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What
processes or social innovations are being used to
deliberate and consult over future public policy
choices in these areas? Who and what is controlling
the debate?
A. Contact through lawyers and social activists
working in the Units of our organisation spread over
Kerala state, Delhi and other areas. Organizational
activities are in progress in the state of Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The
debate is controlled by the Executive Committee with
its Chairman Justice. K.Sukumaran.. Emphasis is
given to disseminating legal knowledge among the
people in tribal and rural areas.
How can technological innovation policy processes
become more inclusive and responsive to poor people?
How can one "democratize" new technology?
A. Contact through the meetings and Seminars
organized for Legal Aid and Legal Literacy, the
involvement of students and teachers,
representatives of local administration and social
Activists. For the purpose of dissemination of
information and redressal of grievances all the
available modern gadgets connected with information
technology.
Democratization of new technology can be planned by
video kiosks, online workshops which can gather
information from village assemblies and transmit to
central office for being processed. This gives them
a good exposure to the technological revolution to
taking place.
What influences the dynamics of policy-making in
different local and national contexts, and with what
implications to the rural and poor populations?
A. The awareness of the legal right will reflect in
the assertion of rights. The benefits will go to the
poor people. Rural and poor population will benefit
from purposive interactions, and educational inputs.
The knowledge imbibed by the people who attend the
meetings and seminars and also by their interaction
with the resource persons who guide and contact
seminars enlighten in them an awareness of their
valuable legal rights. This enables them to
effectively participate in the various fields of
administration in the democratic setup.
Case studies/lessons learned from stakeholder
participation in the governance of past technologies
(innovation, adoption, and/or negotiation.
A. The feedbacks that are already received from
various Centers and units, reveal how effective the
interaction with the resource person organizing the
seminar had been in enabling the people who
effectively participating the functioning of local
bodies. The knowledge as regards the development of
information technology has let those people to
demand from the authorities concerned installation
of such facilities in their locality.
How are issues of indigenous/traditional knowledge
integrated in these debates?
A. Indigenous and traditional knowledge will be
collected at the local units through the
interactions and meetings. A conference on water
with the participation of the farmers suffering from
water shortage would give local knowledge of
irrigational practices and water reservation
techniques. Possibilities of integrating modern
techniques with traditional knowledge can better be
explored by these processes.
A meeting of the tribals group in Silent Valley can
amass rich knowledge of tribal medicines and
facilitate scientific study of herbs and medicinal
plants to be blended with modern scientific
technologies.
We have already held various meetings view to
highlight the importance of conversation of water,
promotion of study of tribal medicine, promotion of
cultivation of herbs & medicinal plan and also for
the blending of indigenous medicine with modern
scientific technology. Interaction of the
participant of meeting with the expert of various
fields has created awareness among the people about
the necessity of conversation of water as well as
preservation of indigenous medicine.
How can women's participation in policymaking roles
associated with these technologies become more
effective?
A. Women’s group will have to be identified with
particular attention. Many are engaged in the
fields, and traditional crafts like, gathering of
forest produce, weaving, and employment in schools
hospitals medical institutions and commercial
enterprises. Dissemination of knowledge among women
has enabled them to have effective participation in
all spheres of activities including policy-making
roles. More and more girls are acquiring knowledge
in information Technology as a result of their
awareness regarding modern scientific developments.
How can various stakeholders in the research system
be more engaged and responsible in the public policy
discourse that technology advances are impacting on
society?
A. The activities will generate further contacts and
expansion in different directions and spheres of
human life. This will have impacts on society
What are cases-good and bad- of South-South or
North-South learning in social impacts of new
technologies?
8. The study of cases will have to await further
activities, which have to be undertaken by the
project.
If you
would like to know more about the project or
interested to participate, kindly contact with us
at:
chairman@niyamasameeksha.com
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