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Left party goes hi-tech

M Rajeev

CONNECTED: State Secretary of CPI (M) B.V. Raghavulu trying out a new computer at M.B. Bhavan in Hyderabad on Wednesday. — Photo: P.V. Sivakumar

HYDERABAD: Think of Left parties, one tends to go by the frequent agitations and protests they launch in the public domain.

The CPI (M) State committee has gone a step ahead for securing crucial information on public issues. Makinene Basavapunnaih Bhavan, the party's State headquarters, has gone hi-tech with latest desktops, powered by Intel Dual Core processors and broadband connectivity to provide seamless Internet connectivity.

The party has set up a "research wing", a group of trained people, to take up data mining and use analytical tools for processing information downloaded from the Internet. It is using the Internet to access information about issues facing the people as also policies of international financial institutions like the World Bank.

Better understanding

"This will help us understand the problems better. We analyse the implementation of different programmes launched by the Government, say for instance the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by putting together the information available in the public domain and the ground realities," CPI (M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu said.

Mr. Raghavulu told The Hindu that the party has been feeding data on a regular basis and applying tools like Excel for analysing it. Once the process is completed, it will form the basis for preparing literature to update the rank and file for taking up various issues. The party is using packages like Photoshop for preparing audio-visual and power point presentations that will help effectively communicate the party's stand on relevant topics. "The desktop has become of useful tool for inter-party communication and sending communications to the Government," he said.

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