Mobile Gov professionals from various organzations work together at Starbucks for a @Mobile_Gov Wikithon.
Government leaders recognize a multitude of benefits from transitioning to a more mobile government. A survey of 152 Federal CIOs and IT managers commissioned by Meritalk cited increased productivity and easier telework as top reasons for adopting mobile technology. This is followed by IT hardware cost savings and improved disaster recovery.
“Between the tablet revolution and telework mandates, the Federal government is quickly becoming mobile”
Mobile is more than smartphones — it is about working wherever you are, using devices that are portable and powerful enough to do the job you need to do.
If you are interested in moving to a mobile workplace but don’t know where to start here are a few ideas to get you going:
- Assess your workforce to identify those that could benefit from mobile technology.
- Look beyond just the hardware savings to see the total IT cost savings and agency productivity boost.
- Leverage tools like mobile apps, shared calendars, file and document sharing, and video conferencing to maximize employee productivity.
The challenges of enabling mobile computing include: Security, IT staffing, and the diversity of platforms and devices.
Tell us what mobile tools your agency is using and what works.
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3 comments
Lisa Nelson says:
March 23, 2012 at 3:33 pm (UTC -5 )
I agree with you both. The melding of work and home is a consequence of the new mobile gov. It is really hard to separate work time from home time.
PEW just put out an interesting new report The Future of Apps and Web http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Future-of-Apps-and-Web.aspx
Agus says:
March 22, 2012 at 10:22 pm (UTC -5 )
this is indeed true that the use of tools such as mobile applications, sharing calendars, files and documents, and video conferencing to maximize employee productivity because the world is different from the past
Internal communication says:
March 8, 2012 at 3:36 pm (UTC -5 )
Mobile government is the absolute key to better engaging with service users and, of course, voters. I think people find real world interaction with elected representatives and public officials refreshing and “out and about” government can really connect with people.