Today (July 4, 2019) the government of India released the Economic Survey 2019 (read here). What caught the eye for many was Chapter 4 ‘Data “Of the People, By the People, For the People”’. It is good to see the Government of India has given the much-needed focus on Data. There are many companies in […]
Government
Challenges for the incoming Karnataka State Government in 2018
Karnataka assembly election 2018 campaign is in full swing. Media and election pundits say this assembly election is a ‘litmus test for PM Narendra Modi’. From what I recall, every assembly & by-election since May 2014 has been seen as a litmus test for the Prime Minister. We can safely ignore the Manifesto of all […]
Traffic management during Political Rallies needs to be planned better
Karnataka is going to polls in May 2018. It is election time. The political campaign & the weather are heating up! Most political rallies in Bengaluru are held in Palace Grounds. Political rallies are very important for local leaders as it demonstrates their strength to the High Command (Delhi) of their capability to “gather” huge […]
Digital India: A list of popular government websites in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a lot of interest to give a push to Digital India. The onus is always on the individual ministries & departments to embrace Digital India, they are supposed to have websites which are constantly updated and content must be in multiple Indian languages. So what is the current state […]
Digital India: What India’s Open Data Program could learn from USAFacts.org
Many governments around the world are making their data available to the public. A check on the status of Open Data in India.
