Govt launches Digital India initiative with Twitter Samvad

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 24 Maret 2015 | 23.25

Moneycontrol Bureau

Giving a further push to its Digital India dream, the government on Tuesday launched a new platform in association with social networking service Twitter to facilitate direct communication between leaders and citizens.

Called 'Twitter Samvad', the service is aimed to boost the nation's e-governance plans. Through this the government bodies can have a direct communication with citizens on a daily basis via Tweets and SMS on their mobile devices.

Speaking on the tie-up Twitter global CEO Dick Costolo said India is one of the fastest-growing markets and will remain the centre of innovation for the company.

Through Twitter Samvad, everyday a set of curated Tweets will be delivered from the government and leaders' accounts to mobile users across the country as SMS. Updates on government services, policies and activities can be delivered to any user with a mobile device signed up for the service with each of the 16 launch partners.

Anyone with a mobile phone, with our without a data plan, can register for the service by giving a missed call to a unique number for each of the partners.

Twitter Samvad can also be used during the time of emergency with the ability to deliver live updates by government bodies, including time-sensitive information like law and order situations as well as details about any rescue efforts.

Costolo, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss areas of collaboration, said, "Based on Indian technological innovation, Twitter Samvad is dedicated and specially built for the largest democracy of the world."

"The Lok Sabha election of 2014 was the first-ever Twitter Election in India and we want to continue contributing to the development of digital governance in India. As part of the Prime Minister's Digital India initiative, this Tweet-powered service enables citizens to be the first to know about the government's actions by receiving political content in real-time on their mobile devices anywhere in the country," he said.

Rishi Jaitly, Twitter's Market Director for India and Southeast Asia, said: "We are proud to have launched a service here that is for the people and of the people. This can eventually give every political leader and every government organization a mobile microphone to connect with each Indian, whether in Imphal or in Diu or in Leh or in Pudducherry."

Interestingly, the collaboration has come up at a time when the country is bracing for 'freedom of speech'. The Supreme Court on Tuesday, in a landmark judgment, struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act terming it "unconstitutional and untenable".

Twitter Samvad is based on the platform provided by ZipDial, an Indian company recently acquired by Twitter, making this the company's first Indian service launched using indigenous technology.


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