mGovernment

In the Resources section:

Resources

Cases of mGovernment in Developing/Transitional Countries

eGov4Dev Cases on mGovernment

  1. Text 2920/117: Reporting Police Wrongdoing via SMS in the Philippines
  2. SMS and Receipt-Reporting for Tax Purposes in the Philippines
  3. TXT CSC: SMS Service for the Philippines Civil Service Commission

Other mGovernment Case Study Collections

Case study collection and analysis of m-government in South Africa
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/e-government/rc/filedownload.do~itemId=379174 (direct link to PDF file)

ITU case examples of SMS use in the public sector (global cases)
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/futuremobile/content/messaging.html

List of cases on using mobile messaging in the public sector (global cases)
http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/cat_sms_and_politics.htm

Other Cases on Approaches to ICT Mobility

  1. Big Blue: Zimbabwe World Links for Development Mobile ICT Lab [Transportable ICTs] (IICD/infoDev)
  2. "Computers on Wheels" for People-Centred Development [Transportable ICTs] (IICD/infoDev)
  3. Mobile Internet Unit: Reach Out And Touch [Transportable ICTs] (IICD/infoDev)
  4. Nile Perch: Information at the Source of the River Nile, Lake Victoria [SMS Application] (IICD/infoDev)
  5. Taking Microfinance to the Rural Poor Doorstep by Using ICT in a Creative Way! [Mobile Computing] (IICD/infoDev)
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