Social Networks & Government

Social Networks & GovernmentVijay Rajmohan

Lecture for officers of M/o Urban Development, Government of India 28.01.2016The fundamentals of Social NetworksRecreates the villages of old in a networked world.Old wine but in new, improved, blazing speed bottles!Benefits are plenty, so are the problems but you cant resist this tide.Some examples: facebook, twitter, whatsapp

Social Networks GoIProminent Ministries, Departments, Autonomous bodies, Regulators already present in SCNs.Communication with stakeholders, public through cost effective, fast, wide & easy modes of communication.Reach out to the crowd in the language they understand.Problematic AreasAll said and done, Government is Government!Problems of forgetting the dos and donts of Government.Politically sensitive issues likes, shares, forwards and the problems associated with them.Fast in internet and slow on files the problem of ignoring the brick & mortar in Government!Security IssuesPersonal interactions becoming official problems & nightmares.Defence officers in the net.Genuine problems of not understanding the reach and depth of technology!