About National e-Governance Awards Scheme:
- It is recognized amongst the most competitive and prestigious digital governance awards schemes in the country.
- Objective: The objective of the Scheme is to recognize and promote excellence in implementation of e-Governance initiatives.
- The NAeG Awards, 2025 will consist of:
- Trophy, Certificate and an incentive of Rs 10 lakh for Gold Awardees and Rs 5 Lakhs for Silver Awardees to be awarded to the District/organization for being utilized for implementation of project/programme or bridging resources gaps in any area of public welfare.
- This year 16 Awards are being conferred under the NAeG 2025. Of these 10 will be Gold Awards and 6 will be silver Awards.
- For the year 2025, there are six categories under which the National Awards for e-Governance 2026 will be conferred. These categories are
- Government Process Re-engineering by use of technology for Digital Transformation
- Innovation by Use of AI and other new age technologies for providing Citizen-Centric Services,
- Best e-Gov. Practices/Innovation in Cyber Security
- Grassroot Level Initiatives for Deepening/ Widening of Service Delivery with focus on initiatives by Districts/ULBs/Gram Panchayats
- Replication and Scaling up of Successful National Awarded Projects like NAeG, Prime Minister Awards in Excellence, Awards conferred by other Central Ministries by State/UT/ District The NAeG 2024
- Digital transformation by use of data analytics in digital platforms by Central Ministries/States/UTs
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Q1: What is Cybersecurity?
It is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks. These cyberattacks are usually aimed at accessing, changing, or destroying sensitive information; extorting money from users via ransomware; or interrupting normal business processes.
Source: PIB
Last updated on Dec 26, 2024
→ UPSC Civil Services 2024 Interview Schedule has been released on 21st December 2024. As per the schedule, the UPSC CSE interviews will be held from January 7 to April 17, 2025.
→ The UPSC Civil Services Notification 2024 was released for 1056 vacancies.
→ Candidates who have completed graduation are eligible for the exam.
→ The candidates are required to go through a 3 stage selection process - Prelims, Main and Interview.
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