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| Introduction : |
| National Informatics Centre (NIC) is a premier organisation
in the field of Information Technology(IT) in India. It
provides state of the art solutions to the information
management and decision support requirements of the Government
and the Corporate sector. NIC has set up a satellite-based
nation-wide computer-communication network, called NICNET,
with over 700 nodes connecting the national capital, the
state capitals and district headquarters to one and another. |
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| IT services by NIC |
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The IT services provided by NIC are:
Conducting feasibility studies for computerisation;
Designing; Developing and Implementing computer-based
information systems; to undertaking large turnkey
projects. |
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NIC is having highly skilled pool of manpower
numbering more than 3000 |
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NIC has extensive software development capabilities
in the areas of databases, computer aided design,
networking, geographic information systems, analytical
modeling, expert systems, telematics, multimedia
etc. |
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It has developed over 3000 databases in various
sectors such as Education, Health, Transport, Agriculture
etc. |
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NIC has been instrumental in processing very large
volumes of data related to the 1991 Population Census
and Industrial Census. |
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NIC has also developed a number of network-based
applications, most notable are General Elections
in India. |
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Devlopping & hosting of Web sites of Govt.
Office (Central/State) as well as of private orgainisation,
Eduactional, Research Institutes etc. on NIC Web
Servers. |
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| NICNET FACILITIES |
| NICNET was designed and implemented by NIC using state-of-the-
satellite-based computer-communication technology. Keeping
in view the wide geographic spread of the country, ranging
from islands in Indian ocean to the highest Himalayan
ranges, in design of NICNET, which is one of the largest
VSAT networks of its kind in the world, ensures extremely
cost effective and reliable implementation. NICNET
has now become an integral part of a large number of
Government and Corporate sector organisations, providing
information exchange services. NICNET services include
File Transfer, Electronic Mail, Remote Database Access,
Data broadcast and EDI. In times of natural calamities
like cyclones, NICNET has served as the basic message
communication facility in the calamity-affected areas.
A large number of users including banks, financial
institutions, exporters, ports and custom houses are
targeted for provision of EDI services on NICNET. NICNET
provides gateway to International Networks for Electronic
Mail, Database Access and EDI services. |
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