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http://www.clickatell.com/downloads/Clickatell_cidb_casestudy.pdf

"By utilizing this low-cost, readily understood medium, government can both communicate vital messages to its citizens – such as
registration dates for elections, locations for child vaccinations or notification of a successful social grant registration – as well as potentially engage in interactive dialogue.
A successful example of this is the collaboration between Clickatell and the Office of the Premier of the Limpopo Provincial Government. What started as an SMS marketing campaign for one of its publications
going out to some 60,000 readers has swiftly evolved into a full-blown communication medium that is able to convey key messages from the Premier direct to citizens, thereby bringing the province’s
leadership far closer to its people."

Com as devidas desculpas a quem não entender inglês, o texto refere como a colaboração entre o governo da província sul-africana de Limpopo e uma empresa de serviços SMS (Clickatell) permite aproximar o poder daqueles que são a sua fonte de legitimidade.

Somando este exemplo ao das Filipinas, Espanha, etc
(http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501040712-660984,00.html)
podemos ir imaginando um mundo onde as novas tecnologias, ao aumentarem a capacidade de acção e de acesso à informação do cidadão comum, permitam equilibrar a balança do poder a seu favor. Quem sabe, novas formas de conceber a democracia.
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