The White Paper is an attempt by TCS to use its experience in e-Governance projects to define a road-map for India and highlight current impediments like a silo-based approach that is limiting the benefits of technology use.
The paper also highlights India's low position in global e-Governance rankings, and the need to catalyse policy decisions to improve e-Governance in India. India's per capita public sector IT spend is $1.29, compared to $199 in New Zealand and $153 in Singapore, for instance.
On the back of the findings, TCS has come up with a five point plan towards building an ideal e-Governance framework in India:
1. A nationwide mandate to allocate a fixed percentage (~3%) of the annual budget for e-Governance projects
2. The need to adopt an integrated and holistic approach focused on services
3. National level oversight of any e-Governance programme and thereby move from individualized e-Governance to institutionalized e-Governance
4. A Fixed Tenure concept where key government executives are appointed for the entire term of any e-Governance initiative
5. A government standing committee to oversee national eGovernance programs
