DATAQUEST e-Gov Champion Award 2006

DATAQUEST is launching the first edition of ‘DATAQUEST e-Gov Champion Award’ in January 2006 to recognize and award individuals for championing the cause of e-Governance in India.

The Award is the first of its kind in India, which emphasizes on the importance of e-Governance in a comprehensive manner. It is a salutation to the ‘change leaders’ in the government who have been making a difference in people’s life through technology intervention, thereby ensuring ‘Good Governance’ at the local, regional and national level.

The award aims at recognizing the e-Gov Champions at three level in a regional format—East, West, North and South—and would be across all departments and States in each of these regions. A jury comprising industry experts, senior government officials, academicians and civil society would select the champions.

Objective

The aim and purpose of organizing the ‘e-Gov Champion Award’ is to recognize, encourage and further disseminate e-Governance practices and delivery to break the traditional mode of public delivery mechanisms in day-to-day governance.

The purpose is to recognise initiatives to empower citizens and serving public services clients and strengthening participation of citizens in information society decision making.

The message to be delivered through the award ceremonies is to emphasize the importance of e-Governance mechanisms and practices—its vitality and relevance among people, institutions, civil society and others.