Google.org is pleased to announce that the Winners of the GGPP will be announced in the Fall of 2009 and we thank all of the Gram Panchayats who applied.

Google.org wants to reward the best innovations in local governance by Gram Panchayats in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, India.

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At Google.org, we believe quality public services - clean water, health, and education - are vital for human welfare and a strong economy. Providing meaningful, easily accessible information to citizens and communities, service providers, and policymakers is a key part of creating home-grown solutions to improve the quality of public services. Better information can help governments and other providers spend scarce resources wisely. And, empowered by information, citizens and communities can demand better services from providers or develop new solutions to meet their own needs.

The Google.org Gram Panchayat Puraskar recognizes that innovations in governance are happening every day in villages across India. We want to publicly recognize good ideas and create incentives for further innovation in local governance throughout the country. And we hope that this contest helps gram panchayats celebrate successes, share ideas with one another, and improve the quality of public services in villages.

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