mobileGov World Summit and Global mobileGov Awards 2017 7-9 May, 2017 - Brighton UK ------------------------------------------------ This year at the mobileGov World Summit, leading government leaders of eGovernment / mGovernment from Asia, EU and Americas are presenting their achievements and experiences in applying mobile technologies in the public sector domain. mobileGov World summit is also a platform for the Mobile Industry to showcase and exhibit their solutions for the public sector organisations. There will be a workshop on Inclusive mobileGovernment, effects of mobile technologies in expanding government reach to various communities. The extended Workshop / Panel description is below. The organisation is soliciting active participation at this critical workshop to share accumulated knowledge and practical experiences. If interested please send email to conf@m4life.org The updated program can be accessed here: http://www.m4life.org/conferences/mgovsummit2016/program/ and the registration to the Summit is open. Please note that members of the mobileGov and professionals from the non-profit organisations receive significant discounts on registration fees. For detailed info on confirmed speakers, current agenda, programme highlights, registrations, exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please refer to conference website: www.m4life.org and show interest. Please feel free to forward this email to those who may be interested. Best wishes, Emre --------------------------- --------------------------- Panel / Workshop Details: --------------------------- --------------------------- Inclusive m-Government: defining the vision, exploring the new opportunities Due to specific features of mobile technology allowing better reach, accessibility, precision and personalization, m-Government is considered to be potentially more user-centric and inclusive in providing services to its public, than other digital government initiatives. Accessibility issues, however, are complex and go beyond a simple availability of technology and services. Complexity of accessibility issues along with fast changing technological and mobile market landscapes bring new opportunities as well as pose constraints for building inclusive m-Government. Our panel brings together researchers and practitioners from varied backgrounds to define the vision of inclusive m-Government, discuss the challenges of achieving it, and work together on finding potential solutions for addressing them. The panel will discuss what inclusiveness means and how it is applied to m-Government: what are the inclusive m-Government services? Can current m-Government services and services tailored to specific inclusion group (based on age, health, literacy, gender etc.) be considered inclusive? What will help to achieve inclusiveness in the near future - in terms of our actions, legislation, technology; and what potentially can inhibit those trends? Moderator: Dr. Diana Ishmatova, APEC e-Government Research Center, Japan Panelists: Prof Naoko Iwasaki, Waseda University, Japan, Prof Luca Buccoliero , Citizens Lab CERMES, Bocconi University, Italy Dr. Elena Bellio, Citizens Lab CERMES, Bocconi University, Italy