Is India willing to believe that technology-led solutions can enhance governance and transparency in the country? Should good be given away for the sake of perfection?This short article has it all: Privacy, Corruption, Development, Politics and ROI.
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The UID project in all its details went through interministerial scrutiny and was cleared by the Cabinet. It was supported by states, irrespective of political affiliations. If the concerns are on project costs, then the one-time cost of implementation of this project would be a fraction of the money lost through leakages in our social schemes, apart from the multifold improvement in efficacy. It will be leveraged by the Centre, state and local governments as well as the private sector. We must not forget the mandate of UID is of a developmental project and should not be burdened with issues of security, terrorism, illegal immigration etc.
It also echos thoughts I expressed regarding criticism of India's UID this past October in Perfect is the Enemy of Good.
h/t @francesIDexpert
