Dr K Srinath Reddy, Padma Bhushan awardee addressing the gathering at ISB’s Public Policy Dialogues 2024
Hyderabad: Indian School of Business on Wednesday said the second annual three-day Public Policy Dialogues of the Bharti Institute of Public Policy is underway. This year, the focus is on the theme, ‘Human development and its importance.’
Experts from the social development sector, policy-making, academia, media and civil society, are participating in expert panel discussions and roundtables, among other events. At the annual event, expert’s discussion is around multiple public policy issues, addressing challenges and discussing innovations. The keynote speaker, Padma Bhushan awardee Dr K Srinath Reddy, used the analogy of a digital camera to stress that policymakers need to “zoom into the ground level while also keeping a panoramic view of the overall goals for development of a country”.
Dr Reddy, Honorary Distinguished Professor at the Public Health Foundation of India, said: “Public policy has to be both multi-disciplinary and grounded. Its essence lies in the welfare and happiness of those who depend on the practitioners of public policy.” Stressing upon the diverse aspects of human development, he said that these require attention equally and are not isolated entities. Taking the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an example, he highlighted their bidirectional nature – as in, how they are inter-related and affect each other.
Also speaking at the plenary session, Amarjeet Sinha, Member, Public Enterprises Selection Board, underscored the importance of public policy dialogues.
