UID, Cloud Computing & E-Governance

The Aadhar project is being implemented in India. UIDs are being given to all citizens. The distribution of UID cards has begun in the near past. The card has certain features which provide uniqueness to each individual and that uniqueness can be availed in various online services available in India .On the other side, E-Governance projects are being developed and implemented at mass level in developing countries. Common services Centre are being provided to rural citizens so that they can avail online Government necessary services at their doorsteps. Moreover providing these services online would also diminish the digital divide between rural and urban. EGovernance services will be affected a lot with the introduction of UID. This paper addresses certain effects of Implementation of UID in the E-Governance services in our country. In this paper how cloud computing can also be beneficial in EGovernance is also stressed upon. .The present status of UID and E-Governance in India is also shown. There can be other benefits of E-Governance for a developing country like it can help in reduction of corruption.

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