Mobile communications will help us in reaching our people who are settled far far away, in remote places, in villages, hamlets and farms. We are willing to learn better and better ways to connect and are bringing about innovative methods in every aspect of life. For payment of bills, for payment of taxes, for better health schemes, for admission to educational institutes, for contact with local governments (panchayats), for election processes, for interdepartmental contacts, for much progress. We are a forward thinking people who take to technology as fish take to water.
Health services for the people. Mobile technology is on the rise because it is fulfilling the needs of the people. It is easily available, it is cost effective, it can be learned easily, and people do not have to move to get services. M-health schemes have come up: when government cannot deliver all services, we can link some private firms to public services in an innovative way where services are delivered swiftly. Telemedicine, m-health, hand held devices for diagnosis are modern day tools which have revolutionized medical care. Linking insurance firms to government’s telemedicine division will be a new joint venture in public-private partnership which will deliver health services to the people. An insurance company can take group insurance of a given number of citizens for whom government can give aid. Thus health coverage for the people is feasible. One major task of government (health scheme for people) is now being bridled.
All-inclusive net of Township/municipality. Most important duty of a technocrat is to link government’s services to the people. Creation of simple new networks is now essential, for information sharing. Now passing of information is possible. People should ask for assistance, and we will be giving them information on latest services. There will be web-cast of ‘news.’ After knowing what government is giving to the people, they will reach for us. It will be a two way communication; they can reach us through mobile phones; now a new network will be made to assist them. Quick and easy networks will be made by fast-track methods. May be a “net-township”, or a “net-municipality” will be made. Physical need of infrastructure of building for municipality, or appointment of various clerks, officers, commissioners etc are all obsolete now; because we will now redefine local government. How ever big or small, all villages, hamlets, tribal groups, all will be covered. We will make sure of coverage, network, and connectivity aspects. Soon government services will be available through mobile network for people. We will be truly connected to the people. M-technology will help us connect to various departments in the government at all levels--block-level, district level, state level central level etc and their integration will bring greater efficiency, and more effective policy implementation.
Providing livelihoods is duty of the government. Unemployment rate show the extent of inability of the government to provide for its people. And government cannot provide jobs to all. Private enterprises can develop themselves by hiring more people. Labor intensive enterprises have to pay lower taxes; this policy decision will encourage firms to create more and more jobs. Linking banking with payment by firms, factories, industries etc, will give employees/workers an identity, a bank account. Mobile numbers also will give people identity.
M-governance. Most important task is linking our services to the people. Already AGMARNET(Agricultural Information System Networks) provide market trends to the farming communities, now mobile-nets will come. Large cooperative industrial farms are on the making. Soon e-panchayat and teleconferencing panchayats will become the consultants of m-panchayats, revolutionizing local self-government. And future elections will be held through mobiles, we will create a “new tech-enabled democracy” in India.
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