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Actually that tweet was not from government official. It was from ruling political party IT cell here. Government officials from DOT and IT ministry are still s
by pkhagah 12y ago
Actually that tweet was not from government official. It was from ruling political party IT cell here. Government officials from DOT and IT ministry are still silent on this issue.
- walshemj 12y agowhat is a "political party IT cell" is this some committee of MP's? or some Indian political slang?
- viksit 12y agoThe terms are a bit messed up, but the closest thing these are to a US organization is a presidential campaign policy working group. [1] These are the guys who basically act as advisors to the government's top politicians on issues that relate to technology. Edit: They don't only manage the online presence of the political party. They are more detailed, coming up with policies and papers (presumably - none of these ever show up in public, oddly) [2] [1] As an example, here's Obama's - http://change.gov/learn/policy_working_groups http://change.gov/learn/policy_working_groups [2] The head of the IT cell's LI profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/argupta26 https://www.linkedin.com/in/argupta26
- walshemj 12y agoAh like SPAD's (Special Advisors) are they considered temporary civil servants it seems odd that an unelected "advisor" is making policy and being quoted in the media though.
- confusedIndian 12y agoThe ruling party, BJP, has a group of IT professionals managing their online presence. This, they call their "IT cell".
- munkay 12y agocell == division