Private firm to resolve e-governance glitch

With a national budget of approximately Rs2,000 crore for implementation of e-governance projects across the country, the Centre seems to be quite serious about the concept.

However, with only 5% of the national population being well versed in English, the software systems for most projects are likely to be in a limbo.

Hence, the services of two private companies have been roped in to help translate any software, used for e-governance, into a local language.

Explaining the concept, Atul Tulshibagwale of the US-based company LinguaNext said that his company has developed a software, which enables the real-time translation of any software application such as the one from SAP, Oracle, Microsoft or any other company into local languages.

“We develop an automated dictionary of the particular language, which looks up for synonyms of the parent software. This enables the end user to get the software in the local language. All they need to learn is to key in the words using the English keyboard,” Tulshibagwale told DNA.

He further added that this software has been implemented in many companies including the Indian Railways. This is highly useful when producing work orders such as shunting advices in local languages to avoid potentially fatal mistakes.

“A critical system like registration of property sale deeds has to be in the local language to be successful. This ensures it can extend to the smallest of villages and also ensures ample availability of manpower to operate these systems wherever they are,” said Phadke.