New Delhi, July 12 (IANS). The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), in collaboration with the Government of Meghalaya, will organize a two-day national conference on ‘NextGen Administrative and e-Governance Reforms’ on 13th and 14th July in Shillong. Policy makers, administrators, technology experts and governance professionals from across the country will come together in this conference.
Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Will address the inaugural session of the conference along with Sangma.
The inaugural session will also be addressed by Nivedita Shukla Verma, Secretary, DARPG, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DPPW) and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDNER) and Dr. Shakeel P. Ahmed, Chief Secretary, Meghalaya.
More than 300 delegates, including senior officials of the Central and State governments, district collectors, policy makers, subject experts, representatives of educational institutions and people associated with public administration are expected to participate in the event.
The objective of this conference is to provide a national platform to discuss the future of public administration and digital governance. It also aims to promote exchange of new ideas and best practices between states and union territories.
During the two-day event, delegates will witness presentations on Prime Minister’s Award-winning initiatives for 2023 and 2024, National Award-winning projects for e-Governance, best governance practices of the Government of Meghalaya and DARPG-supported State Collaborative Initiatives (SCI) from the North-Eastern region.
These presentations will cover a wide range of topics such as holistic district development, digital governance, cyber security, public service delivery, healthcare, education, banking, consumer protection, urban governance, rural development and technology-based governance.
The conference will begin with a special session showcasing Meghalaya’s governance innovations and citizen-centric reforms aimed at strengthening service delivery and improving administrative efficiency.
Another session will highlight Prime Minister’s Award winning initiatives, showcasing successful district level governance models in areas such as holistic development, education, rural livelihoods and aspirational district programmes.
The participants will also be exposed to National Award-winning projects for e-Governance 2026, which will showcase the use of emerging technologies in urban governance, healthcare, digital banking, pilgrimage management, Panchayati Raj, consumer protection and cyber security. It is expected that these projects will provide governance models that can be implemented at scale for adoption across the country.
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