IT Empowerment(under DACNET project)

“ Knowledge is power”

IT Empowerment

• IT empowerment is one of the minimum agenda points and Thrust Areas in the implementation of e-Governance

• DACNET : A Scheme for bringing E-Governance in the Directorates and  Field Units of Department of Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC), Ministry of Agriculture

DACNET Training

One of the major components of the DACNET project is to provide IT training to officials of the Directorates and Field Units of DAC.

To accomplish this huge task within the timeframe, this component has been entrusted [Vide Order No. 7(11)/1/2001-PS(T)/4694,4695&4696 dated April 02,2002] to three organisations of the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Viz. RCC-Kolkatta, RCC-Chandigarh, ER&DCI-Noida

Objectives

• Effective utilization of IT resources at Directorates/field units

• Active participation in Information Systems Development

• Efficient management of Information systems

• Capability building for Systems enhancement

Objectives (contd.)

• Database Creation and maintenance

• Development of Knowledge based systems

• Further strengthening Decision Support Systems

• Enhancement of Portals and

Ultimately to contribute in IT led Agricultural

Development

Course material

• Uniform course content

• Meet the specific requirement for e-governance

• Interactive subject specific illustrations

• Familiarize with the latest IT tools

• Self explanatory for wider usage

Training at the door steps

• Reduced training over heads

• Decentralized approach

• Wider spatial coverage

• Adequate training infrastructure

• Sufficient practice sessions

• Trained instructors

Training Centres

DOEACC Centre- Chandigarh

Delhi, Faridabad, Chandigarh, Shimla,

Jammu & Nagpur

DOEACC Centre - Kolkata

Gangtok, Kolkata, Patna, Gorakhpur, Hyderabad,

Chennai & Gandhi Nagar

C-DAC - Noida

Delhi, Faridabad, Noida, Jaipur, Bhopal & Mumbai,

Trivandrum

Additional/Shifting of Centres

• On the recommendations of PMC of DACNET project additional / shifting of centres were proposed to ensure Cent percent participation and to overcome TA/DA problems faced by the Directorates and field units.

Additional Centres Shifting of Centres

Bikaner Gorakhpur to Lucknow

Guwahati Bhopal to Budini

Bangalore Trivandrum to Cochin

Anantapur

Guntur

Training Modules Courses Level • Office Productivity Tools A, B and C• Database Management A, B and C• Decision Support System A, B [G & NG] *• GIS & Remote Sensing A, B[G] *• CAD/CAM and SPSS A *(* More nominations can also be accommodated based on

the needs of the Directorates and field units by the Training organisations)

Present Status (as on 15th Feb, 2003)

Course Participation (in %)

• OPT ~ 65• DCA ~ 45• DSS ~ 35• GIS Started on 17/02• SPSS to be started• CAD/CAM to be started

Status of DACNET Training

4115

2593

843

1469

2371

284

0

700

1400

2100

2800

3500

4200

4900

OPT DCA DSS

Course

Participants

Projected

Attended

Status of Various Courses by C-DAC,Noida

289

919

1441

135

742920

0

300

600

900

1200

1500

1800

OPT DCA DSSCourse

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f Pa

rticip

ants

Projected

Attended

Status of Various Courses by DOEACC-Kolkata

268

492

1307

94

268

691

0

300

600

900

1200

1500

OPT DCA DSSCourse

No.o

f Par

ticipa

nts

Projected

Attended

Status of Various Courses by DOEACC-Chandigarh

13671182

286

760

55

459

030060090012001500

OPT DCA DSSCourse

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Projected

Attended

Status Report

• Directorate, field unit-wise

• course-wise

• Group-wise (A, B and C)

details are available on website

http://dacnet.nic.in/

Future plan of action• A survey will be Conducted at various levels in all

the Directorates and field units on various courses. A proforma will be circulated soon in this regard.

• A comprehensive analytical report on DACNET training will be submitted by NIC to the Ministry of Agriculture after completion of the project.

• Remaining training programmes on DCA and DSS and GIS will be completed by April, 2003 by the agencies positively.

• SPSS for Dte. Of E &S and CAD/CAM for four Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institutes will be completed by end of April, 2003.

Future plan of action

• A refresher course will be conducted in the identified centres.

• All modules of DACNET training will be put on DACNET portal as a part of e-learning.

• Few Specialized DACNET training courses will be conducted in the Phase II of DACNET project for Directorates and field units in the identified centres by NIC and DAC.

Responsibilities

• Training Schedules are to be circulated to the concerned Directorates/units at least 15 days in advance to get nominations by the Agencies with a copy to DACNET State Coordinator.

• DACNET State Coordinators are requested to inform to all the concerned Directorates/field units located in their state. Address along with telephone numbers are available in the DACNET website.

Thank you