‘Dapat' information via SMS

In Malaysia, the public will soon be able to send text messages via their handphones to government departments and agencies to obtain information, according to The New Straits Times

"The "Dapat" SMS service will be launched by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday.

The information will be sent to the consumer within seconds by an automated data system which manages a department's SMS server.

"For example, to get a form from the Employees Provident Fund, all a person needs to do is type "EPF" followed by the name of the form and his e-mail address and send this to short code 32728 (Dapat).

"Dapat will retrieve the document from the EPF's information server and send it to his e-mail," Azli said.

emily | 2:27 PM | SMS and Politics |
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