01142pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001800040245010000058260000900158300001500167362001200182520069700194650002500891650003400916650001700950773001700967180718b2012   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aPrasad, Kiran  aCapacity building and people's participation in e-governance in India: Challenges and prospects  c2012  ap.221-231.  aOct-Dec  aNational e-strategies focusing on modernizing government through e-governance involve the use of ICTs to benefit communities. This article will focus on the e-governance program in India with the Common Service Centres (CSCs) involving broadband-enabled computer kiosks that offer a range of government-to-citizen and business-to customer services, besides promoting sheer access to the Internet to bridge the digital divide. The article also presents a case study of the Akshaya centers in Kerala which is integral to capacity building and advancing digital democracy. These Akshaya centers in Kerala can be a potential model for the rest of India and other developing nations. - Reproduced.  aE governance - India  aPublic administration - India  aE governance  aProductivity