DW BUREAU / CHANDIGARH A webinar on Geographic Information System (GIS) was conducted by SPIC under the aegis of Department of Information Technology, Chandigarh Administration for senior Officials of UT. This webinar is first of its kind which has been organised for UT Officials to give an overview of the GIS technology which is extensively being used in smart city projects. Such webinars are need of the hour to keep senior officials well aware of the emerging technologies which can be utilised in delivering effective &efficient governance. The webinar was designed for giving a brief introduction to how geography matters and how GIS is used in our daily routine. The idea is to make officials understand the basic concept of GIS and its application in different organizations. The webinar was focused on need of GIS to create support system for planning, execution, analysis and evaluation of ground reality which will further create a conducive environment for making better policies which will further lead to good governance. During webinar participants were given brief insight about types of analysis that can be done with GIS map and how optimum use of GIS technology can help departments like; Municipal Corporation, Police Engineering Department and Estate office to improve their workflows and services to citizens. The webinar ended with question & answer round where officials asked queries related to hardware requirement for GIS, availability of GIS Resource person and availability of GIS library which can be tapped for any use. All queries were well addressed. (editor@dailyworld.in)