Finally, e-Parliament is arriving
Context :
New Parliament may help MPs work remotely with tech upgrades / HT / 08 Oct 2022
Extract :
Ø The new “smart” Parliament building, being constructed under the Central Vista redevelopment plan, is set to leverage artificial intelligence with a number of technological upgrades and tablet computers for every lawmaker under the Digital Sansad Project, officials familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Ø The project will upgrade Parliamentary access for MPs and citizens.
Ø Parliament is working on systems that are “device-agnostic” and will facilitate the concept of “ Work from Anywhere ( WAW )”, the note said.
Ø “It would also require the development of an integrated platform and database to bring all stakeholders – Members of Parliament, Committees, Legislative Parties, Citizens, Secretariat and various Government Ministries/ Departments — on a unified digital platform
Ø Among several upcoming projects is a single portal for Parliament that will provide quicker information and faster access to archives.
Ø The idea is that during the proceedings of the House, whatever an MP requires to deliver a speech, search precedents or get quick background notes on the subject, everything will be available on the site. And he can access that on the tablet computer at his seat
Ø Other projects include the creation of a digital sansad app and live streaming of all proceedings.
Ø It will make it easier for MPs to perform their duties and also make Parliament accessible to common people
Ø The government is also considering building a system to allow parliamentarians to vote remotely, while ensuring the security and integrity of the vote, the first official said.
Ø There will be an artificial intelligence-based speech to text conversion engine to create a transcript of Parliament proceedings in real-time.
Ø Automatic indexing and tagging of audio-video files is also being explored for better searchability. The video tagging would enable a user to search (with timestamp) a video based on any specific word or phrase that appears in the video, according to the note.
Ø An interactive mobile application is in the works as well. MPs will be able to access confidential files, schedule meetings, check Parliament schedules, legislative bills, and even newspapers on the application.
Ø Birla has asked for a virtual tour of the old and new Parliament building for common people, with additional interactive features such as quizzes, photo filters, and the option to wish your MP on his/her birthday.
Ø Overtime, the application is also slated to cover legislative assemblies.
Ø “Under this project, Digital Sansad App is poised to be a National Grid where the app will enable access not only to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha but also to all state legislative assemblies in a phased manner,” the note said.
My Take :
Ø LS Speaker Om Birla would like this ……………………………………[ 29 July 2022 ]
Extract :
There is only one solution to put a permanent end to this tamasha :
No more parliament session which is physical
All sessions to be “ virtual video sessions “ in which :
Members to participate online from their homes
Speaker has Admin Control, to turn off the video / audio of any rowdy / shouting
member or of a member who exceeds more than 3 minutes of speaking
To be able to " speak " , a member will need to fill in an Online Form on Sansad
Portal, requesting permission to speak, clearly selecting ( from appropriate drop
lists ),
- which session
- which subject / topic
Based on this, Speaker will confirm or deny permission ( this will get displayed on
the Portal )
Or the Speaker may email the concerned Member to just “ Record “ his / her
speech ( audio ) on the Sansad Portal , which ( assuming permission was granted ),
will get PODCAST at the allotted time-slot
Any citizen should be able to login , into any session as a Mute Spectator, by
entering his / her Aadhar ID
Next ?
Projecting entire Virtual Proceedings as a 3D volumetric Hologram on a Smart
phone, using technology developed by IKININC
https://ikininc.com/products/
All of this “ Virtual Loksabha “ platform development could be done in less than 3
months and at a cost of less than Rs 50 crore
This is one time cost
Now consider the SAVINGS
Let us assume that , in a year Parliament meets for 100 days ( all sessions put together )
Each session is for 8 hours
That translates into 800 work-hours / year
Recent press releases put the cost at Rs 1.5 crore / hour
Hence implementing my suggestion would save the country Rs 1,200 crore / year
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Related Readings :
Ø Virtual Legislatures ? “ Not Quite There “ but “ Getting Close “ ……….[ 21 Aug 2022 ]
Extract :
Since my 29 July e-mail to Shri Om Birla, I felt the need to “ incentivize “ our legislators to stop travelling to Delhi and, instead adopt WFH ( Work From Home )
I suggest that for each day of Legislature Session attended ONLINE from home, members are given following additional reimbursements ( of course, tax-free ) :
Ø WFH reimbursement …………………………. Rs 5,000 / day
Ø Study-room Refurbishment …………………Rs 5,000 / day
Let us say , we have a combined strength of 800 ( 540 in LS + 260 in RS ) members
Hence these reimbursements will add up to : Rs 10,000 x 800 = 8,000,000 ( Rs 80 lakhs / day )
For a total of 100 days ( of all sessions ) in a year, this would cost the Govt ., Rs 8,000 Lakhs / year ( Rs 80 crore )
This is still a pea-nut amount , considering an annual saving of Rs 1200 Crore !
Dance of Democracy ?...................
Candidates / Spouses / Kids : Assets ?........ [ 16 Feb 2018 ]
Artificial Intelligence to fix MP / MLA Salary ? [ 22 Feb 2018 ]
People’s Pulse ? People’s Confusion ?........... [ 12 July 2018 ]
Citizen’s Charter of Demand ………………………….[ 29 Oct 2018 ]
VotersWill …………………………………………………
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Virtual Parliament : a COVID bye-product ? ………………[ 03 June 2020 ]
Extract :
Ø Online broadcast of Virtual Session through a Mobile App ( LokRaj ? )
Ø Receive Questions / Answers / Notices , online ( as being done already )
Ø Decide ( and control ), WHO will speak , WHEN and for HOW LONG .
Ø Display these “ Speaking Schedules “ on the Mobile App with a provision
for the viewers to cast their “ Ratings “ online / instantly , as each speaker
delivers his / her speech
Dynamically display “ No of Raters “ and “ Rating Score ( 1 to 5 ) “ .
Such an “ Instant Feedback “ will dramatically improve , not only the
behavior of each Member of Parliament, but also improve the “ Relevance “
of his talk !
Ø Turn-off the member’s mike if he refuses to stop or starts shouting / abusing
Ø No question of anyone speaking “ out of turn “ or rushing to the well of the house !
Ø Bar unruly members from attending a VIRTUAL SESSION
Ø Display ( as in case of Augmented Reality – AR ), following record of an MP as he is speaking :
# Attendance percentage / Punctuality
# No of questions asked
# Number of minutes spoken during the session
Ø Just before the voting starts on any Bill , enable the Members of Parliament
to receive “ Instructions “ ( really , feedback from citizen who voted for him /
her ), as to how voters want him to vote ( “for “ or “against “ the bill as outlined at :
VotersWill
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WiHemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 08 Oct 2022
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