ABSTRACT
While appropriation of information technologies—the process, rather than the outcome, of using technology strategically, politically, and creatively—is a pressing issue for civil society in the information age, most nongovernmental or civil society organizations (CSOs) have not moved much beyond e-mail and basic websites. Other information and communication technologies tend to be beyond the horizon; in particular, few CSOs have taken advantage of the full strategic value mobile or cell phones offer, especially for mobilization. So far, the mobile phone has taken a backseat in information and communication technologies (ICT) discourse currently dominated by the Internet. 1
