The concept of development and governance is undergoing rapid and profound transformation world over with the advent of Information Communication Technology. The increasing focus across countries is leveraging ICTs to enhance development and growth opportunities and better governance and public service delivery. Internet technology is seen as a panacea to address social, economic, administrative challenges in a big way.

e-Governance is the new found thrust in policy programmes. The advent of new media technology especially mobile phones have changed the way communities and citizens communicate, get informed and better living opportunities. And by now there are multifarious interventions in ICT for development in india at the behest of the Government, private and civil society partners. The latest is the Common Service Centre programme across all Gram panchayats in India.

There are series of ICT interventions in NE India at both national and State levels. At national level, two mega schemes were implemented, the Community Information Centre (CIC) and now the Common Service Centre (CSC) programme. While the success and failure of the CIC programme is still being researched and studied, the CSC programme, under implementation, is expected to transform community development and growth through provisioning various e-Gov and other services.

At State level, various ICT programmes are under implementation, all in e-Governance area of framework in various departments. Mention can be made of Vahan in Arunachal Pradesh, eModop in Nagaland and Dharitree in Assam. There are series of computerization programme being carried on in various States under the National e-Governance Programme (NeGP).