Kathmandu School of Law Review

P-ISSN : 2091-2110, E-ISSN : 2773-8159, DOI : 10.46985, Publisher : Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
Annual flagship journal of Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal

Volume 5, Issue 2, November 2017
Articles

The Rise of Digital Era: A Changing Scenario of E-governance in Nepal

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  • Ojaswi K. C.
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  • Roshani Regmi
Ojaswi K. C.
Kathmandu School of Law
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Roshani Regmi
Kathmandu School of Law
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Published 2017-11-30

How to Cite

K. C., O., & Regmi, R. (2017). The Rise of Digital Era: A Changing Scenario of E-governance in Nepal. Kathmandu School of Law Review, 5(2), 127–136. Retrieved from https://kslreview.org/index.php/kslr/article/view/983

Abstract

The development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has made the world smaller day by day. The domain of ICT can notonly be seen in people’s life, but also in the plans and policies of the state, aswell. As its consequence, a new era has emerged in the governance system. Today, the paradigm of governance has shifted from being a paperwork hassle to being an effectivetool for bridging the gap between the government, public and private sector. This shift has resulted in the emergence of Electronic governance (e-governance). E-governance proves to be monumental in ensuring people’s participation and upholding democratic norms. In this perspective, this paper makes an effort to elucidate on the roleof e-governance in Nepal by providing a conceptual framework of existing scenario of e-governance.

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