US-based multinational Oracle has expressed keen interest in partnering with the Haryana Government in the areas of developing smart cities, social media platform, mobile technology platform, FOODNET, land record modernisation, innovation campus at Gurgaon and skill development under CSR.
In furtherance of the high level meeting held in USA, a delegation of Oracle India Private limited led by Managing Director Shailender Kumar called on Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Tuesday to support State Government’s ‘Make in Haryana’ initiative.
The Chief Minister said that the State is building a comprehensive online database of its residents so as to ensure that the benefit of welfare programmes reached the target audience. Similarly, IT shall be leveraged to monitor all expenditure activities of various departments right down to grassroots level to ensure proper utilisation of funds, said he.
Manohar lal said that the State Government is also keen to ensure end to end computerisation of power utilities, especially distribution, through IT-based energy audit with a view to ensure reduction in losses and enhancement of customer satisfaction.
Referring to the smart city projects, the Chief Minister said that two cities of Haryana-Faridabad and Karnal have been selected under the Central Government’s smart city scheme. Apart from this, State Government is also developing Gurgaon as smartest city and the State Government will provide adequate funding for the same. The State is looking for innovative city management software solutions, he added.
With an aim to provide time bound and hassle free services to the citizens, he said that the State Government had notified 163 services of various departments, which can be delivered to the citizens at their doorstep. In addition, government is committed to provide internet services in all its 6500 villages. Internet access to rural areas not only empowers the rural population but will also help bridge the digital divide, he said.
The Oracle delegation included Vice-President, Enterprise Architecture VG Sundar Ram, Senior Director, Public Sector Sudhir Aggarwal and Country Head, Government and Corporate Affairs, Aslesha Khandeparkar.