It’s sometimes hard for us to see how mobile devices are having an impact. The idea that young people are giving up telephone landlines (why pay for more than one phone?) or that teens prefer texting to talking is hard for many government leaders to understand. Now enter the newest members of our society. [youtube [...]

Mobile is not just apps and websites, it includes SMS or text messaging. Here’s some new text use data from Pew Internet & American Life. Some 83% of American adults own cell phones and three-quarters of them (73%) send and receive text messages.–Pew How do mobile phone users prefer to be contacted? While most people prefer [...]

There are over 350 participants in the Making Mobile Gov Dialogue and this week we wanted to highlight mobile product accessibility issues agencies grapple with like Section 508 compliance. When we searched the MMG Dialogue, here’s what we found: “No one is really talking about accessibility and Section 508 with Apps. PLEASE remember to develop on [...]

ABI Research reports Almost three quarters (73%) of mobile phone users (both smartphones and other types) in the United States use their phones to visit social networking sites daily, sometimes more than once each day. Other popular activities on mobile phones include Checking email (80%) Checking weather and reading news (63% each) Playing music (53%) [...]

Mobile has been called transformative for healthcare, commerce, development, and education. Mobile will be transformative for government, too. The widespread use of mobile devices – studies show that 96% of 18–29-year-olds own a cell phone – signals changing needs and expectations of the public. The federal government must deliver services and information always, anytime, anywhere. [...]

Mobile technology is changing the way people find and use information and services. How does government interact with the public in this anytime, anywhere world? To help answer this question, we’re launching the Making Mobile Gov Project. The idea is to help agencies work together to make a more open, innovative government to meet 21st [...]

Did you know that Latinos are adopting smartphones faster than other groups? According to a recent Nielsen survey, 45 percent of Latino mobile phone users nationwide as of December owned a smart phone, devices with application-based and Web-enabled operating systems. That’s well above the 31 percent of all mobile users with a smart phone and [...]

So much to learn about Mobile Gov and so little time? Well, here’s a free webinar sponsored by our good friends at Web Manager University to get you going. WHAT:  Going Mobile. Find out more about mobile so you can be ready to serve citizens anytime and anywhere. WHEN: Thursday, May 26, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. [...]