Dear All



Please note that the workshop is scheduled for June 26 and not July 26. Please

note the change and intimate the undersigned by June 20 if you would like to

participate. The inconvenience is regretted.



Warm Regards

Vikas Kanungo





--- In mGov@..., "Williams, Valsa" <valsa.williams@...> wrote:

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> Hi Vikas, good to see your mails again !  Besides m government will it cover

education as well ?

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> Have you seen the netbooks all over the market ?  they are best for

m-governnance

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> Regards,

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> Valsa

> ________________________________

> From: mGov@... [mailto:mGov@...] On Behalf Of

Vikas Kanungo

> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:09 PM

> To: vikaskanungo@...

> Subject: [Mobile Government] Invitation to participate/present during World

Bank workshop on Mobile Applications - Foresight for next generation of

e-Services for Inclusive Development

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> Mobile Applications: Foresight for next generation of e-Services for inclusive

development

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> Innovative Applications in India and Abroad

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>  Background

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> Mobile Government is fast becoming the next inevitable e-direction for the

m-government, m-education and m-health practices. One of the reasons for this is

the spread and success of mobile/wireless applications and services all around

the world. This provides an opportunity for the governments, industry and

academia to exploit these new developments and enhance m-services

implementations and enable the paradigm shift towards inclusive services for the

next generation.

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> Many countries in the world are implementing mobile based solutions for

enhancing the reach of public services to a larger section of the society

especially the people in the remote areas. Many innovative application deployed

across the world can serve as good practice examples for other countries

planning to deploy mobile solutions for enabling Government@24/7.

> The World Bank's 'India e-Development Thematic Group' is planning a workshop

on July 26, 2009 at The World Bank Office from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm for

discussing the potential of mobile applications. Participants will include

practitioners from government, NGOs, academia, telecom companies and application

services providers. The workshop will include presentations on innovative

applications/initiatives and special research based presentations based on the

state of development in this field. The deliberations in this workshop will

serve to enhance the awareness and understanding about the tremendous potential

of mobile, wireless and new media technologies in transforming the delivery of

information and transaction services to citizens in future.

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> The India e-Development Thematic Group is also planning to prepare a

compendium of the innovative mobile applications/ initiatives in India and

abroad which will be shared with the participants of the workshop as a resource

document. Selected initiatives / applications will be provided an opportunity to

make presentations and share experiences during the workshop. In case your

organization is involved in development or implementation of mobile based

innovative initiatives in the following domains, please send information on the

initiative to the undersigned  :

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> *         Inclusive Financial Services

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> *         m- Public services

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> *         m-learning/education services

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> *         m-heath services

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> *         m-agriculture services;

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> Information on selected initiatives will be included in the resource document

to be distributed to the participants of the workshop.

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> PS: If you would like to present your application/initiative during the

workshop, please send one page abstract to the undersigned at

vikaskanungo@...<mailto:vikaskanungo@...> latest by June 20,2009.

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> Warm Regards

>

> Vikas Kanungo

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> Consultant - GICT, The World Bank

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