Rajinder Jhol, Digitalisation, and Governance Consultant
- Rajinder has worked in various technology startups and has been supporting nations to try to transition to genuine democracy since 2009.
- Rajinder also has a background in international diplomacy, governance systems, and democratic development.
Podcast
Overview
The Yellow Vests Protests or Yellow Jackets Protests or Yellow Vests Revolution are weekly protests in France that began on 17 November 2018. At first, the protestors advocated economic justice; later they called for institutional political reforms. In this episode, we have Rajinder Jhol who talks about Democracy. He talks about Democratic development and governance systems. He also talks about his latest book- Shine.
00:41- About Rajinder Jhol
- Rajinder has worked in various technology startups and has been supporting nations to try to transition to genuine democracy since 2009.
- Rajinder also has a background in international diplomacy, governance systems, and democratic development.
- He is the author of a number of books, including Understanding France and the Challenges of the Yellow Vests, and his latest book Shine.
11:22- What are the challenges of the Yellow Vest? What does that represent?
- The Yellow Vest movement in France represents the anger of people.
- In 2018 France decided to increase the carbon tax on fuel which made it impossible for a lot of French people to get to work.
- The French people decided to protest against that decision.
- There is a lack of social mobility and a loss of trust in the government.
13:40- What was the mandate you gave yourself to write that book?
- My mandate was to call upon the French people and say, ‘Get your revolution right’.
- French are the creators of the modern Republic.
- The problems that the French have, all republics across the world have.
- It’s about how citizens engage with the government.
14:55- What was the driving mechanism, to write a book which is quite a big effort?
- I was deeply emotionally invested in democracy.
- I had faith in the ability of people to come together and self-organize.
- Writing was a way for me to process my emotions.
- I wanted to show how we could use technology to build a better Republic.
16:26- What was International NGO day about?
- I invited around 200 different NGOs to the UN to learn more about the SDGs.
- We talked about working together with businesses and governments using the same language and goals.
- The event served as an information, education, and collaboration hub.
- I wanted NGOs to understand how they can work together in times of economic and financial constraints.
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Profile
- Rajinder has worked in various technology startups and has been supporting nations to try to transition to genuine democracy since 2009.
- Rajinder also has a background in international diplomacy, governance systems, and democratic development.
- He is the author of a number of books, including Understanding France and the Challenges of the Yellow Vests, and his latest book Shine.
