ABSTRACT
This chapter presents some thoughts on how Rajarshi values can be married with technology to solve critical problems in governance and policymaking. The model Rajarshi is a sophisticated human-computer interaction (HCI) system, which includes e-governance, open government data, supercomputing, and cognitive computing, superintended by compassionate, inclusive Rajarshis who bring transformational insights. The chapter describes the current state of e-government, presents some real examples of complex problems addressable with technology; explains the challenges with big data, supercomputing and cognitive computing; discusses ‘human versus computer’ and ‘human plus computer’; and concludes that such a system will be more effective than humans or computers acting alone, even when humans are Rajarshis; enhance decision-making capabilities; and improve the security, development and economic competitiveness of the nation and state.
