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Women’s access to mobile phones increasing in Afghanistan

As of late 2012, 80 per cent of women in Afghanistan have regular or occasional access to mobile phones, found the Unites States Agency for International Development.

New Yorkers get mobile app for bike share programme

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) launched a ...

Canadian City Police launch smartphone app

The Police Service in Hamilton, a port city in the ...

22 May 2013 | Interview

CHAMPIONING OPENNESS: CITY OF EDMONTON CIO CHRIS MOORE IN INTERVIEW - PART II

City of Edmonton CIO Chris Moore continues on two major recent projects: the Apps4Edmonton challenge — a contest to encourage residents to develop applications using data sets from the Edmonton Open Data Catalogue — and Workspace Edmonton, on enabling telecommuting.

21 May 2013 | News

US State launches app offering legislative information

The Florida House of Representatives in the United States has launched a smartphone application to keep citizens updated about the legislative happenings in the state.

20 May 2013 | News

Australian state launches app to locate legal services

The Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General has launched a web-based mobile app to allow residents to access information about the state’s Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations.

17 May 2013 | News

Google to train students in Indian state

The State Government of Andhra Pradesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Google India to train engineering students in the state in latest technologies such as mobile development and cloud computing.

17 May 2013 | News

US launches app to help people learn and teach English

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has launched a mobile application to help people worldwide access resources for learning English on simple mobile devices.

16 May 2013 | News

HK launches mobile app for architecture appreciation

The Architectural Services Department launched today a mobile app called “ARCHITOUR” which seeks to incite greater appreciation for the unique architectural characteristics of Hong Kong’s Government buildings.

15 May 2013 | News

Australian Council launches app for fire inspections

The Department of Planning and Community Development in the Australian state of Victoria announced the launch an iPad app to help residents build more fire-resilient homes.

14 May 2013 | News

US hospital introduces BYOD initiative

Broward Health System has recently launched ‘bring your own device’ initiative at its Imperial Point hospital, US to encourage its physicians to use their devices to update patient orders and access records at the hospital.

13 May 2013 | News

Police launch app to connect with citizens in the US

The police department of San Jose, California in the United States launched a smartphone application to engage the community last week.

9 May 2013 | News

Using mobile technology for development in USAID

FutureGov spoke to Maura O’Neill, Chief Information Officer and Senior Counselor at USAID, about the role of mobile technology in the agency’s work.

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