The Delhi Dialogue Commission, which has been tasked to formulate policy recommendations on free wi-fi in the capital, has come up with a set of 10 questions for a wider consultation on the project, and sought suggestions, viewpoints and recommendations to each of the questions.
“After first round of deliberations with experts from the telecom industry on the Aam Aadmi wi-fi project, the Delhi Dialogue Commission has come up with a set of 10 questions for a wider consultation to inform its work,” a government statement said on Sunday.
“The commission would like to invite suggestions, viewpoints and recommendations to each of the 10 questions on its email id ddc.delhi@gov.in and the WhatsApp helpline +919643327265. The point- by-point response should be restricted to 200 words each.”
Noting that the universal access to Internet is a transformative idea that can empower citizens and provide them a level-playing field, irrespective of economic status, educational qualifications, gender, race or religion, it said the Aam Aadmi Party government was “committed” to give access to all the knowledge and information in the world that is available, subject only to the content restrictions placed by the law of the land.
Some of the objectives that the AAP government seeks to achieve through wi-fi include “mobile par sarkar” though which all citizens would get access to all government services via m-governance over wi-fi; promotion of education to encourage research, learning and interaction; spur up entrepreneurship to enable entrepreneurs research and identify global demand.
