The Aam Aadmi Party has won a landslide victory in Delhi today. The party, led by Arvind Kejriwal, made some interesting promises regarding digitization of governance in the city in its manifesto. We'll check back next year to track the progress: 1. Wi-Fi Delhi, imlpemented City wide: The AAP has promised Wi-Fi in public zones of Delhi, and said that Internet and telecom companies have "been approached and a high level feasibility study has been done in consultation with them." The party believes that "It will also provide an impetus to education, entrepreneurship business employment and also tie in with women's safety initiatives. Wi-Fi will be provided in public zones of Delhi. Our take: We'd like to see these feasibility services made public. Free internet helps, but the devil may lie in the details: how much Internet connectivity for free? There's free Wi-Fi at Connought Place, but try connecting to it and it doesn't work. 2. Delhi to be a startup hub, setting up incubators: - "The government will encourage startups by setting up business and technology incubators in universities and colleges. As a pilot project, we will also create three million square feet of affordable business incubation space." - "We will also ensure that starting a trade or business in Delhi takes a maximum time of one week. As vital stakeholders the participation of traders in the framing of trade policies will be encouraged." - "AAP will facilitate innovative and private startup accelerators to provide support to entrepreneurs. We…
