Voting by Mobile Devices Could Be Available in United States by 2012, VeriSign Says
VeriSign's market predictions include:
1. 10 percent of the population will interact with the government using mobile devices by 2012
The era of mobile government has arrived in the United States. Mobile devices provide an important communication channel between government and its citizens. We will see mobile voting trials emerging on the local level, as demonstrated in the United Kingdom, giving way to widespread use of the mobile channel as one of several unique voting methods to help increase voter turnout by 2016. By the end of President Obama's first term in 2012, use of SMS to exchange information and opinions, as well as promote accountability and transparency, will become mainstream, with at least 10 percent of the U.S. population using their mobile device to interact with government. Applications can include status information that can be pushed by the government or pulled by end-users, such as tax filings and refunds, driving tickets, library books, driver's license and passports.
