Gyandoot - An E-Government Initiative in India
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Case Details:
Case Code : ITSY022
Case Length : 14 Pages
Period : 2000-2002
Pub Date : 2003
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Gyandoot
Industry : Information Technology Countries : India
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"Gyandoot was the kind of project that President Clinton
had in mind when he urged the Indian government to make sure its booming IT
industry benefited the country's impoverished masses, not just the
Western-educated elite."
- The Boston Globe1.
"I had no information about the actual market price.
Brokers often dump farmers like me."
- Padma Bai, a farmer from Tirla village of Dhar district in
MP2.
Introduction
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In June 2000, Gyandoot3, an
e-government project launched by the state of Madhya Pradesh (India) won the
prestigious "Stockholm Challenge Award"4 in the
'Public service and democracy' category. The project bagged the award5
for being the best among the 600 e-government projects from all over the world.
Gyandoot was evaluated on the basis of five basic criteria - User Need, Innovation, Accessibility, Transferability and Sustainability (Refer Exhibit I). Gyandoot was judged as the best e-government project due to its social,
economic and cultural relevance and its immense potential to improve the
society in which it functioned. |
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The jury described it as "a unique government-to-citizen Intranet project with
numerous benefits to the region, including a people-based self-reliant
sustainable strategy. 'Gyandoot' is recognized as a breakthrough in e-government,
demonstrating a paradigm shift, which gives marginalized tribal citizens
their first ever chance to access knowledge, with minimum investment."
The project, which became operational from January 2000, was a classic
example of how IT could be used for the benefit of common people, especially
those living in rural areas and those who were deprived of the facilities
available in urban cities and metros.
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The project aimed
(Refer Exhibit II) to find low-cost ways of overcoming the problems
created due to the state's poor infrastructure and attempted to connect
remote rural areas with major markets and distant government offices.
Senior officials in the panchayats of the Dhar district of MP in
collaboration with the state government decided to connect all the
villages through a network of computers. One of the major problems faced
by the villagers of Dhar district was the lack of correct and timely
information as a result of which, they did not get adequate returns for
their efforts. After the implementation of the project, all the relevant
information and few government related services required by the
villagers were made available at the click of a mouse. |
Excerpts >>
1]
In an article titled, "Technological Development India Using Computers to
Improve Conditions in Rural Areas," dated June 05, 2000 by Lloyd Marion,
Correspondent, The Boston Globe.
2] In an article titled, "Down to Earth" in
Science and Environment Fortnightly dated February 15, 2001.
3] Gyandoot means messenger of knowledge.
4] The award aimed at identifying and rewarding
the innovative use of IT in areas including citizen empowerment, education,
healthcare, economic development and environment. Its objective was to encourage
the participation of IT projects from all over the world and to help people
share knowledge and learn from accomplishments of others. A jury, consisting of
experts in their fields evaluates the projects. As a part of this award, the
winning team gets a trophy along with a certificate of excellence, which helps
in getting more international recognition.
5] Gyandoot was also awarded CSI-TCS National IT award
for the best IT usage, instituted by the Computer Society of India for the year
2000.
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