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New e-procurement portal - transparency!?

21 April 2008 - 10:42am — silkboard

I didn't know about this new e-procurement portal launched last year by the state government. Have a look here (site isn't setup right, watch the warnings). What should interest us most is "transparency". There is a section intended for "citizens", cool! But the citizen's page doesn't have much right now. A list of tenders is available, which shows up only two items. There is a news and information link too, but that leads to a third party commercial website.

Kasturirangan Committee Report - Public Interaction

16 April 2008 - 3:55pm — murali772
19 Apr 2008 10:00
19 Apr 2008 13:30
Asia/Calcutta

(Original post here)

CIVIC Bangalore
has great pleasure in inviting you to a public interaction on the

Kasturirangan Committee Report
on a new governance structure for Bangalore & Manifestos of political parties on Bangalore

Dr. A. Ravindra, (Retd.) IAS

Former Chief Secretary, GoK, & Member, Kasturirangan Committee

will make a presentation on the Committee's recommendations

Response by

Prof. B.K. Chandrashekar
Hon'ble Chairperson, Karnataka Legislative Council

Responses & presentation of party manifestos on Bangalore by

Mr. P.R. Ramesh, Ex-Mayor of Bangalore, KPCC (I)

Mr. Srikanta Murthy, President, Bangalore City Unit, Janata Dal (S)

Mr. Vijayakumar, President, Bangalore City Unit, Bharatiya Janata Party

Mr. M. Muniyappa*, Karnataka State President , Bahujan Samaj Party

Mr. Venkatesh, Bangalore District President, Samajwadi Party

Mr. V. Balasubramanian, (Retd.) IAS
Former Additional Chief Secretary, GoK, & Advisor, AT Ramaswamy Committee

will preside

Date: Saturday, 19th April 2008
Time: 10.00 AM to 1.30 PM
Venue: Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Queen's Road, (Opposite Sanje vani), Bangalore 560052

ALL ARE WELCOME

Programme Schedule
10.00 AM: Tea and registration

10.15 AM: Welcome and objectives

10.20 AM: Presentation on the Kasturirangan Committee Report
by Dr. A. Ravindra

10.45 AM: Response & Presentation of Citizens' Charter on urban
decentralization by CIVIC Bangalore

11.00 AM Response by Prof. B. K. Chandrashekar

11.15 AM Responses by political party representatives & presentation of their
party manifestoes for Bangalore

12.30 PM: Open discussion

1.15 PM: Chairperson's remarks by Mr. V. Balasubramanian

1.30 PM: Vote of thanks & Lunch

CIVIC Bangalore (Citizens' Voluntary Initiative for the City)

# 6, Kasturi Apartments, 35/23 Langford Road Cross, Shanthinagar

Bangalore 560025,. www.civicspace.in, civicblore@gmail.com

Ph: 22110584 / 22711001 /41144126

Cell Nos: 98803 97401, 98809 63996

Kasturi Rangan Committee Report

16 April 2008 - 3:23pm — murali772
CIVIC Bangalore
has great pleasure in inviting you to a public interaction on the

Kasturirangan Committee Report
on a new governance structure for Bangalore & Manifestos of political parties on Bangalore

Dr. A. Ravindra, (Retd.) IAS

Smart Cities Put People Before Cars - Lessons for Bangalore

16 April 2008 - 12:48pm — cvikash
It is no wonder then that the most vibrant cities in America — New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington — are ones that have been able to curb the voracious appetite of the car for space. The cities we love around the world are the ones that have been able to devote more space to people and less to cars.

Policing the Police

16 April 2008 - 11:20am — murali772
Governance

I was on my daily dinner routine. Happened to see this on-duty police person walking out of his official patrol van called ‘Hoysala'. He walked up to the cashier of this local restaurant, grabbed some money, and was matter-of-factly walking back. Not that this was the first time I saw such a thing - but, I don't know what became of me (perhaps Bollywood effect?).

Facelift for lakes - just new fences or more?

16 April 2008 - 1:14am — silkboard
Lakes
Back in January, BBMP had announced that it planned facelift for 17 lakes in and around the city. Cant find any newspaper articles to quote from, but this blog has it (17 lakes ...).

How does Europe & the rest of the world do it ?

15 April 2008 - 7:58pm — Naveen
Metro RailTraffic

Blrsri - referring to yr post elsewhere, & also in general, some issues that need to be highlighted ---

In USA /Europe & in rapidly developing far-eastern cities, the situation is very different, & solutions are found far more scientifically. They also have the advantage of much smaller populations & a more homogenous mix of users. This makes it easy for them to make changes as & when necessary with minimal objections or agitation. The old city of Rome is an example with very narrow streets, but traffic is very well controlled & directed, with efficient supervision & real-time monitoring.

As I see it, our difficulties are far more numerous & are summarized below.

Sustainable Prosperity, Climate Change Mitigation and Cultural Change

15 April 2008 - 7:19pm — cvikash

Hi! Here is a primer for a proposed world seminar series to create awareness and mobilise support for action about a new thinking for sustainable prosperity through the 21st Century and possible solutions that we shall need :

Finding A Higher Comfort Zone: Solutions for A Small Planet and A Big Family

Manifesto points

14 April 2008 - 4:54pm — murali772

The Times of India has invited the Civil Society to send points to be raised under their 'Bangalore Asks Candidates' programme. My list would read as below:

Muralidhar Rao

Uncontrolled growth - any remedies?

14 April 2008 - 1:09am — silkboard
Pedestrian Infrastructure

Here is a tale of two buildings right next to each other.

Setback from the road, and use of basement for the first one:



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