A two-day workshop on e-governance concluded at Hidayatullah National law University in Raipur on Monday with speakers emphasizing the need for more awareness on the subject especially among the stake holders.
Speaking at the workshop professor of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai Jitendra Shah said common people must get benefit of the information technology.
Seeking a better coordination between the law and technology, he emphasized the need for more awareness. As the information and communication technologies are changing, there was also a need to framing new laws to bridge the gap, he said.
Chairing the concluding day function, Hidayatullah National law University vice chancellor Professor Dr. Sukhpal Singh said the workshop had six sessions and had been of immense benefit for the students. Experts in their deliberations discussed on various topics related to technology, he said.
Around 45 students presented their papers during the two-day workshop organized jointly by the law university in association with state-run Chhattisgarh Infotech & Biotech Promotion Society (CHIPS).
CHIPS’s chief executive A.M.Parimal said the state government led by chief minister Raman Singh has been taking series of steps to make citizens and youths technologically skilled.
Other important dignitaries who graced the occasion include Price water house cooper Kolkata’s Pradip Bhaumik, Professor Chittaranjan Hota from Hyderabad, and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur professor Dr Uday Sankar Mishra.