Hacking for Governance

Anchor:
Parliamentary Research Services / www.prsindia.org
Azri Solutions / www.azrisolutions.com
Dates:
Jan 21 - Feb 01
Location:
Delhi
 
About this fellowship:
It is very essential for the effective functioning of a democracy that the laws that govern a nation are well informed, well reasoned, fair, comprehensive, responsive, & adaptable. In an increasingly complex world, framing laws that meet these criteria becomes increasingly difficult. The problem is compounded because of the often fractional political processes in India. 
Globally, many examples exist of how collaborative lawmaking that utilizes inputs from a network of distributed experts, the everyday experience of citizens, along with feedback loops on the quality of governance, have yielded significantly better laws. 
Within India, the Parliamentary Research Services is an organization that partners with MPs to improve the quality of legislative decision making and outcomes. 
In the “Hacking For Governance” Fellowship, the Fellows will work with Parliamentary Research Services (PRS) & the technology partner Azri Solutions to create a web or mobile based platform to enable collaborative lawmaking / bill drafting. 
Over ten days, the chosen Fellows will develop a working prototype of this participatory lawmaking platform that will be launched during the UnBox Festival & scaled / improved subsequently.