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Madhya Pradesh wins CSI - Nihilent ‘Best e-Governed State Award’ for 2008-09 Pune, October 9, 2009: The State of Madhya Pradesh has been conferred the ‘Best e-Governed State Award’ at the prestigious Computer Society of India (CSI) and Nihilent e-Governance Awards for 2008-09. The district of Jalgaon in Maharashtra won the award of excellence in the District category while Education Department, Madhya Pradesh and Finance Department, Gujarat received the award of excellence in the Department category. 23 eGovernance initiatives were awarded under various categories. The CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Awards 2008-09 for e-governance initiatives during the period April 1 2008 to March 31 2009 were announced at a grand function held at the 44th Annual Convention of CSI at Pune. Held for the seventh successive year, the awards are an annual process of identifying and recognizing the best e-Governance initiatives in India in citizen services at the State, Department, District and Project level. Speaking at the awards function, Piyush Gupta, Convener of the awards, said, “The aim of these awards is to recognize and replicate the successful initiatives in achieving good governance using ICT. We have continuously improved the evaluation process, making these awards the true benchmark for quality conception and implementation of e-governance initiatives. Over 75 entries were received this year. Our heartiest congratulations to all the winners.” Ravi Teja, Country Manager - India & Head – Enterprise Transformation Practice, Nihilent said, “e-Governance is a tool to ensure equitable and easy to avail good governance. The biggest challenge is change management encompassing cultural, organizational, process, people and technological challenges. A metrics driven governance would enable a government department or municipal corporation to perform its functions efficiently and effectively to achieve its public mission. Nihilent is committed to supporting such initiatives that create a sustainable process for change moving in the direction of good governance.” A book titled “Fostering e-Governance: Compendium of Selected Indian Initiatives" (edited by Piyush Gupta, R K Bagga and A Sridevi) from this year’s awards was released on the occasion. It gives an insight to all stakeholders in e-governance and shares the critical success factors in the implementation process. Madhya Pradesh was awarded for its initiatives such as computerization in government departments, manpower development for IT, guidelines for setting up of information kiosks and development of web sites by all government departments, facilitating good governance. MPOnline, a citizen services portal delivers a wide range of government services (copy of land records, forms for professional examination board, birth/death, caste certificates, etc.), improving transparency and accountability, and reducing delivery cycles. The district administration of Jalgaon, Maharashtra received the award of excellence in the District category for developing an Integrated Voice Response System (E-Lokshahi) that provides 24 hour online public grievance redress system and FAQ forum being used widely through telephone and mobile. The award of excellence in Department category was conferred on two departments - An e-Government initiative of the Education Department of Madhya Pradesh received the award for enhancing the quality of education to 1.60 crore students enrolled in 1.10 lakh schools by optimal utilization of the 3.5 Lac teachers and resources. The Finance Department of Madhya Pradesh was recognised for implementing e-governance best practices such as comprehensive dashboard with drill down facility, uniform Decision Support System reports for decision making, electronic payment to pensioners, online receipt of various taxes with real time accounting in state accounts; E-mail and SMS Alerts for citizen and business owners, digital signatures etc. Awards at the Project level for G2C, G2E, G2B, G2G, G2g & G2C categories were also announced. The selection process included online submission of nomination forms, field visits by team of experts to assess project implementation and impact on people benefited by these projects and presentations by short listed nominations, followed by final selection based on combined score. All Government agencies (both Centre and State/UT Governments, down to District level), Government organisations and semi-government corporations, district collectorate, municipal Corporations, autonomous bodies including public sector were eligible to apply for the awards. The selection committee comprised Mr. S P Singh (Sr. Director, Dept of IT, Ministry of Information & Communication), Dr. Mahesh Chandra (Dy. Director General - National Informatics Centre), Mr. L C Singh (President & CEO - Nihilent), Prof M P Gupta (Centre for Excellence in e-Governance - IIT Delhi), Mr. Piyush Gupta (GM, Capacity Building & KM - National Institute for Smart Government), Dr. Ashok Agarwal (Convener, CSI Special Interest Group on e-Governance), Mr. Lalit Sawhney (Past President, CSI), Dr. R K Bagga (Advisor, IIIT