Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday 4 December 2017

BLOCKCHAIN WILL SPEED UP E-GOVERNANCE


Blockchain  for  E Governance  ?

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Mumbai mirror ( 04 Dec ) carries following news report :


Blockchain journey goes from suspect to solution


Police and security agencies have so far only taken an interest in blockchain — the distributed ledger technology behind crypto-currencies like bitcoin — for tracking criminals hiding illegal money from banks.


But that’s changing as some civilian, police and military agencies see blockchain as a potential solution to problems they have wrestled with for years: how to secure data, but also be able to share it in a way that lets the owner keep control.


Australia, for example, has recently hired HoustonKemp, a Singapore-based consultancy, to build a blockchain- based system to record intelligence created by investigators and others, and improve the way important information is shared.


“They’ve been trying for years to come up with A CENTRALISED PLATFORM, but people are reluctant to share information,” said Adrian Kemp, who runs the consultancy, which was awarded a A$1 million ($757,500) grant by AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence agency, and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.


Blockchain’s appeal for data sharing is threefold.


Its ledger, or database, is not controlled by any single party and is spread across multiple computers, making it hard to break.


Once entered, any information cannot be altered or tampered with.

And, by using so-called smart contracts, the owner of information can easily tweak who has access to what.


Governments are already exploring ways to store some data, such as land records, contracts and assets, in blockchains, and the financial industry, too, has experimented with blockchain technologies to streamline transactions and back-office systems, though with limited success.



In April 2014 , I pitched this very idea where I suggested creation of a  “ COMMON  SHARED  DATABASE “ between :


Public Accounts Committee           (  PAC  )


Central Vigilance Commission        (  CVC  )


Central Information Commission     (  CIC  )


Research and Analysis Wing           (  RAW  )


*  Serious Fraud Investigation Office   (  SFIO  )


Information Bureau                        (  IB   )


Economic Offence Wing                   (  EOW  )


Central Bureau of Investigation        (  CBI  )


Department of Revenue Intelligence (  DIR  )


Comptroller and Auditor General       (  CAG  )


Anti-Corruption Bureaus ( States ).... (  ACB  )


Enforcement Directorate                    (  ED   )


Lok  Ayukts    (  States   )


Lok Pal           ( Central  )


For details of my scheme , read :




Blockchain seems like the most appropriate way to implement my suggestion


04  Dec  2017





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