Government departments can send messages to the cell phones of constituents through InfoBoard. The tool was deployed in collaboration with Smart Communications, a mobile and internet service provider in the Philippines. The government can send 30,000 free messages per month to Smart Communications’ subscribers. Messages sent to other service providers will cost the government 70 centavos (US$0.02).
One of the main uses of InfoBoard will be to send early warnings to citizens in the case of emergencies such as incoming typhoons, flooding or other disasters. The City Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office will be the first content provider to InfoBoard. Agencies such as the City Information Office and City Council may come on board as content providers later.
InfoBoard is successfully being used in other cities of the Philippines such as Cebu, where the government uses it to send disaster alerts and weather bulletins to residents.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Sumedha Jalote
Quelle/Source: futureGov, 21.02.2013
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