimomi, Advisor, Cooperation & Sericulture, Chotisuh Sazo, Parliamentary Secretary, Social Welfare & Women Development, I. Imkong MLA, Chingwang Konyak, MLA, K. T. Sukhalu, Secretary, IT & C, Benjamin Newmai, Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs, Imjung M. Panger, Director, IT & C, Er. Tongtiliba Longkumer, Asstt. Director, IT & C, Johnny Humtsoe, Section Officer, IT & C, Er. Sabou Yashu, Program Officer, IT & C, Er. Chura Katiry, Program Officer, IT & C, Er. Daniel Krocha, Program Officer, IT & C, and Chupuo, Associate Program Officer, IT & C respectively.
