NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE

National Informatics Centre (NIC) is a science and technology organization that provides e-governance and ICT applications, and informatics services. NIC is responsible for a number of core activities that include the setting up of ICT infrastructure; implementation of national and state level e-governance projects; consultancy to the government departments; research and development; and capacity building. The organization’s comprehensive service portfolio includes computer-aided design,... digital-signature certification, geographical-information system, domain-name registration for gov.in and nic.in, informatics, internet data center, mathematical modeling and simulation, computer networking, office-procedure automation, training, cyber security, video conferencing, and website hosting and website development. Through its ICT Network, ""NICNET"", NIC has institutional linkages with all the ministries and departments of the central government; 35 state governments and union territories; and about 625 district administrations of India. NIC has been instrumental in steering e-governance applications in government ministries and departments thus facilitating improvement in government services and transparency; and promoting decentralized planning and management. All of this results in better efficiency and accountability to the people of India. NIC has managed to garner much experience in the design, development, and operationalization of various e-government projects in the areas of public administration and governance, including agriculture and food, animal husbandry, fisheries, forestry and environment, industry, health, education, budget and treasury, fiscal resources, transport, water resources, court management, rural development, land records and property registration, culture and tourism, import and exports facilitation, social welfare services, and micro-level planning. National Informatics Centre was established in 1976 and is based in New Delhi, India.More