Abstract
Abstract the enabling role of the Information and Communication technology (ICT) in the delivery of services in the public and government sector has gained acceptance. As a result , a revolution in terms of governance is taking place all over. E- Governance assumes greater importance in the context of management of today’s governmental structures to achieve rapid economic growth and improved quality of life. The technology and the methods used in E-Governance project provide a roadmap for efficient delivery of services at the door step. In today’s time the development of any country depends on the uses of EGovernance and also their penetration. Development of any country can be judge by the scope of E-Governance in that country. It has ushered in transparency in the governing process; saving of time due to provision of services through single window; reduction in corruption, convenience and empowerment. There are many challenges which creating problems for Indian government to run e-governance .In this paper we want to explore the usefulness of e governance for the government businesses and citizen of India.
Introduction: E-Governance is nothing but use of internet technology as a platform for exchanging information, providing services and transacting with citizens, businesses, and other arms of government. E- Governance provides a sound strategy to strengthen overall governance. It can not only improve accountability, transparency and efficiency of 676 KiranYadav&SanatanTiwari government processes, but also facilitate sustainable and inclusive growth. EGovernance also provides a mechanism of direct delivery of public services to the marginal segments of the society in the remotest corners, without having to deal with intermediaries. Definition of E-Governance: E-governance is an emerging trend to re-invest the ways the government work and a new model of governance would be based upon the transactions in virtual space, digital economy and dealing with knowledge oriented societies. In simple words it is the application of ICTs to governmental functioning to accomplish simple, accountable, speedy, responsive and transparent administration in government. But, E-governance doesn‘t mean mere computerization of all government office operations or government web-sites on the internet. With the new tools, a networked society‘s government must completely rethink and re-engineer itself. It is complete transformation of the existing style. Although conventionally the prefix ‗e‘ suggests that an activity is electronic but ‗e‘ also denotes efficiency, effectiveness, empowerment, economic- social development and enhanced services. E-governance is the public sector‘s use of information and communication technologies with the aim of improving service delivery, encouraging citizens in the decision making process and making government accountable, transparent and effective.
Importance of E-Governance: The importance of e-governance is to enhance efficiency, provide total transparency, high responsiveness, accountability, convenience and accessibility of services and information from the point of view of citizens. From governments perspective it is to abolish corruption, cut in costs, an antidote to ‗Parkinson‘s law‘ i.e., "works expands to fulfill available". Instant quick reactions in time crisis, easy access to data bases for officials as well as keeping an eye on subordinates and availability of services to public anytime, anywhere. In fact the purpose of e-governance is to develop "an IT driven system of governance that works better, costs less and is capable of serving the citizens as never before". It is to promote good governance and democracy by ensuring participation of and feedback from the public and making the administration SMART (simple, moral, accountable, responsive and transparent).
Role of E-Governance: Network technology has made virtual reality possible, wherein a person can work sitting at home; moreover, in all information processing systems, communication and interaction are facilitated. The application of ICT has been found to be highly useful in governance, which is known as e-governance, or electronic governance. It plays an important role:Increase efficiency by automation, computerization and
networking.Supports effective decentralization decision-making by providing an efficient information flow.Increase accountability of public services to agencies to citizens.Improves resource management.Offers the various departments and agencies involved in public service provision, the facility of effective interface with the citizens.Increase the accessibility of individual citizens to information and services and allow them to influence government operations.Provides comprehensive database which helps policy makers to design, formulate and evaluate policies.Facilitates the strategic planning processes which help organization to clearly lay down the objectives, goals, programmers’ and projects. Enables reduction of paperwork with the use of e-mail and electronic data interchange.Enables marketization by supplying information related to the market and enhance public service.Public libraries are called public Universities as they play a vital role in informing and educating the public during and after their formal education. Libraries in a free society always perform the fundamental function of keeping the public well informed, which is a pre-condition of e-governance. For quite a long time government has used libraries to inform people of their work and policies. Libraries are essential to the free flow of ideas and to maintaining, increasing and spreading knowledge.
