Guwahati: Raj Bhavan, Assam and IIT, Guwahati signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) in presence of Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at a function held at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday.
The Commissioner and Secretary to the Governor of Assam Meenakshi Sundaram and Director, IIT Guwahati Prof. Devendra Jalihal signed the agreement to forge a partnership with IIT Guwahati for transforming the functioning of Raj Bhavan both qualitatively and quantitatively. It is the first project of its kind in the country wherein digital transformation of the functioning of a Raj Bhavan is being undertaken.
As a part of the MoA, IIT Guwahati will become a knowledge partner cum consultant and resource support agency to develop the Gyan Kalyan Project.
Taking a step forward in Digital India and emerging system of e-governance, the Gyan Kalyan Project is proposed to act as an enabler towards digital transformation of the functioning of Raj Bhavan and promote e?ciency in public service delivery. The project will incorporate latest digital and information technology tools following 360 degree security guidelines and data protection measures.
This project also aims at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Raj Bhavan’s operations to support the Governor. This also includes a wide range of constitutional responsibilities namely legislative, executive, and judicial functions, statutory functions, ad-hoc functions, and discretionary functions etc, stated a press release.
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