About us
Vikas NATH
Associate Director (Communication), The FutureUN Project
Former Head - Media and Communications, South Centre, Geneva
Founder: www.DigitalGovernance.org www.DevNetJobs.org www.INSouth.org
homepage: www.VikasNath.org
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Good governance is one of the most important public good, governments can offer to its citizens. It is one of the fundamental reason why we have governments and we agree to abide by roles and responsibilites which comes under different forms of governance. Good governance ensures that we can enjoy our fundamental rights to live with dignity, freedom and security, and can take advantage of various opportunities and services available to lead good quality lives.
Governance services such as rule of law, primary education, primary health care and immunization, preserving equality and human rights, targeted government programmes and subsidies, can enhance welfare of people in any country.Yet large sections of people, especially in developing countries, reamain poor, exploited and marginalised, and are not able to improve their lives as they are deprived of even the most fundamental benefits of good governance.
Good governance and its associated services simply do not reach many people, and where they do, the services offered are so corrupted, inefficient and disorganised that they fail to make any positive impact. Their exists a vicious loop: the impact of poor governance is felt disproporionately by those who are poor, unorganised and do not have the means to access services from alternative channels, such as the private sector and middlemen. In turn, this further diminishes opportunities available to them to break from this cycle of poverty, exploitation and marginalisation.
Against this backdrop and belief, the DigitalGovernance.org initiative was founded to understand how information and communications technology (ICT) can be used to make a difference in lives of people living in developing countries. We are already living through the profound impact these technologies have made in our private lives, in how we work, conduct our business, entertain ourselves, and engage with others. How much more can we push these technologies so that they can produce and shape public goods which benefit everyone?
The initiative aims to inspire the youths, policymakers, technocrats, researchers, NGOs and UN and other development agencies worldwide to think innovatively and set up low-cost models which can promote good governance.
The focus of this Initiative shall remain on developing countries where ICT can play a significant role in building accountable and democratic governance institutions. What is required is strategic application of knowledge and innovative use of available technologies to provide governance services within our society. And the focus has to be on those who have been mostly marginalized of benefits of good governance.
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Over 3500 people are a part of the DigitalGovernance.org Network and have been sharing their learnings, experiences and other resources with this project.
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Vikas NATH
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