Libraries can play an important role in the promotion of e-governance: Already established libraries especially public libraries can be used as information centers or public kiosks in the absence of basic infrastructure. Internet connections and other equipment can be provided to them on subsidy basis and the public
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should be allowed to use them by becoming members of these libraries as is done in several advanced countries like U.S.A., Canada. etc. These libraries can work as depository libraries for all types of government information from where the public can access and monitor the work of its elected officials and policy makers. Libraries can also help to bridge divide in the digital contents by providing special services to the general public. Libraries ensure to freedom to speech, the freedom to read and freedom to view. When the people are better informed, they are more likely to participate in the political process, thus keeping an eye on their elected representatives and making them more accountable. Local and state government needs access to information from comparable jurisdiction in order to do their work effectively and efficiently. Community information services via the E-Governance: Services provided at the villager‘s door steps via the e-governance route can presumably cut out the inherent social biases. India really is a land of contrast. We still have a huge section of the society living in the dire poverty, utter ignorance and illiteracy. The important task of e-governance is to remain in touch with the concerned authorities in villages, blocks, tehsil and districts and even in the Metropolis. Richard Heeks points out that governance is both, the present and the future of developing countries like India, which still have a long way to go. Currently, more than half of India‘s villages lack telephone connectivity, let alone internet access. Conclusion: E-governance is step towards reform in government and administration. These reforms focus on bringing improvements in the service delivery, dissemination of information, transparency, public and private partnership, efficiency and accountability. There is an urgent need for sustainable development, In developing countries like India, it is not easy to fulfill all the pre-conditions. But it does not mean we should not go ahead with e-governance. For the successful working of democracy, the empowerment of its citizen is a pre-condition, which can only be achieved by making people fully informed and aware.
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THE ROLE OF ELECTRONIC POSTGRADUATE PATHSHALA IN ELECTRONIC LEARNING
Mr. Kamble V.R., Librarian, Arts Science and Commerce College ChopdaDist- Jalgaon
Introduction- The Internet has become one of the important ways to get electronic resources as like e-books, e- journals, and Audio, Video materials for research and teaching, learning process both students and teachers. In the technology-based electronic learning encompasses the use of the internet and other information and communication technologies such as smart mobile, laptop, computer and other tools. In the higher educational institutions using e-learning technologies very huge for teaching and learning process. The origin of e-learning term is not certain, it is the suggested that the term most likely originated during the 1980. The adoption of electronic learning in education, specially for higher educational instructions has several benefits such as any students can access videos via internet. In the modern digital era various projects launched by various organizations for providing electronic videos as like Information Library Network, Gandhinagar (INFLIBNET) introduced epg pathshala for providing videos on various subjects. Several authors and study has provided benefits and advantages derived from the adoption of e-learning technologies into college, Indian Institute of Technologies and various academic and research institute. Some major studies indicate that e-learning facility is very important to the students, researcher and other academician. With the help of e-learning in education is its focus on the need of individual learners as an important factor in the process of education rather than on the educational institutions.
Definition of e-learning- Nichols- ― Electronic learning as strictly being accessible using technological tools that are either web based, web- distributed, or web- capable.‖ In this study he indicates that various information and communication technologies are used for accessing video and e-learning they are web based materials. In the modern technological era many web portals are launched bay various organizations, agencies, bodies for provide e-learning facility to the students and other academic staff. The use of e-learning not only use content and instructional materials methods delivered via CD-ROM and the internet based resources. In general words we say that many organizations and institutions provide different forms of training and instruction to their employees or students via internet and other related technologies such as video conferencing, e-formats, and
computer based learning.E- learning process provide many advantages to online and computer-
based learning when compared to traditional face-to-face courses and lectures.
Advantages of e-learning- The use of electronic learning processfor some students who coming to another country to study something is impossible, especially if they want only to study a certain course instead of receiving a degree. E-learning simplifies the process greatly, allowing students from all over the world to complete courses created by professor and other a academic staff who world‘s best universities.E-learning enhances the efficacy of knowledge and qualifications via easy access to the students, researcher and other academic staff and e-learning tools provide very huge amount of information on the various knowledge discipline as like social sciences, sciences, humanities and other branches of knowledge.This benefits of electronic learning to students too, allowing them to communicate and study along with people coming from different cultures. Sure, there are colleges that offer multicultural experience too, but they aren‘t as diverse as the online learning institutions.
E- learning provide cost effective facility in the sense of that is need for the students or learnerstravel. It is also provide cost effective service in the sense of that it offers opportunities for learning for huge number of learners with no need for many building. With the help of e-learning process students can access knowledge via internet and without boundaries with 24x7 hours.
