The power of public goods
The power of digital public goods is this: once the foundational building blocks are in place, the power to solve increases exponentially.
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To counter rapidly growing and mutating problems, the speed of execution, building solutions, getting solutions to citizens & responding to challenges as they emerge all influence the speed of solving the problem. And to do so, we need to move from a linear change mindset to an exponential change pathway.
Read MoreThe power of digital public goods is this: once the foundational building blocks are in place, the power to solve increases exponentially.
Shared Digital Infrastructure is an important aspect of making sure that extremely desirable changes in the Indian State move from “too big to solve”, “too difficult to do” and “we can’t do it in 24 months” to a feasible proposition.
I believe that improving governance in India rests on reimagining the State as an organisation — thinking about its systems and processes, how it manages data, funds, recruitment, personnel management, and training — and the impact these have on public officials and citizens.
eGov Foundation attempted to answer: What would it take to induce exponential impact in over 4,000 cities and towns across India, each with its unique social issues and local processes?