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100			_aPrasad, Kiran
245			_aCapacity building and people's participation in e-governance in India: Challenges and prospects
260			_c2012
300			_ap.221-231.
362			_aOct-Dec
520			_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.
650			_aE governance - India
650			_aPublic administration - India
650			_aE governance
773			_aProductivity
908			_aN
909			_a98489
999			_c98488 _d98488