After launching Karnataka State Wide Area Network (KSWAN), chief minister B S Yeddyurappa said the new system will obviate the need of officers from Bangalore travelling all the way to Gulbarga or any other distant place and vice-versa to just hold a meeting. This will not only ensure transparency but also save time and cost, he added.
Governor H R Bhardwaj, who delivered the inaugural address from his office in the Raj Bhavan making use of the new system, appreciated the efforts of the state. ``I hope the new system will ensure transparency and accountability and help in preventing inordinate delays," Bhardwaj said.
The KSWAN had gone through a rigorous test. Yeddyurappa had held a series of video conferences with the district authorities especially to monitor the implementation of flood relief and rehabilitation works.
Explaining the salient features of the new initiative, department of e-Governance principal secretary M N Vidyashankar said KSWAN aims at providing a common telecommunication infrastructure for all government offices across the state.
The Rs 177-crore project has been initiated by the Centre for e-Governance in the state to establish a state information highway by setting up a cost-effective network through public private partnership. ``The basic idea is to ensure all government offices stay connected 24x7," he added.
As of now, 2,995 offices can avail of this facility. By March 31, 2010, every gram panchayat is expected to be connected through BSNL broadband connections. The Common Service Centres (CSCs) to be set up in all taluk headquarters will bring government services, micro-business and agri-business opportunities to the common man.
He said the administration uses the latest technology (Multi-Point Loop System) by virtue of which even if the Internet service to a taluk or a district fails from Bangalore, it can be routed through another district or taluk.
All senior officials and the officers in the district administration will be linked by Internet Protocol phones which will mean that they can be in direct touch instead of the present telecommunication system which is routed through personal assistants. ``Officials can also make use of the telephones for making free calls to various government offices," Vidyashankar said, while adding that the new system will ensure a highly reliable, robust and secure communication corridor at all levels at little time.
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Quelle/Source: The Times of India, 08.12.2009
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