GUWAHATI, June 12� �In today�s world, we are judged by our web presence. A department�s image largely depends on a good website�. This was stated by Chief Secretary Vinod Kumar Pipersenia in a meeting on standardisation of websites of various departments of the Government of Assam, held today at Assam Administrative Staff College, Khanapara here, official sources said
The Chief Secretary deliberated at length on the new and emerging concepts in the development of websites. �However, with the ever-increasing expectations of users, websites must be simple yet dynamic, informative yet authentic, user-friendly and mobile phone compliant,� Pipersenia added.
In this regard, a Website Development Cell (WDC) has been formulated to help all the Departments and agencies of the Government of Assam to register their presence in the internet and social media. This team will be headed by the Chief Secretary as the Chief Responsible Officer.
Suchitra Pyarelal, Senior Technical Director of NIC, Assam State unit and a member of the WDC, stated that websites must cater to all age groups and should provide maximum information in a minimum possible time.
Earlier, Assam Public Works Roads Department demonstrated a power point presentation on the department�s successful transition from manual to e-procurement system.
Subhash Das, Additional Chief Secretary of Administrative Reforms and Training Department, while stating that many positive developments have taken place in various departments without much public knowledge, he called upon all to come forward to highlight such success stories in similar power point presentations.
The meeting was also attended by senior officials of various departments of the state, the sources added.
