E-Odisha summit on 6th March at Bhubaneswar Hotel Swosti

Dept of IT, Govt of Odisha is organizing eOdisha Summit, one of the mega IT event is on 6th March, 2013 at Hotel Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar in association with Elets Technomedia and is presented by leading ICT magazines ‘eGov’, ‘Digital Learning’, ‘eHealth‘.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate this one day summit on 6th March 2013. Minister, lT, Housing & Urban Development & Law and the Chief Secretary Odisha will also attend the inaugural session as Guest of Honour. Other dignitaries including the Union Secretary, iT, Govt of India and lT Secretaries of various states will also attend this event.

eOdisha Summit will comprise of parallel thematic track conferences on IT and Governance, IT in Education, and IT in Health. eOdisha will also present three important components including active Conference, Exhibition, and Awards. Other than the active conferencing, the eOdisha Awards platform will recognise innovation and excellence in governance, education and healthcare. The awards will be conferred in categories Iike eChampion of the State, Government to Business (G2B) Initiative, Government to Citizens (G2C) Initiative, ICT for Sustainable Development Initiative, ICT implementation in Public Sector Unit, ICT in Financial Inclusion Initiative, ICT Initiative for Urban Development, ICT enabled School, ICT enabled Higher Education Institute/University in Odisha, ICT in education initiative by Government in Odisha, ICT in healthcare initiative and more.

The one-day event will bring together more than 400 high level representatives from all tiers of Government, ICT industry, academia, development agencies from Odlsha and all across the country. This will provide a unique platform for exchange of experiences and ideas, challenges and opportunities in the three public domains, The thematic sessions will draw discussions around e-Governance in Odisha, its Success and Opportunities, lCT in Financial inclusion, Taxation, Excise and Finance, Urban Governance and infrastructure, ICT in Energy, lCT usage in Public Service Units: Emerging opportunities, Towards Effective Electronic Service Delivery, Smart cities - innovative Governance Models and trends, ICT in Education, Transformatory Practices in Technical Education, Scope of Technology in Skills Training & Vocational Education, Secretaries Conclave and more.

Key Highlights of eOdisha:·

• Odisha Summit will witness thematic concurrent tracks on IT in governance, Education and Health.
• eOdisha will also present three important components including active Conference, Exhibition and Awards.
• The conference would see participation of thought leaders, decision makers and ICT players from Odisha and all across India and also from international sphere.
• High level discussion panels with several Secretaries and other decision makers from the IT, Governance. Education and Health sectors will join the panels across the three Summits.
• Chairman & Managing Directors from leading PSUs will be participating in the conference & Expo · Senior officials from leading Banks will also be part of the Conference & Expo.
• The Exhibition will showcase products and solutions in the ICT domain by organizations from Odisha and India.
• eOdisha Awards will be presented in different categories recognizing excellence in IT integration and implementation in governance.