http://www.groundviews.org/2008/01/09/use-of-sms-by-govt-for-vital-information-dissemination/ groundviews is an award winning Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:44:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.groundviews.org/2008/01/09/use-of-sms-by-govt-for-vital-information-dissemination/#comment-2540 E-Government vs. E-Governance in Sri Lanka - A place for Web 2.0 and mobiles? « ICT for Peacebuilding (ICT4Peace) Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:03:11 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2008/01/09/use-of-sms-by-govt-for-vital-information-dissemination/#comment-2540 [...] Tie ups with mobile telecoms companies can leverage geo-location based cell broadcasting to deliver a range of timely information to citizens, from details of utility breakdowns to disaster early warning and security alerts. (Typically though, the Sri Lankan regime’s sheer ineptitude commanded the closure of mobile communications channels even when it had earlier promised to leverage them in the interests of public security).  [...] [...] Tie ups with mobile telecoms companies can leverage geo-location based cell broadcasting to deliver a range of timely information to citizens, from details of utility breakdowns to disaster early warning and security alerts. (Typically though, the Sri Lankan regime’s sheer ineptitude commanded the closure of mobile communications channels even when it had earlier promised to leverage them in the interests of public security).  [...]

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