Infosys wins 10-year eBiz project by Govt.

Infosys Technologies Limited on Tuesday announced it has been awarded a 10 year eBiz project by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

The project is among the 27 Central, State and Integrated Mission Mode Projects under the National E-Governance Plan (NEGP) of the Government of India, the Bangalore-based company said in a statement, which did not give financial details of the project it bagged.

The scope of eBiz work includes designing and developing the eBiz platform, establishing the support IT infrastructure, implementing, maintaining and expanding the eBiz solution and services for the next 10 years. Infosys would also undertake training workshops, promotion and awareness campaigns.

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma was quoted as saying that the eBiz Project is an ambitious one to encourage and develop a conducive business environment in India. Through this project, the DIPP aims at expanding G2B services and enabling a better business experience in India.

Through the eBiz project, the Government aims to create a customer-centric environment, providing the business community convenient and speedy access to information and services.

This 'single window' approach would cater to the requirements of business for government-to-business services throughout the business life cycle, namely through the pre-establishment, commencement, operations, expansion and when required, closure stages of the business, it said.