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India's e-governance project

Angela Saini reports from India on the country鈥檚 vast e-governance project aimed at driving out corruption, reducing bureaucracy and getting the nation鈥檚 1.2 billion people online.

Angela Saini reports from India on the country鈥檚 vast e-governance project aimed at driving out corruption, reducing bureaucracy and getting the nation鈥檚 1.2 billion people online.

Everything from a country-wide unique ID scheme (based on the iris system 鈥� Biometrics), to a roll out of service kiosks where everything from a parking fine to a death certificate can be issued.

One of the main drivers behind this is immense task reducing both corruption and bureaucracy by going electronic - that's the idea - does it stand up? She asks critics as well as proponents.

This can be thought of as a kind of Click special - and combines some of the science and technology with the impact and implications on society.

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18 minutes

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Mon 7 Nov 2011 03:32GMT

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