A vision statement focuses on the potential inherent in the organization’s future, or what organization intends to be. A vision statement might contain references to how the organization intends to make that future into a reality, the “how” is really part of a “mission” statement, while the vision statement is simply a description of the “what,” or, what the organization intends to become. An example for an online retailer will be
“We intend to provide our customers with the best online shopping experience from beginning to end, with a smart, searchable website, easy-to-follow instructions, clear and secure payment methods, and fast, quality delivery.”
Strategic vision is the ideas for the direction and activities of activities of the organization. Generally included in a document or statement so all stakeholders and employees can share the same vision and make decisions according to the shared principles and mission.
Hence, every e-Governance project should have a well defined strategic vision. The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), takes a holistic view of e-Governance initiatives across the country, integrating them into a collective vision, a shared cause. Around this idea, a massive countrywide infrastructure reaching down to the remotest of villages is evolving, and large-scale digitization of records is taking place to enable easy, reliable access over the internet. The ultimate objective is to bring public services closer home to citizens, as articulated in it’s vision statement
“Make all government services accessible to the common man in his locality, through common service delivery outlets and ensure efficiency transparency & reliability of such services at affordable costs to realize the basic needs of the common man”
