Dear Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad ,
Among
many commendable initiatives that you have taken to use Digital Technology for
empowerment of ordinary Indians , I urge you to consider launching following 2
Mobile Apps , suggested by me ( on my web site...www.hemenparekh.in ) :
Please
feel free to phone me (M) 0-98,67,55,08,08 , for any clarifications
with
regards ,
(
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to view my profile
)
Mumbai,
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I SIN><U SIN
( May be a beginning could be made with Maharashtra )
That could be the name of an android app ( I
Seek It Now > < U Solve It Now )
To be developed by India’s Central Home
Ministry for successful implementation of proposed,
“ Delivery
of Services Act “
The app will come pre-installed on those
mobile phones which Government of India plans to distribute FREE , to some 400
million “ Poor People “ of India , before the 2014 National Election ( and on
those 220 million Aakash Tablets )
Issuer will enter the Mobile No and that
person’s Aadhar Card No, in a computerized central database , before issuing
the phone
Hence , no need to login to the App , whose
screen will read :
“ I wish to send my complaint to the
following department :
- National Commission for Women
- Garbage
Clearance
- Water Supply
- Electricity
Supply
- Roads Repair
- Rationing ( Food Distribution )
- Police
- Bus
Transport
- Railways
- Post
- Employment
- Education
- Irrigation
- Building
Permits
- Revenue /
Land Records
- Anti
Corruption
- Other
……………………………………….etc
(List should not exceed 50)
Touching name of any department name will open
a SMS message box where the user will type out his complaint ( in a language of
his choice )
There will be option to speak-out and record
voice message , for illiterate users
Touching SEND button will transmit the
complaint and within minutes, user will receive SMS reply , giving,
- Name of
Officer responsible
- Office
Landline No
- Mobile No
- Email Id
- Complaint
No
- Expected
date of solving
Bingo !
Then publish online , a tabulation of departments
, arranged in the descending order of the no of complaints received / cleared /
pending!
This frugal innovation will bring in Good
Governance all over India
Request Nandan Nilekani / Sam Pitroda to help
out , even though they may be busy implementing my earlier suggested app
,
“ VotesApp “
I have no doubt that the political party
which promises , “ I SIN >< U SIN
“ , will get voted to power in 2014
* hemen parekh ( 29 Dec 2012 )
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VotesApp
Here is a suggestion to
IIT-Bombay , to develop a voting app , to be called VotesApp. Highlights of
VotesApp :
Ø An Android app
which can be downloaded from Google Play / Android Zoom / GetJar and the
official web site of Election Commission of India
Ø It will be
pre-loaded on 220 million Aakash tablets which Govt of India plans to
distribute to students
Ø It will also be
pre-loaded on those Smart phones ( to be called, “ Dharati “ ? ), which Govt of
India plans to distribute free to 400 million “ poor “ Indians , before 2014
National elections
Ø All tablet / smart
phone manufacturers will be encouraged to pre-load VotesApp
Ø Using this app , a
voter can register at Election Commission web site, where he will enter the
same data which he has submitted for his Aadhar card, including Aadhar card
number (Unique Identification No)
Ø All of these
details will be verified by Aadhar database
Ø Obviously , those
who have not obtained their Aadhar card , will not be able to use VotesApp .
They will need to visit nearest polling booth
Ø Upon correct
verification , Aadhar Database will permanently link the person’s Aadhar number
with the mobile number from which registration is done, and issue a
Password
Ø An under aged
person will not be allowed to register
Ø A person will be
able to vote only from that mobile number
Ø After login on
first screen, user will be asked to select one option from > Panchayat
Election > Municipal Election > State Assembly Election > Lok-Sabha
Election
Ø Upon selection,
user will be presented with the list of candidates contesting , from which , he
can select only one by ticking a checkbox. There will be also a choice ,
labeled “ None “
Ø A long press on a
candidate’s name will display details of his declared assets as also his
criminal record
Ø After ticking /
selecting a candidate, voter will click on “ VOTE “ button,
whereupon his vote gets registered and VotesApp gets inactivated
Ø Once a voter registers
on Election Commission web site , he cannot go to a poling booth and vote
physically
Ø In less than one
year , Govt of India will recover the cost of 220 million Aakash tablets and
400 million” Dharati “ smart phones , through this customized / personalized /
shrinking of EVMs ( Electronic Voting Machines ) to a hand-held device. And
imagine the millions of man-hours saved !
Ø And the beauty is
, no one can capture this booth , or conduct exit polls ! What will “ experts “
discuss on TV channels ?
Ø What next ?
Election Commission “licensing “ this App to other countries ?
* hemen
parekh ( 18 Dec 2012 )
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