My colleagues @adityabatra1995, Krishnakumar Thiagarajan, & I have an op-ed in @the_hindu today, on the importance of taking E-governance step-by-step. (Draws on a whitepaper we wrote at @eGovFoundation )
We present a 5-level "Maturity Framework" that any city government - as also any department or agency within a city - can use to assess where it stands in the e-governance journey, based on how it is applying tech to improve processes, human resources, & citizen-centricity.
If you're pressed for time, here's the summary table - all 5 levels, all 3 levers : ] #egovernance#govtech#policy
(I should add that our definition of "smart cities" is borrowed from @JaganShah, who remains the only person I know to explain what that term means in one simple sentence.)
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"Sucks" is an understatement - granted I'm bitter, & also I graduated in the year Trump was elected, but I do think "scam" or "racket" comes closer to the truth.
And people wonder why job descriptions with commitments to "equal opportunity" or "diversity" drive me to apoplexy.
I see we're doing the "if only people could write a good CV / resume" ritual again.
Sigh.
Fine, let's do this again.
The main thing everyone has to keep in mind is that recruitment is, by & large, a broken system.
The reason head-hunting firms make money, & the reason companies pay employees referral bonuses (do they still?), is that finding the perfect person for the job is really hard.
Across sectors - govt/quasi-govt, multilateral, big company, start-up, NGO, foundation/donor - only in 2 scenarios is hiring a simple & generally positive experience.
1. Done through referrals / personal contacts. 2. Standard, well-defined role, with clear metrics/certifications
(This might turn into a long-ish thread - still sorting out said thoughts.)
1. I have no objection to the move itself. I understand there will be an economic impact, and still think a lockdown is a reasonable step at this time.
2. Have been reading various pieces on how economic slowdown from lockdowns may lead to *more* deaths than the virus. Granted, these are projections, and the figure used for COVID-19 fatalities in particular is based on scant data; even so, the claim seems plausible.
3. Even assuming such projections are correct, I would still support the lockdown. Because I think the meaning of the social contract between state and citizen is that the state will take necessary measures to protect citizens from this pandemic...
My advice / appeal to fellow Indians voting in this election [A thread].
I've held off saying something this direct so far.
2. Partly because I wasn't sure how my employer would react to me endorsing or criticising a political party.
Partly because this set of thoughts was still ricocheting back & forth, and only recently clicked into a somewhat coherent form.
3. On the former, I figure the "views personal" disclaimer I've been wasting Twitter bio character count on has to be worth something. In case this needs further disclaiming - the views that follow are my own, and should not be ascribed to any other person or institution.