Computing professionals in e-governance: policy implications

Authors:
P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan;C. M. Malish
Affiliations:
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India;Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Theory and practice of electronic governance
Year:
2008

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Abstract

If a health care delivery system can be compared to e-governance system, computing personnel can be equated with the medical practitioners. Extant literature on professional status of computing workforce is inadequate, especially in the context of e-governance. Present paper fills the gap by examining the Indian computing workforce. Four questions were delineated from the literature and examined using primary and secondary empirical data from India. The study indicates that the computing practice is an occupation not a profession, and discusses the policy implications.