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The changes and advancement of mobile and wireless technology is occurring very<br />
rapidly. While there are many technologists that exist, the intention of this report is not<br />
to list all of these existing technologies. This chapter is only intended to present a<br />
general overview of mobile network connectivity, how communication is made through<br />
mobile devices. This chapter also provide a summary of few of the existing examples<br />
and touches briefly on the applications and software used to drive these mobile devices.<br />
Few of the examples of the services delivered via mobile devices refer to in this report<br />
shows the potential of mobile phone that can be used in the public services. This chapter<br />
also cover some of these examples that are directly related to public service delivery. It<br />
is likely that the advancement in the technology will results in the reduction of the cost<br />
and that many people will be able to buy them. Apparently, this is a new way of life as<br />
mobile devices have been adopted by many people and it has become part of everyday<br />
life. Now that the theoretical background of m-Government and the associated<br />
technology have been covered, chapter 3 is devoted to discussing m-Readiness<br />
framework and measuring tools.<br />
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