Chile’s Congress will bestow an iPad2 on each and every one of its 120 lower house lawmakers to improve their efficiency and remote access to legislative proceedings.
A four-member lower house panel on administration decided to hand out the high-selling Apple tablets “to support legislative operations,” the daily La Segunda reported.
Speaker Patricio Melero said the goal was to make it possible for lawmakers to remotely access their work, do research and follow legislation.
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But some lawmakers, who were asked to pick their iPad in black or white, had their doubts about whether they needed such a freebie.
“I think that our Congress absolutely should invest our money as best we can. People who want to get one of these things should get it with their own money. We make enough,” said legislator Rene Alinco.
Legislators are supposed to turn in their iPads when their terms end.
(AFP)
智利國會將給予眾議院一百二十位議員,每人一台iPad2,讓議員們便於遠距參與議院會議,以及改善他們的工作效率。
《第二日報》報導,眾議院四人監督小組為了「維持立法運作」,決定發放蘋果熱賣的平板電腦。
眾議院長派翠奇歐‧梅勒羅表示,此舉是要讓議員們從遠端也能處理公務、執行研究,以及跟上立法進度。
但被通知選擇白色還是黑色iPad的部分議員們,則對於他們是否需要這個免費好康,提出質疑。
議員雷內‧阿林克表示:「我認為國會絕對有必要將金錢做最有效的投資。想要這些東西的人應該要自掏腰包購買。我們所得是買得起的。」
議員任期結束後應當將iPad歸還。
(法新社/翻譯:林亞蒂)
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