Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
2. ‘India Digital Ecosystem Architecture (IndEA) 2.0’ represents a paradigm shift in the digital governance of the country which can lead to better citizen centric service delivery. Discuss. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate.
Reference: Live Mint
Why the question:
A blueprint called the ‘India Digital Ecosystem Architecture (IndEA) 2.0, was released recently by the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY).
Key Demand of the question:
To write about how IndEA will revolutionise
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start by defining digital governance and giving context regarding the launch of IndEA 2.0
Body:
Frist, write about the various features of IndEA 2.0 – InDEA 2.0 is based on 27 principles organized into 5 categories: ecosystem principles, architecture principles, business principles, technology principles, and architecture governance principles. The principles are aimed at strengthening the ecosystem to further drive interoperability and innovation, and it aims to generalize the principles from InDEA 1.0 and further adopt those on which other successful ecosystems like Aadhaar, GSTN and NDHB are built upon etc.
Next, write about how these will provide a new paradigm in digital governance and service delivery.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
