India – The tyranny of vanity metrics and impractical tech solutions in India’s COVID-19 second wave (ORF)

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Two statements were made by a senior minister and a bureaucrat regarding the criteria for the Indian COVID-19 vaccination programme last week. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, touted the “success” of the government’s vaccination registration portal, Co-WIN. He tweeted that he was, “Pleased to note our world-class CoWIN platform ensured smooth rollout of beneficiary registration for Phase 3 of the world’s #LargestVaccineDrive. In just first 3 hours: 80L+ people registered, 1.45 cr SMS successfully delivered, 38.3 cr API hits recorded”.

https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/the-tyranny-of-vanity-metrics-and-impractical-tech-solutions-in-indias-covid-19-second-wave/

Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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