Agricultural Resources Information System (AgRIS): An e ...

• Agriculture extensionists and local agricultural centres do not have
updated knowledge of new crop varieties, pest control and government
schemes and subsidies.
9. “e-Government for Poor”: Information,
Communication and Poverty Reduction
9.0 E-government is more about putting together the IT
infrastructure to make the average citizen's interface with the
government easier, while e-governance has more to do with the
laws and regulation of the Internet. E-government differs from
the basic tenets of ICT (computerization and connectivity) by
adding an element of interaction with citizens or the private
sector, enhancing transparency, and providing “voice” for those
outside the government. Initially it was referred to as G2C (i.e.
Government to Citizen) and now is defined as G4C (i.e.
Government for Citizen). The famous voice of Abraham Lincoln
runs like this: “Government of the People, Government for the
People, and Government by the People”. This is the appropriate
definition for “e-Governance” / “e-Government”.
9.1 According to the World Bank, “e-government” is defined as
“government-owned or operated systems of information and
communications technologies (ICTs) that transform relations with
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