Welcome to the current issue of “Government@24/7”,your fortnightly source of knowledge and news on e-Government and m-Government! brought to you by m-GovWorld with technical support form OneWorld South Asia..
The final meeting with the stakeholders for the
launch of
National e-Governance Stakeholders' Forum
commenced on February 9, 2008 during the annual
regional meeting of OWSA in New Delhi. The
meeting was participated by the members of civil
society organizations from various South Asian
countries, government agencies, media and industry
representatives. It was unanimously agreed
that the foremost need is to advocate for citizen
driven e-Governance initiatives and make
consultation with citizens the compulsory part of
conceptualization of such projects. The minutes of
the meeting will be soon placed on the NGSF
website.
The members of the community are invited to
become members of the forum and communicate their
views on the government services . The true
essence of democracy lies in Government under
people and not over them!
Film actor, director and Sundance Institute Founder & President, Robert Redford will headline at Mobile Backstage, a special one day Mobile Entertainment conference on Wednesday 13th February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona..
Internet firms are working with mobile phone companies on sending ads to customers as they walk near specific businesses. The rival systems use the ability of phone networks to pinpoint the location of customers to within 50 metres..
In the first explicit advice of its kind in the Western world, the French government said children should not spend more than six minutes talking on a mobile phone. An accompanying television broadcast demonstrated how far radiation from the phones is able to penetrate into the brain..
