Mobile technologies combined with power of 3G are ideal for making mission-critical data (voice, data, video, maps) available on-demand and on-site through mobile devices . Mobile government is going to be the mantra for new generation of civil servants
Smartphone sales to outstrip notebook - Gartner
Personal computer (PC) vendors are eyeing up the booming smartphone market to offset a slump in computer sales, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide smartphone sales will grow by 29 per cent year-over-year to reach 180 million units in 2009, overtaking notebooks in total unit terms.
IDB launches initiative to promote mobile phone based services in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently launched a program to foster the development of mobile services for people at the base of the socio-economic pyramid in Latin America and the Caribbean, aiming to address poverty problems in sectors such as health, education, social protection, employment and business.