Society for Promotion Of e-Governance - Memorandum of Objectives

Society of promotion of e-governance is a registered society under the Society Act 1880.

The society has been incorporated for the attainment of main objects, which inter - alias are:-

a)    To promote the use of information and communication technologies as a tool for providing good & transparent governance with a view to facilitate efficient, transparent growth and development in economy with the endeavor to make it available to every citizen of the country.  

b)    To strive itself to a position as an organization committed to promote e- governance by combining the best that the specialized institutions in the country have to offer, into a holistic program. 

c)     To assist transition to electronic government (e-government) up to electronic democracy (e-democracy). 

d)    To ensure it acts as a ‘force multiplier' to design e-governance  policies and programs that efficiently and effectively: 

·        Respond directly to citizen’s most pressing needs – including education, health and employment – on a continuing basis; 

·        Design services to meet the convenience of the citizens and not the convenience of service providers; 

·        The citizen services are the best in kind – sharing good ideas, driving down costs and above all delivering what they are supposed to. 

e)    To promote good/transparent practice, enhance sharing of learning experiences, dissemination of information and management of knowledge in electronic government (eGovernment) and electronic democracy (eDemocracy) amongst various human and institutional networks and communities of interest in the Asia Pacific Region and beyond. 

f)      To conduct research and development activities for developing    electronic methods to upgrade/ reinvent traditional notions of government, government transactions and democracy.  

g)    To facilitate networking of communities of interest, expertise and practice in the Asia Pacific Region and world-wide by carrying out efforts for sharing and dissemination of information ,ideas, and management of knowledge. 

h)    To carry out advisory and consultancy services, Organize consultative seminars, workshops and colloquia and roundtables; Implement research and development projects; and facilitate specialist high-level training.  

i)      To build facilities for imparting training , organizing programmes and carrying out research and development activities for development of innovative e-governance practices.  

j)      To perform all such other Acts as may be necessary for the achievement and accomplishment of the above-mentioned main aims and aims incidental or conducive to the attainment of main objects of the society.