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.
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 :
member
or of a member who exceeds more than 3 minutes of speaking
Portal,
requesting permission to speak, clearly
selecting ( from appropriate drop
lists ),
Based
on this, Speaker will confirm or deny permission (
this will get displayed on
the
Portal )
speech
( audio ) on the Sansad
Portal , which ( assuming permission was granted ),
will
get PODCAST at the allotted time-slot
entering
his / her Aadhar ID
phone,
using technology developed by IKININC
months and
at a cost of less than Rs 50 crore
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
A total of Rs 10,000 / 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 ?....................... ………..[ 30 Dec 2017 ]
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 ……………………………………………………….[
03 Nov 2018 ]
=============================================
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 “
speaker
Dynamically
display “ No of Raters
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 “ (
him
bill as outlined at :
VotersWill ………………………………….[ 03 Nov 2018 ]
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com /
08 Oct 2022
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