Explosion of mobile and wireless technologies – An opportunities for mobile government to speed up service deliveries: A South African perspective

Abstract

In this paper, the author investigates the rapid surge in mobile and wireless technologies, and mobile phone in particulars. He also outlines four emerging application areas where mobile technologies hold great potential for mobile government to catalyze government effort for rapid service deliveries. He concludes by highlighting the lack of research on mobile technologies in the social science, and the need to rapidly expand efforts in this research area.