India’s m-Governance initiative bags UN Public Service Award

New Delhi: ‘Mobile Seva’, the national mobile governance initiative launched by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India, has bagged the second prize under the category on ‘Promoting Whole-of-Government Approaches in the Information Age’ of the United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA), 2014. Mobile Seva is the only winner from India across all categories this year.

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Kerala Police to launch ‘WhatsApp Commissioner’ programme

Trivandrum: In an effort to bring policing to the doorsteps of the people using a digital avenue, the Kerala Police has proposed to start a new programme called ‘WhatsApp Commissioner’, under which the app will be available in the numbers of all the District SPs under the Thiruvananthapuram Range and with the IGP. Members of the public using this application can send information through text, audio, pictures and videos on any issue of public interest.

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Passport Seva goes rural through Common Services Centres

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs, along with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, which is promoted by the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), is all set to launch Passport related services through the vast network of over one lakh Common Services Centres (CSCs) across rural hinterland. The initiative would largely bridge the digital divide in the country.

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