Vittal for rules to check cyber crimes

“Even for India to become an information technology (IT) superpower, legal recognition is necessary,” he said, adding computer-based signature verification facility should also be incorporated in such a law. Indian Evidence Act, various tax laws and Property Acts also need to be amended for the purpose, he said.

Though computer penetration was low, usage of the existing facilities was even lower, he said, adding “focus is must for improving the productivity of the existing systems for deriving greater national benefits.” MODS software, used in monitoring correspondence, files, appointments of heads of departments and printing appropriate reports for office management, was developed by Micro Associates and Microsoft India.

Computerisation was the best solution to solve the problems office management in government such as slow moving files, missing files and handling of voluminous information, Vittal said. Productivity in government offices could be enhanced with a system by which reminders would be automatically generated and losing of important papers could be avoided and traced, he said.