Mobile Governance, Roadmap For E-Governance: A Critical Evaluation in the Indian Context

Abstract

This is a proven fact that techno-savvy nations have always led the world. The application of technology in political, socio-economic and above all in the war field enabled these advanced nations to expand their political boundaries, establishing their economic empires and consequently, their cultural empires, europeanisation of the whole globe is a living example of this fact. Techno-savvy races explored new horizons overlooking the formidable high mountains, fierce seas and vast ocean. Initially, the technology was limited to strategies and economic fields which created new modes of production and distribution. Now the ever-innovative technology has now become so soft and at the same time so mesmerizing that it has come to affect the daily life of the common man in all spheres of life. Technology or the digital revolution has changed the modes of living and interaction among-and between the people. The socio, political and economic interaction between/among the people has been revolutionized by this new technology. Specifically, the relationship between the governors and the governed has changed. Digital technology or e-governance or whatever name is given to this e-phenomenon has changed the modus operandi of the government and the governance. this research paper intends to investigate this new mode of governance through the e-technology of the digital revolution.