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BCA E-Governance

bcasemester 7Elective

Unit 1:Introduction

E-Governance – An Overview, Why E-Governance, Issues in E-Governance Applications and the Digital Divide, Evolution of E-Governance, its Scope and Content, Present Global Trends of Growth in E-Governance, E-Governance Applications, E-Governance Initiatives in Nepal

Unit 2:E-Governance Models

Introduction, Models of Digital Governance – Broadcasting/Wider Dissemination Model, Critical Flow Model, Comparative Analysis Model, Mobilization and Lobbying Model, Interactive Service Model/Government-to-Citizen-to-Government Model (G2C2G), Evolution in E-Governance and Maturity Models – Five Maturity Levels, Characteristics of Maturity Levels, Key Focus Areas, Towards Good Governance through E-Governance Models

Unit 3:E-Governance Infrastructure, Stages in Evaluation and Strategies for Success

E-readiness - Data System Infrastructure, Legal Infrastructural Preparedness, Institutional Infrastructural Preparedness, Human Infrastructural Preparedness, Technological Infrastructural Preparedness, Evolutionary Stages in E-Governance

Unit 4:Applications of Data Warehousing and Data Mining in Government

Introduction, National Data Warehouses - Census Data, Prices of Essential Commodities, Other Areas for Data Warehousing and Data Mining – Agriculture, Rural Development, Health, Planning, Education, Commerce and Trade, Other Sectors

Unit 5:CASE Studies

Nepal (E-Governance Master Plan of Nepal; E-Governance in Local Government of Nepal; Nagarik App), India (NICNET – Role of Nationwide Networking in E-Governance; Collectorate 2000; Computer-aided Administration of Registration Department (CARD); Smart Nagarpalika – Computerization of Urban Local Bodies (Municipalities); National Reservoir Level and Capacity Monitoring System; Computerization in Andra Pradesh State Trading Corporation; Ekal Seva Kendra; Sachivalaya Vahini or E-Governance Secretariat; Bhoomi; IT in Indian Judiciary; E-Khazana for Government Treasury, Andhra Pradesh; E-Governance in the Offices of Director General for Foreign Trade (DGFT); PRAJA – Rural e-Seva; E-Seva, A New Paradigm in Citizen Services; E-Panchayat (Electronic Knowledge Based Panchayat); General Information Services of National Informatics Centre), Other Countries (E-Governance initiative in USA; E-Governance Case Study in China – Beijing Business E-Park; Brazil's Poupatempo or 'Time Saver' Centres; Sri Lanka – Kothamale Community Radio Internet Project)