(keitai-l) Re: Italy: Elections by SMS. What do you think?

Hi Giovanni

You have raised an interesting question. I guess the example you cited
regarding public use of mobile tech (we call it "mobile government" or
mGovernment for short- see www.mgovlab.org) seems to have a huge burden on
the tax payers really for a service that may may be unnecessary for the
majority. It is really important for the governments and telcos to asses the
value of mobility for user adoption and satisfaction. Our research shows
that there are various extremely useful and at the same mobility-unique
applications/services that tax payers are often happy: health care/law
enforcement etc.. for more please see some of the publications of mgovlab at
the resources section of www.mgovlab.org, particularly a paper on "value of
mobility" by Betty Yu and another one on the value of mgov for developing
countries by Farshid Ghyasi..

cheers..
IK
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Associate Professor, International University of Japan
Yamato-machi, Minami Uonuma-gun
Niigata 949-7277  JAPAN
Tel   +81 257 791464   Fax +81 257 791187

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Giovanni Bertani" <giovanni.bertani@exsense.com>
To: <keitai-l@appelsiini.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 5:32 AM
Subject: (keitai-l) Italy: Elections by SMS. What do you think?


> Today, an SMS sent and firmed by the Council of Ministers of the
> Italian Republic reminded all the Italian mobile phone users that
> tomorrow is election day:
>
>   "Elezioni 2004, si vota sabato 12 dalle 15 alle 22 e domenica 13 dalle
> 7 alle 22. Necessari documento e tessera elettorale".
>
>   "Elections 2004, vote on Saturday 12 from 15 to 22 and on Sunday, from
> 7 to 22. ID and voting card are required"

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