The
government is shortly coming out with an “open software policy” to
further the process of transparency and credibility in administration,
Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in New Delhi.
“The
Department of Posts and Common Service Centres with presence in nearly
400,000 centres are being deployed to further empower less privileged
people by digitalisation,” he said speaking at the IIIrd Web Ratna
Awards ceremony.
Prasad called for a collective approach of related government departments to create a friendly outlook.
He
mentioned that the Digital India initiative of the government is
fundamentally aimed at making government more people-friendly and to
bridge the gap between haves and have-not classes through digital
empowerment.
He
said that with an Internet penetration of 300 million, India is only
next to China in terms of reach and this number is all set to touch 500
million in a couple of years.
Also
at the Web Ratna 2014 awards, the ministry of Information &
Broadcasting was conferred the platinum icon award on Tuesday for its
comprehensive web presence.
The
award was presented by Minister for Communications & Information
Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad in the presence of secretary R.S. Sharma,
and was received by I&B joint secretary R. Jaya.
Recognised
for marking a “significant” presence on all social media platforms, the
ministry’s website meets information needs of various stakeholders by
providing access to all the official policies and guidelines.
The
home page of the I&B ministry website has a time-stamp that gives
last update details. With a dedicated Hindi version besides one in
English, the web portal also has a Google-enabled search facility, said a
statement by the ministry.
The
Information and Technology ministry instituted the Web Ratna Awards in
2009 to acknowledge unique initiatives and practices of various states
and union territories in the realm of e-governance, the statement said.
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