MPs Armed with iPads: Is This a New Beginning?
By Binu Paul, SiliconIndia   |   Tuesday, 06 September 2011, 04:48 IST   |    38 Comments
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This revolutionary decision has also been welcomed by harsh criticisms as many feel it's wastage of money. Can iPads improve the productivity of MPs? Some also questions the logic behind going for the expensive foreign device than an desi product such as Notion Ink. Dave firmly believes solving the paperwork and speeding up the administrative processes will result in a healthy law-making atmosphere. "The outfall or the side effect of this technological advancement will result in less corruption," he says.
Ipad for MPs
"I do not look at this as a waste of money. It's a technological advancement. It will reduce the amount of paper used to a great extent ones all the MPs start using it. It provides faster accessibility for everyone," said AIADMK's Maitreyan. We need to wait and watch the iPad impact on the functioning of India's law making houses. Over the course of time, we look forward for the answers of many a questions such as; How adaptive are our legislators to new technologies? Are they ready to leave behind our age old addiction to paperwork? Can technology break down the labyrinthine bureaucracy in our administrative system?

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