The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, DARPG, in collaboration with the Government of Meghalaya, is organising a two-day National Conference on the theme “NextGen Administrative & e-Gov Reforms” in Shillong tomorrow. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma will address the inaugural session of the National Conference. The conference will bring together policymakers, administrators, technologists and governance practitioners from across the country to deliberate on the future of public administration and digital governance.

 

More than 300 delegates, including senior officers from the Central and State Governments, District Collectors, policymakers, domain experts, representatives from academic institutions and practitioners in public administration, are expected to participate in the Conference.

 

The two-day conference will feature presentations on the Prime Minister’s Award-winning Initiatives (2023 & 2024), National Awards for e-Governance-winning projects, Best Practices from the Government of Meghalaya, and DARPG-assisted State Collaborative Initiatives (SCI) from the North Eastern Region. The presentations will cover diverse themes, including holistic development of districts, digital governance, cyber security, public service delivery, health, education, consumer protection, banking, urban governance, rural development and technology-enabled governance.