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e-Basta                                                         • The framework strengthens the capacity building
                                                                       scheme to identify and define competencies required
• An initiative called “e-Basta”, to make school books                 for different job roles under e-Governance.
    accessible in digital form as e-books to be read on
    tablets and laptops, is developed.

POLICIES                                                            SCHEMES
   Policy on Adoption of Open Source Software
                                                                         e-Kranti
• The policy encourages the formal adoption and use of
   Open Source Software in Government Organizations.                • Aims to utilize emerging technologies such as cloud
                                                                        and mobile platform.
• It also encourages comparison of Open Source
   Software and Closed Source Software on various                   • Focuses on common applications, integration of
   grounds while implementing e-Governance.                             services, standards and interoperability.
   Policy on Collaborative Application Development
                                                                        Capacity Building Scheme II (CB Scheme II)
• Policy on Collaborative Application Development by
   Opening the Source Code of Government Applications               • The objective of the CB Scheme Phase II is to provide
   has been approved.                                                   professional resources and training to political and
   eSign Framework                                                      policy level decision makers for all States/UTs/ Central
                                                                        Line Ministries to build the in-house capacity for
• It allows citizens to digitally sign a document online                implementation of various e-Governance initiatives.
   using Aadhaar authentication.
   E-mail Policy                                                        Good Governance and Best Practices

• E-mail Policy has been notified with the objective of             • The scheme has been initiated to promote ICT-enabled
   ensuring secure access to and usage of Govt. of India                good governance in the country.
   e-mail services by its users.
                                                                    • Under this scheme, DeitY has finalized a scheme to
• 10 lakh employees have already been covered in Phase 1.               promote e-Governance in the country.
   Policy on Use of IT Resources
                                                                    OTHER INITIATIVES
• The policy ensures proper access and usage of IT
   resources.                                                       • National Information Infrastructure (NII)
   The ‘e-Governance Competency Framework                               proposes to integrate various ICT infrastructure created
   (e-GCF)’                                                             across all the states namely SDCs, SWAN, NKN,
                                                                        NICNET, SSDG including Bharat Net (presently under
• The e-GCF toolkit contains a set of end-user knowledge                implementation by DoT).
   areas required for government employees.
                                                                    • Proposal to set up Wi-Fi connectivity in Allahabad
Hon’ble Minister, Communications & IT, lighting the lamp at the         University has been approved as Proof-of-Concept
First Women VLEs Conference                                             and further action is being taken for execution of this
                                                                        project.

                                                                    • The First Women Village Level Entrepreneur
                                                                        Conference held on 10th March 2015, around the idea
                                                                        of ensuring women are at the forefront of “Digital
                                                                        India”. Women VLEs would play the role of “Change
                                                                        Agents”.

                                                                    • Internet Governance: DeitY received Golden
                                                                        Membership of Internet Society to create greater
                                                                        awareness of Internet Governance.

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