1. November 5, 2014 Ram Adhar Sah Joint Secretary

2. Capital – Kathmandu E-Participation Index = 0.2941 (110/193) Area=147,181 Sq. km E-Gov. Dev. Index= 0.2344 (165/193) Length -885 km 93 rd Largest in land mass Width~145-241 km 41 st Most populous Population ~26.8 million Literacy – 68.2%

3. FAMOUSFAMOUS

4. Rich Biodiversity

10. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK Fig. Players in Nepalese ICT Sector 10

20. Key milestones for e-Gov. 1. e-GMP (e-Government Master Plan) Final report published on Nov, 2006 – Final report published on Nov, 2006 – A collaborative initiative involving HLCIT, NITC, MoSTE, MoIC, MoGA and MoF. –Cooperative effort with the Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency (KIPA), 2. PPTA (Project preparatory Technical Assistance) Report is prepared by the cooperation of Asian Development Bank. Report is prepared by the cooperation of Asian Development Bank.