For the site, I would advise you use a larger, bolder font, to make the charges seem more glaring.
There also needs to be additional information, such as the name of the officer involved.
Corruption in India is so widespread that it's become a lifestyle - it's simply understood that you will have to pay to get certain things done. But that doesn't mean it cannot change, I believe there are people in the government who really want to crack down, and I applaud efforts like this.
Fight against Corruption in India using technology
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#22One of the incident which is reported is:
"paid bribe to get away with drunk driving."
http://corruptiontrak.com/dev/reports/view/48
Honestly, i do not think any amount of technology or legislation would be able to fix corruption, unless it is sought at a different angle. Problem here does not exist with bureaucracy, but with the people.
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#23this is awesome! and it's applicable to almost every country! good job!
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#24One of the incident which is reported is: "paid bribe to get away with drunk driving." http://corruptiontrak.com/dev/reports/view/48 Honestly, i do not think any amount of technology or legislation would be able to fix corruption, unless it is sought at a different angle. Problem here does not exist with bureaucracy, but with the people.
Another one:
"The police arrived at a party I was having at my house after they got a complaint about the noise and we paid them off to not file a case and let us continue the party. "
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#25Great site. Not that I think any less of this, but in the longer run it'd have to do a bit more than data-collection.
Also, it will need translations into local languages and a volunteer base to verify claims etc. when it grows to be popular. Any thoughts on those lines?
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#26Its a great step forward.. long way to go! Hope it turns out to be something interesting.
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#27Where is the social integration? Gotta have the usual tweet, like, reddit etc. to make this viral.
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#28Great site. Not that I think any less of this, but in the longer run it'd have to do a bit more than data-collection. Also, it will need translations into local languages and a volunteer base to verify claims etc. when it grows to be popular. Any thoughts on those lines?
Ubiquity in terms of platform and languages was one consideration, but we're hoping to start with this niche. Certainly, mediums like SMS and perhaps a few regional languages is one for the future.
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#29Also see http://www.corruptionfight.in
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#30For the site, I would advise you use a larger, bolder font, to make the charges seem more glaring. There also needs to be additional information, such as the name of the officer involved. Corruption in India is so widespread that it's become a lifestyle - it's simply understood that you will have to pay to get certain things done. But that doesn't mean it cannot change, I believe there are people in the government wh…
Point taken. We have experimented with fields such as "offender's name" and "offender's department" on the mobile app. We have been pondering the privacy aspect as well, so as to keep the posts genuine and noble-minded.