The project has been designed on the build-operate-own-transfer (BOOT) model for computerising government-to citizens (G2C) services. The Karnataka government is implementing the project in association with the National Institute of Smart Government. "Bangalore One will enable the six million citizens of Bangalore to pay power, water and phone bills, besides property tax, commercial tax, road tax and a host of 20 civic services, from a single e-kiosk on 24x7 basis," said Vijay Gore, State Additional Chief Secretary. "Initially, the high-tech facility will be available from 15 locations across the city and will be extended to another 35 centres under a public-private partnership."
The service, which will run on the Microsoft.NET platform, is being put together by a consortium including CMS Computers and Ram Informatics. The same partners executed a similar project, e-seva in Andhra Pradesh, and bagged orders for such e-governance initiatives in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
Quelle: Public Sector Technology & Management, 06.04.2005