Hyderabad & Past Convener, CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Awards), Dr. G. P. Sahu (Asst. Prof, M N National Institute of Technology & Co-Convener eDistrict Awards 2008-09), Dr. Anurbha Mukhopadaya (IIM-Lucknow), Dr. Nityesh Bhatt (Nirma Institute of Management), Mr. S R Das (Retd. Scientist G, DIT & Advisor, e-Governance Center, IIPA), and Mr. Satish Babu (Co-ordinator, IEEE Computer Society Activities Board, IEEE Region 10 Asia Pacific). About CSI – Nihilent e-Governance Awards CSI and Nihilent joined hands in 2002 to focus on the area of e-Governance and instituted the CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Awards for categories covering Centre, State, Departments and District level efforts. This is the seventh year for these prestigious awards and their pre-eminence is now widely recognised. An independent selection committee drawn from the industry, academia and the government adjudicates the awards. www.csinihilent-egovernanceawards.org About CSI The Computer Society of India (CSI) is the largest association of information technology professionals in India, with over 30,000 members comprising software developers, scientists, academicians, project managers, CIO's, CTO's and IT vendors, among others. The society has 65 chapters spread across the length and breath of the country. Being closely associated with students, the Society has developed a well-established network of student branches. The purposes of the Society are scientific and educational, directed towards the advancement of the theory and practice of computer science and IT. www.csi-india.org The CSI has implemented the concept of “Special Interest Groups” to promote activities and research in dew focused areas. Special Interest Group on e-Governance ( SIGeGov, www.csi-sigegov.org) has been formed accordingly. About Nihilent Nihilent is a global consulting and solutions integration company using a holistic and systems approach to problem solving. Headquartered in Pune, India, Nihilent’s executive team has over 350 person years of experience in international consulting, IT outsourcing and IT services. Nihilent’s operations span across North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia. Nihilent’s mission ‘Change for Performance’ encapsulates its commitment to make change happen systemically in terms of people, process, technology and knowledge for achieving sustained performance for its clients. Nihilent has taken several initiatives to partner governments across the world in moving in the direction of good governance. www.nihilent.com For more information, please contact: Harish Rao Nihilent Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Tel. +91 20 3984 6100, Mobile: +91 98501 89095; Email: h.rao@nihilent.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chattisgarh wins CSI - Nihilent ‘Best e-Governed State Award’ for 2007-08 Emergency Management & Research Institute gets ‘Special Jury Award’ Palakkad, Kerala adjudged winner of new category ‘Best e-District’ Award’ New Delhi, December 18, 2008: Chattisgarh has been awarded the prestigious Computer Society of India (CSI) and Nihilent Best e-Governed State Award for 2007-08. The district of Pallakad in Kerala was chosen the winner out of over 30 entries in the Best e-District Award, a new category introduced this year. Emergency Management & Research Institute, Hyderabad (EMRI) was given Special Jury Award for outstanding national effort in launching “108” emergency services in 10 States using latest technologies. The CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Awards 2007-08 for initiatives during the period April 1 2007 to March 31 2008 were announced at a grand function held during the 6th International Conference on e-Governance at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) New Delhi. Mr. BV Selveraj, IAS, Administrator, Union Territory of Lakshadweep and Dr. BK Gairola, Director General, National Informatics Centre (NIC) were the guests of honour on the occasion. A book titled “Transforming Government: e-Governance Initiatives in India” from this year’s awards was released. It gives an insight to all stakeholders in e-governance and shares the critical success factors in the implementation process. Held for the sixth successive year, the awards are an annual process of identifying and recognizing the best e-Governance initiatives in India in the citizen services. Speaking at the Awards function, Dr. K K Aggarwal, President Computer Society of India said, “The aim of these awards is to recognize and replicate the successful initiatives of states and organizations in achieving good governance using ICT. We have continuously improved the evaluation process, making these awards the true benchmark for quality conception and implementation of e-governance initiatives. Over 130 entries were received this year. We made a special effort this year to encourage participation from the list of 100 Backward districts identified by the Planning Commission. Congratulations to all the winners.” Ms. Shobha Agarwal, Managing Consultant & Chief Risk Manager, Nihilent said, “e-Governance is a tool to ensure equitable and easy to avail good