Digitalisation bringing reforms in governance, reducing graft

Tirupati: Digitalisation is must and should be intensified and extended to cover rural economy, which remains neglected. The economic reforms opened up for globalisation and getting the benefits of digitalisation, said Prof R Sudarsana Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Vikrama Simhapuri University (VSU).

He was speaking at a conference on “Role of Digital Technology in Governance” held as prelude to a book release in Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) organised jointly by Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), Tirupati Branch, Department of Economics, SVU and local chapter of the Institute of Engineers (India), Thursday. 

Rao said that governance deficit is very much felt in the country while stressing on the government to ensure ‘economic justice’ to common man with sustained double digit economic growth. Observing that most of SCs, STs and senior citizens are reluctant to switch over to digitalisation while underlining the need for a special campaign for capacity building for these sections to avail the benefits of digitalisation.

By all means, digitalisation should be brought for transparency and accountability in market and to reduce corruption in the government, he said.  Prof G N Pradeep Kumar, Principal, SVU College of Engineering, stated that governance is an art. If there is more openness, it will certainly empower the citizens.

‘Apps’ like my government, e-hospital, locker digital, blockchain technologies, Aadhaar, government to people, government to government etc., brought the governance closer to people. Prof G Savaraiah, Principal, SVU College of Arts, received the first copy of the book “India: Facets of Development” written by Dr A Samanthakamani.

Author Samanthakamani, who is also Secretary, IIPA Tirupati, has explained the salient points of the book stressing on development should be exposed to transparency and accountability to make it sustainable in India, in particular and world in general. Prof A Ranga Reddy, IIPA Chairman and others were present.