To a question on FDI asked by the Opposition Leader to Lyonpo Khandu, he writes:
"Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk’s reply was long. He talked the House through the history of FDI in Bhutan, economic growth, economic policies, employment, tourism, foreign currency, domestic airports, helicopter services, seasonal tourists, conference centers, infrastructure, credit cards, TAB, tourist visas, and hotels. He even mentioned McKinsey and Brazil!"
Not clear if he was satisfied with the response -
In another post he summarises the response of our finance minister to a question posed by another MP as
" The Finance Minister’s response was long and detailed, but confirmed that the MP was correct in asserting that, “…till date not much has been delivered.”
Here the DHI Chairman completely misses the question -
He says “The assembly members should know that we are functioning within the legal framework and they should understand the position of the royal charter,”
From the chairman of an organisation which looks to improve governance and performances of many of our corporations, this looks lame.
There are many such instances - I was once chided and ridiculed for asking a question during a gathering by a senior official. Of course I didn't get any answer. We can also attribute the failure of embedding GNH within our society partly to our inability in communicating it in a way that our people can understand.
There is clearly a need for our leaders to communicate effectively and in this - I find the rule based on which Twitter works very useful - "Deliver value (your messages) using no more than 140 characters". It is very challenging but I have found remembering this one very useful.
There you go - Honourable Lyonpos, MPs and leaders - If you need to discipline your responses - try twitter. You will also get to know how popular you are or how much value you offer through your messages by the number of followers you have.
