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UK: Think tank urges ‘m-government’

A study urges the UK to follow the lead of Norway and Sweden in using mobile IT to provide better services

A study urges the UK to follow the lead of Norway and Sweden in using mobile IT to provide better services

 

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Local authorities should embrace mobile technologies in delivering services, according to a report from the New Local Government Network (NLGN) think tank launched on Wednesday.

 

“Cutting the Wire” argues that councils face the choice of directing moves towards the adoption of “m-government”, or hoping that existing structures for representation and service delivery can cope with new expectations. It says that mobile communication technologies


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