The Government of Assam recently initiated a project named ‘ePrastuti for standardisation of all Government websites. ‘The project recognises that design of these websites impacts the overall image of the government; hence it aims to combat the issues within the aspects of their design and development. ‘The vision of this project was to keep citizen needs at the core and provide an integrated web experience for the citizens across all government websites. A significant feature of the project is that the entire ownership of the website and of its contents lies with the department. An institutional mechanism was established with the Chief Secretary as the Chief Responsible Officer of the project. Each department and its subordinate organizations designated their respective Responsible Officers, Master Trainers and evolved the Governance Structure for steering the project. An inclusive approach involving all the stakeholders was adopted for the development of the websites. A ‘Standardized Website Framework (SWF)’ was developed first and all government websites were developed adhering to the principles and standards laid down by the SWE. The new websites will make it simpler and easier for citizens to use with intuitive interface, ensure content authenticity and accuracy, find information which will also be time-saving and also cater to people of all age groups, irrespective of the cognitive ability and background... Read More