Re: Don't reconstruct the past, try to redesign the future....

Hello,

I agree with Satish. Redesigning the policies should be treated only as a journey and not as a destination. The guidelines for "accountability" should provide encouragement not fearsome. The Policies are all subjective issues and lot of factors affect its success or failure.

Thanks

- Shekar Manikonda

 

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From:  vemanasatish babu <vemanasatish@yahoo.com>
Reply-To:  AndhraOne@googlegroups.com
To:  AndhraOne@googlegroups.com
Subject:  Re: Don't reconstruct the past, try to redesign the future....
Date:  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:15:53 -0800 (PST)

Dear All:

  

While I agree with Lokesh that redesigning the policies is the need of the hour.
Any change is only complete when we constantly revisit the failures. A failure
has to be undone - by being able to strategize and foresee. It is only possible
when one deems it as a journey and not a destination.

Holding the government culpable for failed actions is a integral party of democracy.
It is expected that erring elected officials are punished when we exercise our adult franchise.
But unfortunately there is no measure to indicate failed strategies as they are transparent.
In fact the  nearest equivalent is the "call back" that is prevalent in the western world.

In accepted procedure a representative with a low rating can be called back by a petition submitted with a required quorum of signatures. In such a situation, the discussion to redesign and revisit the failures becomes mandatory for both  the candidates after the

call back - and very good example is Schwarzenegger Vs Bustamante spending a lot of time time and energy in undoing many of Gary Davis's faults - about 10 in number. (I will give a detailed analysis of the situation later - )

In light of the above statements - I think the first step in the direction of good governance by being educated and enlightened about its benefits. Sessions covering the following 5 points could be beneficial.
1) Corruption apart - soul-searching would enable every politician devoid of party affiliation to realize the benefits of acting with the mind rather than the heart. Regular plenaries and intra-party sessions aimed at communicating the ideas of the think-tanks within the party is mandatory. The rise of RSS( for a different purpose) and the the Naxalbery movement
(which has now gone hayward) are primary examples of such organized initiatives. I have mentioned the above two for methodology and not ideology - :)
2) A moderated discussion

should be facilitated where in the concerns of the cadre has to be viewed as legitimate and honored. An teacher-student approach could be detrimental to the root cause.
3) Suggestions should be sought out in a secret anonymous fashion that allows people to speak their mind and be more constructive - as opposed to be being biased and controlled when among their peers.
4) It should be understood that a successful policy is a SUM OF ITS PARTS - a collective and cohesive activity as opposed to a directive issued by the higher-ups. The legislators responsible for the implementation have to be well advised and comfortable with the proposition.
5) Accountability , sometimes collective accountability has to be brainstormed. Once you are accountable - your integrity, self-respect and other strengths and weaknesses all will adjust into reasonable thresholds.

More later - what do you all think.

  

Regards
Satish Vemana


Lokesh Nara

<lnara2004@alumni.cmu.edu> wrote:

  

Folks, I have been reading various interesting posts on this group for
some time. I would like to chime in with my thoughts.

In spite of the good faith efforts, not all policies and strategies
formulated by various governments work in the intended manner. We
almost always seem to be reconstructing the failures from the past
rather than discussing how to redesign these policies and better
strategize their implementation for a better future.

I also think that our governments must be held accountable for a failed
strategy(s) and/or actions. However in today's governance there hardly
seems to be any discussion on how to redesign these policies and
initiate the necessary strategic changes.

Why is there so little to no dialogue on failed government
policies/strategy(s) for a better

future?

And how do we integrate bottoms up approach in policy, strategy
formulation, and great governance?

I would like to know what you think.

Best regards,
Lokesh Nara

  

 

 

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