Going Mobile Utah Digital Government Utah Product Management Council January 2009
Jan 12, 2015
Going MobileUtah Digital Government
Utah Product Management CouncilJanuary 2009
2009 Mobile Application Strategy
• Understand Trends and Utilization
• Evaluate Platforms
• Identify Potential Apps and Services (work with agencies)
• Determine Value
• Enhance Skills and Abilities
• Develop Initial Applications
• Evaluate Progress
Trends in Mobile Technology
• environmentally friendly electronics
• wireless gadgets that can be used in more places
• expanded access to the Internet
• newer ways for people to interact with their devices, including voice commands and gestures
Source: LA Times
Trends in Mobile Services
• iPhone accounts for 1.5 million of Pandora’s 17 million users – over 40,000 new users a day
• strongest growth of iPhone users occurs among those earning less than the “median household income”–that is, between $25,000 and $50,000
10 Most Popular Handsets
1. Blackberry Curve2. Apple iPhone3. Blackberry Storm4. LG Dare5. Blackberry Bold6. LG Voyager7. HTC TouchPro8. LG Env29. Samsung Behold10.Samsung Instinct
data from November 2008
NPD Survey of Top-Selling Phones1. iPhone 3G 2. RAZR V3 (all models) 3. BlackBerry Curve (all models) 4. LG Rumor 5. LG enV2
The iPhone is:
• A level• A flashlight• A stethoscope• A compass• A map• A database• A planner• An Ocarina• A radio
• A seismograph• A camera• A harmonica• Network test device• An encyclopedia• A weather station• A library• An egovernment
platform
Platforms: Increasingly Smarter
• iPhone
• Palm Pre
• Google Android
• Blackberry
Utah Alerts
• Make users aware of events and issues as they happen
• Homeland Security• Amber• Traffic
Ideas for Mobile Apps 2009
• Hunting and Fishing Guides
• Economy• Legal Documents• Utah Drivers Manual• Tax Guides• Policy Manuals• Utah Geology
Utah Mobile Library
Ideas for Mobile Apps 2009
• Utah News• Transportation• Jobs• Health• Discover• Recreation
Utah Citizen
Potential Mobile Apps
• Employ• Commerce• Regulation• FirmFind• Economy
Utah Business
Utah Legal
• Administrative Rules
• Executive Orders
• Statutes
• Legislation
• Services
• US Documents
• Archives
Your Community
• Local Officials• Personal and
Family Readiness• My School• Voting• Government
Locator• Business Locator • Parks and Rec
Summary and Recommendations
• Commuterlink is an excellent example of what is possible.
• Utah citizens will use these services as we make them available.
• We need to coordinate services cross-agency to make them most useful to our citizens and businesses.
Mobile Services today are what the internet was in the Nineties. Opportunities abound. Growth is steady and will continue to climb. Innovation is everywhere.