governance. The biggest challenge is change management encompassing cultural, organizational, process, people and technological challenges. A metrics driven governance would enable a government department or municipal corporation to perform its functions efficiently and effectively to achieve its public mission. Nihilent is committed to supporting such initiatives that create a sustainable process for change moving in the direction of good governance.” Motor Vehicle Dept - Kerala, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection - Chattisgarh and Board of Revenue - Uttar Pradesh were declared joint winners of the Best e-Governed Department Award. In the Best e-Governed Project category, projects from different states were chosen for Outstanding and Excellent efforts, in using IT for proving better services to Citizens. e-Arik from Arunachal Pradesh and EverAlert from Lakshadweep received Jury Awards for their significant contributions in remote/rural areas. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used as a framework in the evaluation process. The awards for Best e-Governed State and Best e-Governed Department were based on parameters of e-Governance road map, IT policy framework, e-Readiness initiative and e-Governance initiatives (improving governance, impact on citizens and capacity building. The assessments for Best e-Governed Projects were done on selected Result Indicators (key performance, convenience to citizens, sustainability, innovation & replicability) and Enabler Indicators (leadership, people, process, partnership & resources). The selection process included online submission of nomination forms, field visits by team of experts to assess project implementation and impact on people benefited by these projects and presentations by short listed nominations, followed by final selection based on combined score. All Government agencies (both Centre and State/UT Governments, down to District level), Government organisations and semi-government corporations, district collectorate, municipal Corporations, autonomous bodies including public sector were eligible to apply for the awards. The selection committee comprised Mr. S P Singh (Sr. Director, e-Governance Group - Dept of IT, Ministry of Information & Communication), (Dy. Director General - National Informatics Centre), Mr. L C Singh (President & CEO - Nihilent), Prof M P Gupta (Centre for Excellence in e-Governance - IIT Delhi), Prof. Sanjiv Vaidya (IIM - Calcutta), Mr. Piyush Gupta (GM, Capacity Building & KM - National Institute for Smart Government), Dr. Ashok Agarwal (Convener, CSI Special Interest Group on e-Governance), Mr. Lalit Sawhney (Past President CSI & Chairman CSI Awards Committee) and Maj Gen (Retd) Dr. R K Bagga AVSM (Convenor, CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Awards). For further information, please contact: Harish Rao Manager - Corporate Communications, Nihilent Tel. (020) 3984 6100, Mobile: 0 98501 89095 h.rao@nihilent.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pune, September 26, 2007 Nihilent implements LAMAT, its strategy execution and performance management product for the fist time in India at Demag Cranes and Components Nihilent, a global consulting and solutions integration company has implemented LAMAT, its strategy execution and performance management product for the first time in India at Demag Cranes and Components (India). The tool enables Demag India to get a holistic and balanced view of business performance at all levels and align the key performance measures with the organization's vision and strategy. Demag India is the 100% subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, the leading German manufacturer and world leader in material handling technology. Suhas Baxi, MD, Demag Cranes and Components (India) Pvt. Ltd. said, "Demag's India business has been growing at over 30% on a year-on-year basis and this growth presents new challenges to us, especially in the area of strategy execution and performance management. We were looking for a systemic solution to benchmark various business performance parameters and continuously monitor the organization performance against these benchmarks. Nihilent's LAMAT provides us the ability to evaulate the performance of our various business units and drill down to the last performance element. The up-to-date views of our business enable us to monitor progress against key performance indicators, allowing us to quickly identify focus areas and take action. We chose Nihilent as they are a hands-on consulting company that understands the value of technology from a business perspective." "Most companies know what to do in terms of vision and strategy but only 20% or so are able to implement them. Through its patented change management framework MC3, Nihilent bridges this gap between the vision and execution. LAMAT, a constituent technology component of MC3 is user friendly and highly robust", said LC Singh, Founder CEO of Nihilent. LAMAT has already been implemented at various clients' sites outside India and has been extremely successful at MTN, Sasol, ABSA Bank (Barclays Group), South African Airways, etc. Nihilent is now making