E-GOVERNANCE ALL STATE STAFF TO GET E-MAIL IDS SOON T. Ramachandran, Kochi The Hindu

The full-fledged process of providing official e-mail ids to all State government employees will be formally launched in a few days, as the setting up, configuring and testing of the hardware and software have almost been completed at the State Data Centre in Thiruvananthapuram. A group from the Centre for the Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT), led by P.G. Gigy, team leader, Open Source Technology team, is executing the project. The ground has been prepared for the rollout in phases, following its formal launch, probably by Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan. In the first phase, the e-mail ids will be provided only to the departments that request these, but ultimately all 4.5 lakh or so employees can have one. Right now, e-mail ids have been allotted only to nearly 400 employees in the Secretariat.