I just returned from a rather whirlwind trip to Singapore in which I held a few business meetings. While I won't (can't) get into the nature of the meetings, there was an interesting story developing while we were over there.
In a story that hasn't made much news over here in the U.S., a terrorist leader escaped from a Singapore jail about 3 weeks ago. While many Singaporeans are embarrassed at this lapse in security, there are some hopes that their advancements in technology will help capture the escapee. In fact, shortly after the escape, all Singaporeans received an SMS message on their cell phones, PDAs, etc. with a picture and description of the individual. That's a text message to 4+ million people!!!! Yet we can't even get a text message out to students on a university campus.
Monday, March 24, 2008
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Singapore maybe a small country but the technology used is very extensive. SMS is a norm in this republic. For the government to send text messages (SMS) is an efficient and effective way of catching the criminal. The States should follow suit. We are way behind Singapore in this respect.
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