Jagdish Mitra, CEO CanvasM Technologies Ltd.

mGovernance5 Steps towards the Evolution

mGovernance initiatives around the globe

• Afghanistan – Innovation Grants Program

• South Korea– mobile specific webpages– transport schedules(via QR codes on bus stops) & subway stations– local weather current polls– Emergency contacts – real-time traffic and highway congestion information

• Philippines– Citizens enforce anti-pollution law by reporting public transport through SMS – SMS-based services that allow citizens to ask for information or to comment and

complain about government officials and services.• Singapore

– SMS alerts for a variety of e-services such as: renewal of road tax, passport renewal, parking ticket notifications medical examinations for domestic workers

– Social Development Unit acts as an official dating agency for educated single people.• South Africa

– Cell-Life Update: Using Mobiles to Fight HIV/AIDS – Disease Surveillance with Mobile Phones in Uganda

mGovernance in India• Kerala

– Recognised in the 2012 edition of the World Bank's publication for its m-governance activities

– Mobile based public services in agriculture, district administration, tourism, fisheries, motor vehicles, police, elections

– Dr. SMS: m-health information system• Goa

– Goa State Pollution Control Board– Directorate of Accounts– Directorate of Printing and Stationery– Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers– Animal Husbandry and Veterinary services– Commercial Taxes

• Andhra Pradesh: Mobile Based Intelligent Garbage Monitoring System in Hyderabad• Central Services

– Passport Application status on Mobiles– The latest M-service added is The electoral Details on Mobile– Mobile Banking in India

5 Steps • Policy Formulation• Convergence with eGovernance • Focus on key initiatives segmented by urban and rural needs– Land records– Disaster Management– Healthcare– mBanking and financial literacy– mEducation

• Standard Commercialization model • Adoption initiatives– Spoken web & voice sites– Collaboration with nodal agencies – A national mobile portal

CanvasM’s Location Based Enabler

Interoperable Location Enabler – Aggregating

Network Based Location from Telco’s in Singapore

Next Generation National Broadband Network

Next Generation Interactive Multimedia Service

Digital Concierge- Shared Enablers with Open Access

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