A workshop on the Digital Signature Certificates was organised at Shimla on 14th July 2014 for the Heads of Departments and other officials of the State Government. The faculty for the workshop was provided by the Controller of Certifying Authority (CCA) Government of India. More than fifty senior officers of the State Government participated in the workshop.

Dr. Balaji Rajendran, Senior Technical Officer, from the Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC), Bangalore delivered the talks on Digital Signatures and PKI. He covered the topics related to DSCs, their usage, risks, precautions, how to get these and legal aspects. The participants raised a number of queries which Dr. Balaji addressed during the workshop.  

The response and feedback of the participant officials was highly positive. Sh. Shailender Kaushal, Network Administrator, NIC HP State Centre made the necessary arrangements for the workshop in coordination with the DIT, HP. The workshop was organised as a result of joint efforts of CCA office, Government of India, Department of IT, HP Government and NIC Himachal Pradesh State Centre.