Project Details: The State Data Centre is being planned to provide centralised delivery of services to reach the people in the urban & rural segments. The proposed State Data Centre would provide the infrastructure required for consolidating the databases from the blocks and also for providing online services to citizens at villages / urban areas. The State Data Centre will also provide web services through which information can be shared securely with other key organizations like financial institutions, legal bodies etc. The State Data Centre will be located centrally and is assumed to connect to the remote block servers using the proposed State Wide Area Network (SWAN) of the State.

Milestones:      

·         First State in the country to initiate the project of setting up a State Data Centre

·         AS-IS & TO-BE studies to be conducted to identify the gaps in the functionalities and technologies

·         Preparation of detailed Request-for-Proposal (RFP) to select the Private Partner for setting up of the Data Centre

·         Integration of all applications and locations to the State Data Centre

·         Conducting System Performing Tests and User Acceptance Tests

·         Identification of Training Partner to impart training to all Users in Government

·         Conducting periodic Security Audits by third party experts to ensure and

·         Installation of efficient monitoring systems to monitor the performance of hardware and equipments

Impact:              

·         Citizens enabled with fast and efficient online services

·         Seamless integration of departmental data enables instant access of multi-parameter and multi-department based data.

·         Increased interoperability enhances the inter-department coordination yielding prompt disbursement of services

·         Improvement in IT literacy

·         Generation of skilled and multi-tasked IT personnel

IT investors would be lured to invest in the State