Due to the rapid rise of the
internet and digitization, Governments all over the world are initiating steps
to involve IT in all governmental processes. This is the concept of e-government. This is to ensure that the Govt. administration
becomes a swifter and more transparent process. It also helps saves huge costs.
Advantages of E-Governance
Speed
Technology makes communication swifter. Internet, smartphones
have enables instant transmission of high volumes of data all over the world.
Saving Costs
A lot the Government expenditure
goes towards the cost of buying stationery for official purposes. Letters and
written records consume a lot of stationery. However, replacing them with smartphones and
the internet can saves crores of money in expenses every year.
Transparency
The use of e-governance helps
make all functions of the business transparent. All Governmental information
can be uploaded onto the internet. The citizens access specifically access
whichever information they want, whenever they want it, at the click of a
mouse, or the touch of a finger.
However, for this to work the
Government has to ensure that all data to be made public and uploaded to the
Government information forums on the internet.
Accountability
Transparency directly links
to accountability.
Once the functions of the government are available, we can hold them
accountable for their actions.
Disadvantages of E-Governance
Loss of Interpersonal Communication
The main disadvantage of
e-governance is the loss of interpersonal communication. Interpersonal
communication is an aspect of communication that many people consider vital.
High Setup Cost and Technical Difficulties
Technology has its disadvantages
as well. Specifically, the setup cost is very high and the machines have to be
regularly maintained. Often, computers and internet can
also break down and put a dent in governmental work and services.
Illiteracy
A large number of people in
India is illiterate and does not know how to operate computers and smartphones.
E-governance is very difficult for them to access and understand.
Cybercrime/Leakage of Personal Information
There is always the risk of
private data of citizens stored in government serves being stolen. Cybercrime
is a serious issue, a breach of data can make the public lose confidence in the
Government’s ability to govern the people.
E-Government
E-Governance can be defined
as the application of communication and information technology for providing government services, exchange of
information, transactions, integration of previously existing services and
information portals.
It makes the whole
administrative process convenient, efficient, transparent, fully accountable
and responsible. As a fast-growing economy and an emerging world leader, E-Governance is a
must in a country like India, both in Government and corporate sector.
Some effective examples of
successful implementation of E-Governance to the governmental function include
projects like; e-Mitra project (Rajasthan), e-Seva project (Andhra
Pradesh), CET(Common Entrance Test)
The distinction between government and governance
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Governance
refers to "all processes of governing, whether undertaken by a government,
market or network, whether over a family, tribe, formal or informal
organization or territory and whether through laws, norms, power or language.
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government is the system by which a state or community is controlled. In the
Commonwealth of Nations, the word government is also used more narrowly to
refer to the collective group of people that exercises executive authority in
a state.
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Private Sector Interface in E-governance
E-governance today has become a part
functionary of government with the help of e-governance. Government today interact
very well citizen business and another government development. Development of
e-governance require to enhance technology and this has been made possible by private
sector interface in e-governance, today various private player such as IT,
Vender is excluding their overall support to realise the e-governance project for
Indian citizen. Not just the central government state government are actively participating
in the project, today most states in India have drafted state-specific. IT policies
that are in various stays of implementation. This become possible just because
of private sector interface in e-governance.
The central government has also taken entirely in private
partnership to advance. ICT use across all government bodies as this will
benefits a common man this improve the roll-out of national e-governance for
the partnership the launch of mission 2007 and the formation of e-payment across
the country. Today many companies have taken an important role in e-governance
project i.e. Microsoft, TCS, IBM, HCL, Info system, Aclole. Microsoft is
working with 14 state government in various project across the country, Aclole
is also playing the major role by developing project.
Benefits of Private Sector Interface for
E-governance:
Benefits to Government
Minimising of income outgo.
Better Liquidity.
Speeder implementation of the e-government project
Efficient in Management Better Image.
Benefits to Citizen /
Business
Early asset to services
• Flexibility in choice of assets, methods &
devices
• Saving of indirect cost.
• 24x4 convince.
Benefits to Private Sector
Partner
• Reliable flow
of Revenue Low risk
• Creation of employment in the development.
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Implementation & Delivery.
• Capturing business form related sector.
Business-to-government
Business-to-government or business-to-administration [1] is
a derivative of business-to-business marketing
and often referred to as a market definition of "public sector
marketing". Which encompasses marketing products and services to various
government levels through integrated marketing communications techniques such
as strategic public relations, branding, marketing communications, advertising,
and web-based communications.[citation
needed]
Business-to-government networks provide a platform for
businesses to bid on government opportunities which are presented as
solicitations in the form of requests
for proposals in a reverse auction fashion. Public sector organizations generally post tenders in
the form of requests for proposals, requests
for information, requests
for quotations), sources sought and suppliers respond
to them. Government agencies typically have pre-negotiated standing contracts
vetting the vendors/suppliers and their products and services for set prices.
These can be local or national contracts and some may be grandfathered in by
other entities, e.g., California's MAS Multiple Award Schedule will recognize
the federal government contract holder's prices on a General Services Administration Schedule.
G2B (Government to Business)
G2B (Government to
Business) is a term that refers to the relationships between
organizations (subjects) of public
administration and enterprises (businesses).
The designation can be used for any relationship between the subject of public
administration and the enterprises as one of the basic e-Government models
(other models are G2E, G2C or G2G).
In the G2B model, the initiative comes from a government
organization and businesses are the target group.
Some sources distinguish also B2G (Business to
Government) where the initiative comes from businesses, while
other sources consider both G2B and B2G as equal without important no
significant difference, i.e. with the same meaning.
Examples of G2B / B2G services are:
- Government procurement
- Electronic procurement marketplaces
- Electronic auctions
- E-learning
- Electronic incorporation forms
- Updating corporate information
- Sending filled-out electronic forms (e.g. tax forms, social insurance forms)
- Sending electronic payments
- Sending / receiving answers electronically
- Online meetings
- Project management cooperation
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