20 May 2020 | 06:09am IST
WITH IDEAS IN, TIME TO MOVE FORWARD
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas have endurance without death – John F. Kennedy
Ideas for Goa is a platform that not only reignites our economy post Covid19 but also helps create a Goa that is more prosperous, sustainable and inclusive than the status quo and is a shining example for the rest of India. This is born out of the belief real change happens only with free flow of ideas and bottoms up citizen empowerment. Herald was proud to partner the Ideas for Goa initiative. Though officially week long, the real work begins now. To take the ideas forward and convert many of them to reality
400 ideas. More than one a day for
year if each idea if thought
through. With 32 ambassadors, the core team which came up with this idea
includes, Mayank Pandya, Rajesh Jog, DS Prashant and Sanjiv Khandelwal, should
be pleased.
The
team will now analyze the raw data to identify themes and sentiments expressed
by the idea contributors and people who have votes and commented on the ideas.
These themes and sentiments will be shared in a visual and easy to understand
manner with the public through the Ideas for Goa website and the media, social
media. More importantly this will also be shared with relevant government
agencies, private and support agencies.
The
team hopes that the analysis will encourage the public, the government and the
private and support agencies to take the ideas to implementation. The team
plans to keep the “Ideas for Goa” platform open for submission of ideas on an
ongoing basis as they would like this platform to be a repository of ideas,
from which one can pick an idea to build a better Goa.
“Ideas for Goa, a citizens’
platform born out of the belief that real change happens only with free flow of
ideas has re-emphasised that every citizen can play a role in the development
of society. I am proud and elated to be a part of this platform and contribute
in a small way towards the developmental plan for Goa,” said DS Prashant who
has worked extensively in field of start-ups and incubation centers in Goa.
Rajesh Jog of Rajbag, Canacona
said, “I am delighted to have participated in this wonderful citizen’s
initiative for my beloved Goa. I have personally learned so much during the
process and hope that our CM, Dr Pramod Sawant and his colleagues can also take
a look at some of the ideas posted by Goans that truly deserve to be taken up
during the next policy cycle.”
Mayank Pandya, one of the founder
members said that, “I am humbled and proud to say the Ideas for Goa platform
generated close to 400 amazing ideas that all have potential to make Goa more
prosperous and sustainable. I look forward Ideas for Goa becoming an ongoing
repository of innovative ideas that anyone can take forward to fruition.”
Sanjiv Khandelwal from Sensible
Earth in Porvorim felt that, “Ideas for Goa has been truly an invigorating
experience and just what was needed to help us move our thinking from doom and
gloom to hope and optimism.
The idea harvesting and webinars
have helped us get a deep sense of what people want and how Goa can turn this
unfortunate event into a transformational opportunity.”
The
ideas are in. It’s now time for action.