[open-government] Freedom of Information Portals and Mobiles

Wed May 15 13:44:05 UTC 2013

Ushahidi is one technology, and they would very likely be able to recommend others.

On 2013-05-15, at 3:55 AM, Lucy Chambers wrote:

> Hi all, 
> 
> I'm just doing a quick bit of scouting around to see what I can find out about how mobiles can be used in areas with low access to the internet, particularly if there are any pre-existing software projects that make use of them. 
> 
> Ideally I'm looking for something that will work with non-smartphone users and allow them to send and receive some kind of information. 
> 
> Realising the limitations of how much information you can fit into one text message, the answer might not be to actually receive a full answer by SMS. An alternative could just be that an organisation with access to the internet could act as a proxy - and a notification could be texted to the sender's mobile phone when the answer is received. 
> 
> All the best, 
> 
> Lucy 
> 
> 
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