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Friday, November 02, 2007

Cell Phones & Citizen Engagement

Here are a few examples:

• A text messaging help line in India helped spread instant answers on HIV/AIDS to over 25,000 people

• In Sierra Leonne , nearly 500 citizens used text messaging to report irregularities at polling stations

• A conservation group in New Mexico tripled its email listing by introducing endangered species ringtones

To find out more about the extended reach provided by nearly 3 billion cell phones, click here. For more innovative cell phone advocacy approaches, click here.

Posted by Andrea Wilson