Dome, NSCI, the iconic venue and host to some of the grandest and most important events in the country, added to their repertoire by hosting National Conference on e-Governance 2020 on 7th and 8th February 2020. The prestigious occasion was inaugurated by Shri Aditya Thackeray, Hon’ble Minister for Environment and Tourism & Protocol, Govt. of Maharashtra along with Shri Shubhash Desai, Hon’ble Minister for Industries and Mining, Marathi Language, Govt. of Maharashtra. The valedictory note was given by Shri Satej D Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Home (Urban), Housing, Transport, Information Technology, Parliamentary Affairs, Ex- Servicemen Welfare, Govt. of Maharashtra and Dr Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Govt. of India.
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) along with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, in association with one of the State/UT Government organizes the National Conference on e-Governance every year since 1997. The theme for this year was Digital Transformation and focused on Digital Economy, BlockChain for Effective Governance and Service Delivery, AI and Machine Learning, Digital Payment and Fintech, Skilling and Capacity Building amongst a variety of other topics. Also, as the official mascot for Dome, present at the event was DOPO to add some fun to the otherwise serious conference.
Speaking on hosting the conference, Mazhar Nadiadwala, Managing Director, Dome Entertainment said, “It was our pleasure to host an event of such stature. We thank the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for having faith in us not just as venue partners but also in conceptualizing and executing the conference. With our state of the art facilities, we think Dome was the perfect fit to host such an event.”