In 2012  for the second time Odisha was the proud host of the 15th National Conference on e-Governance which was held at KIIT Convention Centre in the KIIT University Campus at Bhubaneswar on 9th and 10th February 2012. For this years' Conference, the theme was ‘Towards Effective Electronic Service Delivery’ and the focus sector was ‘Local Government’. Around 1500 delegates from across the country participated in the Conference. Inaugurating the Conference Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik said transparency and accountability are major requirements of good governance and e-Governance helps achieve it. Describing it as a major game changer in empowering the common man's access to information and services, he appreciated the endeavour of Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC) for dedicated and diverse application of e-Governance through out the State successfully.

Attending the Conference Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Shri V.Narayanasamy said the country needs to invest heavily in the hardware sector to stay ahead in the Information Technology. In his opening address Union Minister of State for Communications and IT, Shri Sachin Pilot said the Government proposes to ensure Broadband Connection to 160 million households by 2020 to make the dream of e-Governance a reality. State Chief Secretary Shri B.K. Patnaik delivered the welcome address listing out the successful implementation of the e-Governance initiatives in the State, which include e-Dharani, Bhulekh, e-District, e-Municipality, Integrated Odisha Treasury Management system and Students Academics Management system.