Articles
PBOX Proctoring Based Online Examination System
by Dr. Dibakar Ray, Odisha -PBOX provides the ability to conduct exam in a much scalable, secured and network resilient way with additional provision to be deployed in on-campus mode. It provides mechanism to do auto proctoring powered by AI /ML on the edge device itself…
Blockchain Technology Driving the Next Generation eGovernance Applications
by REUBAN K, Karnataka -Blockchain technology has drawn significant attention from the Government due to the pain areas that it promises to address. Several schemes of the Government require the verification of the documents / facts to ensure the eligibility of the…
NIC TAG Awards and Launch Ceremony
by Informatics News Desk, New Delhi -NIC TAG group organised State Mobile App and WebApp UI/UX Contests in July 2021. The awards for these contests were presented by the Director-General, NIC Dr. Neeta Verma on 12th October 2021.
Parbhani, Maharashtra Round the clock ICT support during COVID-19 Pandemic
by REUBAN K, Maharashtra -Besides the regular technical and infra support for implementing various State and Central eGovernance Projects at grass root level, the NIC Parbhani District Centre has been instrumental in enabling ease of access to the public services provided by…
Government Email Service Enabling secure communication channel within the…
by Mohan Das Viswam, New Delhi -The importance of Email Service was evident during the ongoing pandemic as it ensured that communication within the Government is not impacted by COVID-19 and continues to operate seamlessly. The service is the largest service of its kind ffered by…
Howrah, West Bengal Citizen-Centric Digital Governance using cutting edge…
by Dr. Dibakar Ray, West Bengal -NIC Howrah District Centre has participated in the development of AI-enabled early screening of Covid 19 using Chest X-Ray images and the Development of Face Recognition based Attendance System (FRBAS) for contactless attendance under the guidance…
Kerala State Delivering E-governance to the Door Step
by REUBAN K, Kerala -NIC Kerala is playing a pivotal role in bringing IT close to the citizens with its ICT initiatives. Had a significant role in empowering the State Govt during the COVID pandemic with the IT enabled services provided in mission mode. NIC has taken a…
Securing Endpoints Protecting a New Frontier in Cyber Warfare
by Mohan Das Viswam, New Delhi -Perimeter has long been a preferred war zone for the adversaries and defenders of the cyber space. No more. The long battle has ensured that technologies have become mature enough to make it extremely difficult and costly for adversaries to attack…
e-SHRAM - Portal for Registration of Unorganized Labourers of India
by Mohan Das Viswam, New Delhi -e-SHRAM is the firstever national database of unorganized workers. It aims at registering 38 Crore unorganized labourers engaged in construction, migrant workers, gig and platform workers, street vendors, domestic and agriculture workers, milkmen,…
The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu ICT Initiatives in the Queen of Hill Stations
by REUBAN K, Tamil Nadu -NIC, The Nilgiris, since its formation has been facilitating District Administration with its state-of-the-art ICT services and has spearheaded many ICT projects. The unit has played a significant role in most of the successful projects, so as to…
Mainpuri District, Uttar Pradesh The haven for migratory birds showcases its…
by Arvind Dadhichi, Manipur -Since its inception in 1989, National Informatics Centre (NIC), Mainpuri has played a pivotal role in implementation of various ICT Projects in the district. NIC is playing key role in extending technical expertise to District Administration in ICT…
Leveraging Big Data & AI-ML for Security Analytics
by Mohan Das Viswam, New Delhi -NIC has been a prominent target for cyber attacks. The sheer volume of government applications, websites, services and databases, hosted and managed by NIC makes it a very lucrative targets for cyber threat actors including nation state actors. NIC…
