The British Parliament is buying hundreds of tablet PCs Apple last generation for the deputies in the strategy of integrated technological re-equipment department, reports on Wednesday Telegraph.
In a statement, the House of Commons says that British MPs will be given 650 tablets iPad Air 2 to be used for official purposes. To work with mobile devices has developed a set of mobile applications.
To purchase equipment from Apple and the software is planned to allocate about 200,000 pounds (about 300,000 US dollars). The funds will be allocated from the budget, ie, from the pockets of the taxpayers of the United Kingdom. Also wishing to be given the opportunity to exchange their old computer tablet Apple.
According to the speaker of the lower house of Parliament John Furs, this acquisition should help reduce the cost of the department. In particular, to reduce paper costs, paperwork and other needs.
Use the Apple tablet in the British Parliament began in 2012. On offer several ministers purchase more affordable electronic devices, furs said that the internal system is tied to the ecosystem iOS and jump to another platform will require significant expenditure.
For British parliamentarians buy 16 GB iPad Air 2 with Wi-Fi and LTE.