E-Governance and Good Governance: The Indian Perceptive

E-Governance is the use of ICT by different institutions to engage citizens through dialogue and feedback to the promote their greater participation. Good Governance is governance for Public Good. It involves a synthesis of the good of the individual and the good of the people of the society as a whole. Use of ICT in Government is a tool to ensure Good Governance. Some of the basic elements of good governance are rule of Law, accountability, participation etc.. By harnessing ICT for internal as well as external operation, by better managing its resources and developing an appropriate organizational culture the objectives of good governance can be attained much more effectively.