EPG Pathshala- An Ministry of Human Resource Development, under its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT), has assigned work to the University Grant Commission New Delhi for development of e-content in 77 subjects in difference disciplines such as Social Sciences, Basic Sciences, Language, Literature, Engineering technology, Law and hermetical studies at postgraduate level. The content and its quality is the key component of education system. With the help of EPG Pathshala any users can access High quality information, curriculum-based, interactive content in different subjects across all disciplines of social sciences, arts, fine arts & humanities, natural & mathematical sciences, linguistics and languages is being developed under this initiative named e-PG Pathshala. On the auspicious presence of Hon'ble President Shri.Pranav Mukherjee, Hon'ble HRM Shri. PrakashJavedkar, Hon'ble State HRM
Shri. MahendraNathPandey, the e-PG Pathshala Video is shown. e-PGPathshala: The MHRD, under its National
Mission on Education through ICT, has Sanction vide communication No. F.B-13/2011-TEL dated 29th September 2011, Grant in Aid to University Grant Commission for production of e-content in 77 subjects at postgraduate level. This project is very essential for distance learner, students, researcher and other academic people who interest in teaching and learning process. The INFLIBNET provide video on 77 subjects with high quality and free of cost so majority of the students they access for learning purpose.The content and its quality being the key component of education system, it is proposed to create high quality, curriculum-based, interactive content in different subject across all disciplines of social sciences, arts, fine arts & humanities,
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natural & mathematical sciences and linguistics and languages. E-content, so developed would be available in open access through a dedicated Learning Management System as well as through Sakshat Portal. Standing Committee, e-PG Pathshal.
Home Page of EPG Pathshala-
The Homepage of EPG Pathashala is very user friendly so any students can access easy so the use of this project is continuously increased.
Subject Category of EPG Pathshala-
Arts and Humanities – With the help of EPG Pathshala any students, researcher and other people can access free of cost video, e-content and self learning with various branch such as Architecture, Comparative Literature, Comparative study of Religion, History, Home Science, M. Planning, Performing Arts and Philosophy.Language- In this subject category any users can access video, download video, download PDF materials on the various sub discipline of language with forging level language and Indian category as like Chinese, English, Hindi, Japanese, Russian Studies, Sanskrit, Spanish and Urdu language.Engineering and technology- In this subject category various discipline include such as Analytical Chemistry, Computational Science, Computer Science, Electronic Science, Human resources Management, Informational Technology, Management, Material Science and Disaster Management.Life Sciences- Life Sciences is the core parts of this projects because of in this category video is very essential for the students so majority of the students use this video, e-text as like Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, food Nutrition and Microbiology.Medical and Health Science- Under this category EPG Pathshala provide various videos, electronic text with PDF on various bran chases such as Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Pharmaceutical science, Physical education, Health and education, Social Medicine and community Health, and Zoology.Physical and Basic Sciences- EPG Pathshala provide videos and electronic text to the students, Professor and other academic people on various subjects as like Chemistry, earth science, Environmental Sciences, geology, Mathematical science, Physics and Statics.Social sciences- Under this Category EPGPathshala provide various subjects on social science. The use of this category is very high because of majority subjects covered in this category.
Subject wise Videos uploads on Web Portal-
Advantages of EPG Pathshala- EPG Pathshala is a project run by Information Library Network and University Grant Commission for providing videos to students, researcher and other professional. This project provide e text, and video on 77 subjects with free of cost and any person can access video and its easily download on the EPG Pathshala portal.EPG Pathshala helps to the scarcities of academic staff, students, including instructors or teachers as well as other person who can interest in education and particular subjects.The use of EPG Pathshala allows self –pacing. For instant the asynchronous way permits each students to study at his or her own pace speed whether slow or quick. Any user can access videos and text on the basic of his or her interest.This project always takes into consideration the individual learners differences. Some learners, for instance prefer to concentrate on certain parts of the course, while other are prepared to review the entire course.EPG Pathshala project is cost effective in the sense of that there is no need for the students or learners to travel. It is also cost effective in the sense that is offers opportunities for learning for maximum number of learners with no need for many or any building.With the help of EPG Pathshalastudents, researcher and any person who can use this portal they enables us to quickly create and communicate new policies about their subjects, training, innovation
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ideas, and access new concepts from the various subject experts. Using EPG Pathshala allows students, professors, researcher and any person to achieve a great degree of coverage for their target audience because of with the help of these project users can access subject knowledge for complete degree.This one is pretty well known, and a staple of any well-done EPG Pathshala program. With the use of these programs users can reduces time away from the workplace, eliminates the need for travel, and removes the need for classroom- based training and users can access information from anywhere.
Conclusion- In the past few years continuously growth of using EPG Pathshala because of this project provides flexibility facility to the users. The major advantages of this project are its flexibility and any users can access videos, text at his or her own comfort, place, and time. With the help of this project users enables to take any video from his place. EPG Pathshala is a portal developed by Information Library Network for providing video to students very faster more than traditional learning resources so its popularity is very fast growing among the students, researcher and professor. Project provides may choose the topic of his choice engages the interested