National Knowledge Commission recommends public software

The National Knowledge Commission presented its recommendations on e-Governance to the Minister for Communication and Information Technology. Issues addressed include Open Source Software, Common standards, Web-based Services and National Infrastructure.The commission emphasised on the need for vendor neutrality and transparency in the governments by offering localised data.This makes it clear that the National Knowledge Commission has understood e-Governance in the light of administrative reforms than merely about electronics and information technology infrastructure.

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