abstract:Mobile government, mGovernment, is the extension of eGovernment to mobile platforms, as well as the strategic use of government services and applications which are only possible using cellular/mobile telephones, laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and wireless internet infrastructure.
The Prime Minister, as everyone knows, has been unstinting in his efforts to bring together appropriate allies to look at how we can form a government, the Foreign Secretary the same - I'm off to India on Monday, again, to talk to the Indian government - tomorrow - yes - about what kind of government they see as being necessary in Afghanistan.
I'm all for reinventing government and reducing bureaucracy dramatically -- as Jindal calls for -- but part of "talking to Americans like adults" -- involves talking about the real costs and consequences, not just reframing the debate.