editorial
Governance
on the go
Rauno Granath T
he last decade has
seen a rising trend
among governments
Head of New Growth
Markets, Nokia
in the use of informa-
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tion and communications
technology (ICT) to bring
public services to citizens
- enabling people across
the globe to access public
information more easily.
Conventional digital
delivery of public services,
or e-governance, remains
beyond most people in
many countries due to a
Alex Lambeek
VP, Entry Devices,
lack of fixed infrastructure
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and access to the internet.
However, with their vast
reach and simplicity of use,
mobile devices can extend public services to bil-
lions more people. Consequently, there is a grow-
ing focus on m-governance across the world.
There are already many exciting examples of
how mobile devices are being used by govern-
ments and other organizations to help people. Ex-
amples include school registration, notification of
the readiness of permits for collection and finding
out local weather conditions.
Expanding Horizons is a quarterly publication aimed at ICT decision-makers Explore inside how digital technology is helping
in the private and public sectors. It explores the socio-economic benefits that
mobile technology offers as well as best practices from around the world in
students in remote communities of the Philippines
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order to encourage affordable connectivity to ICT through mobile commu- to learn more. Also see how shared access to inter-
nications. It also shows how to create a favorable environment for market
growth.
net is creating local jobs and showing rural dwell-
ers the value of online services.
Editor-in-chief Kirsi Arvelo, Nokia-Expandinghorizons@nokia.com Editorial
board Sirpa Lehmus, Marko Keskinen, Johanna Liukkonen, Mona Marin, Maria
In the following pages we look at all these is-
Kellokumpu, Antti Vanhanen, Ilkka Lakaniemi Production Content produced sues and see how mobile technologies are making
by Sanoma Magazines Finland, Custom Publishing: Susanna Marklund,
producer, susanna.marklund@sanomamagazines.fi; Pia Hytönen, graphic
a real difference today. ■
designer. Contributors to this issue: Tim Haines and Satu Jussila. Cover photo
by iStockphoto. Printed by Libris in Finland.
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Siemens Networks or the companies referred to. Our objective has been to
produce as accurate content as possible, but we cannot assume liability for
any eventual errors or inaccuracies.
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ISSN: 1797-2086, code: D501-00250-EH-200808-1-EN
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