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BIT E-Governance

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E-Governance

Subject Code: BIT452

Course Title: E-Governance

Course No: BIT452

Nature of Course: Theory & Practical

Full Marks: 100

Pass Marks: 40

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

This course familiarizes students with different concepts of E-Government and E-Governance, different E-Governance models and infrastructure development, E-government security.

Course Objective

To develop knowledge of e-governance and e-government, to know different e-governance models and infrastructure development, to study the security issues and solving strategies of e-governance.

Course Contents

Unit 1: Introduction to E-Government and E-Governance (5 Hrs.)

Difference between E-Government and E-Governance; E-Government as Information System; Benefits of E-Government; E-Government Life Cycle; Online Service Delivery and Electronic Service Delivery; Evolution, Scope and Content of E-Governance; Present Global Trends of Growth in E-Governance

Unit 2: Models of E-Governance (10 Hrs.)

Introduction; Model 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

Unit 3: E-Government Infrastructure Development (10 Hrs.)

Network Infrastructure; Computing Infrastructure; Data Centers; E-Government Architecture; Interoperability Framework; Cloud Governance; E-readiness; Data System Infrastructure; Legal Infrastructural Preparedness; Institutional Infrastructural Preparedness; Human Infrastructural Preparedness; Technological Infrastructural Preparedness

Unit 4: Security for E-Government (5 Hrs.)

Challenges and Approach of E-government Security; Security Management Model; E-Government Security Architecture; Security Standards

Unit 5: Applications of Data Warehousing and Data Mining in Government (5 Hrs.)

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 6: Case Studies (10 Hrs.)

E-Government Initiatives in Nepal, Cyber Laws, Implementation in the Land Reform, Human Resource Management Software, NICNET, Collectorate, Computer-aided Administration of Registration Department (CARD), Smart Nagarpalika, National Reservoir Level and Capacity Monitoring System, Computerization in Andhra Pradesh, Ekal Sewa Kendra, Sachivalaya Vahini, Bhoomi, IT in Judiciary

Reference Books

  • Heeks, Richard. Implementing and Managing e-Government.
  • Prabhu, C.S.R. e-Governance: Concepts and Case Studies. Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Satyanarayana, J. e-Government. Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Backus, Michiel. e-Governance in Developing Countries. IICD Research Brief, No. 1, March 2001.

Lab Works

The laboratory works should implement e-governance models and systems using a suitable platform.