the product available to the Indian market. LAMAT is a comprehensive strategy execution and performance management tool that provides everyone in the organisation with a holistic view of the company's strategies and helps them understand how their role impacts the overall performance of the organisation. At its core, LAMAT uses the Balanced Scorecard Concept for the purpose of performance measurement. Competency Assessment System (CAS), a module of LAMAT helps calibrate the competencies of individuals and provides the organisation with a well-defined development approach to bridge the gaps. About Demag Cranes and Components (India) Demag Cranes and Components (India) is a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, a world leader in industrial cranes, crane components, harbor cranes and port automation technology. As a global supplier, Demag Cranes manufactures in 16 countries on five continents and operates a worldwide sales and service network that is present in over 60 countries through its subsidiaries, representative offices and joint ventures. Please visit www.demagcranes.co.in About Nihilent Nihilent is an ISO 9001:2000 and SEISM CMMi® Level 5 certified global business consulting and solutions integration company. It is the first Indian company focused on managing change holistically. Armed with the wisdom of a global advisory board, Nihilent's executive team has over 350 years of experience in international consulting, IT outsourcing and IT services. Nihilent is headquartered in Pune, India and has operations in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Please visit www.nihilent.com Media contact: Harish Rao + 91 20 3984 6100 h.rao@nihilent.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Delhi, June 7, 2007 LC Singh, founder & CEO, Nihilent presented IT - BHU Alumni Award of Excellence 2007- 08 The Association of IT - Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Alumni conferred on L C Singh, Founder and CEO, Nihilent the Alumini Award of Excellence 2007-08 at a glittering function organised at the Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The other awardees were R.P. Singh, CMD, Power Grid Corporation of India and Dr. U. S. Awasthi, MD, Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Ltd. (IFFCO). All the awardees were given a standing ovation as their respective citations were read out to a full house of their co-alumni. The assemblage warmly applauded the singular achievements of these stalwarts in their respective fields and their commitment to the noble task of nation building. The high-profile list of guests at the function included Mr. Vinod Rai, IAS, Secretary Banking, Govt. of India; Dr. T.Ramasami, Director General, CSIR & Secretary to the Govt. of India and Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, Founder President, RBEF & Chairman, AKC Group of Companies. The guests were unanimous in expressing their overwhelming appreciation of the rich contribution made by the alumni of the Institute. Rajiv Gupta, Secretary, Association of IT BHU Alumni said, "IT-BHU has been at the forefront of nation-building from even before independence, when the vision of Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Ji created the Banaras Hindu University and its constituent colleges of technical education. Long before the IITs came into existence, IT-BHU engineers were already leading the way in building the country's nascent foundations. Naturally the galaxy of IT-BHU Alumni is much larger and it is really difficult to select from the many outstanding alumni who have served the country during its many phases of growth. Yet, we felt we needed to make a start, and the awardees tonight have been carefully chosen by an independent jury of peers". About IT - BHU: IT-BHU, classified as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India, has a unique place in India's growth story. In the early days, civil, mining, metallurgy and electrical engineers spread out across the country and laid the foundations of India's early infrastructure. Later, more diverse disciplines like Ceramics, Pharmacy, Electronics and Computer Science were gradually added and its alumni contributed to the next wave of growth. The Institute is also renowned for its outstanding faculty and their research work, which has benefited the common man across all spheres of activity. IT-BHU has been taking students through the IIT-JEE process since the 1972-73 academic years, consistently getting ranked among the Top 10 Engineering Institutes of the country. About Nihilent Nihilent is an ISO 9001:2000 and SEISM CMMi® Level 5 certified global business consulting and solutions integration company. It is the first Indian company focused on managing change holistically. Armed with the wisdom of a global advisory board, Nihilent's executive team has over 350 years of experience in international consulting, IT outsourcing and IT services. Nihilent is headquartered in Pune, India and has operations in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Please visit www.nihilent.com Media contact: Harish Rao + 91 20 3984 6100 h.rao@nihilent.com |
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