Multilevel Framework of ICT for Improvement in Public Distribution System for Developing Countries
Journal Title: International Journal of Computational Engineering and Management IJCEM - Year 2013, Vol 16, Issue 6
Abstract
Some developing countries are facing severe problems now days which are hindering their speed of development and future prospects. There is unrest in citizens for public institutions due to corruption, less accountability and non transparency in government process. One of the burning problems which add more to existing problems is conventional Inefficient Public Distribution System which further makes public policy implementation inefficient due to absence of ineffective and inefficient or no feedback mechanism. Conventional PDS mechanism is viewed as linear transmission systems of benefits delivery. This PDS is top-down process and hence struggles with quickly adapting to market dynamics and globalization. In this paper prospect for social innovation with ICT emerges at the dynamic intersection of informal, conventional PDS, top down approach of services and goods delivery of the systems in the developing world. With the demographic changes developing countries are experiencing more demand of government benefits in social or infrastructural sector so it is time to utilize the ICT tools and mechanisms to improve conventional PDS systems which is free from the severe loopholes of leakage, unaccountability, non transparency and no feedback mechanism from bottom to top in timely manner. New solutions needs to utilize potential of ICT in three aspects: to increase ease of access and relevance of material through its integration into the PDS, To remove or reduce leakage and to introduce a feedback mechanism loop that enables players at all levels of the PDS and System itself to actively contribute to solutions of problems evolving constantly with dynamic changes. In this paper we are proposing Multilevel ICT enabled public distribution system model which can be implemented with the already existing PDS to remove ready existing problems in conventional PDS. Two models on platform of ICT are proposed for developing countries having ICT enabled identification system of citizens and the countries not having unique identification platform based on ICT. With the help of models, Paper is providing very effective and efficient way of benefit transfer and feedback mechanism. This can be easily implemented in developing countries if country is having exposure in ICT like India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico and others.
Authors and Affiliations
Sachin Kumar, Shobha , Saibal K Pal
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