IT Empowerment (under DACNET project)

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IT Empowerment(under DACNET project)

• Knowledge is power

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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

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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)/4694,46954696
  dated April 02,2002 to three organisations of
  the Ministry of Communications Information
  Technology Viz. RCC-Kolkatta, RCC-Chandigarh,
  ERDCI-Noida

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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

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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

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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

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Training at the door steps

• Reduced training over heads
• Decentralized approach
• Wider spatial coverage
• Adequate training infrastructure
• Sufficient practice sessions
• Trained instructors

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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

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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

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Training Modules

• Courses
  Level
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• Office Productivity Tools A, B and C
• Database Management A, B and C
• Decision Support System A, B G NG
• GIS Remote Sensing A, BG
• 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)

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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

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Status Report

• Directorate, field unit-wise
• course-wise
• Group-wise (A, B and C)
• details are available on website
• http//dacnet.nic.in/

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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.

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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.

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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.

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• Thank you