Technology has changed and will continue to change the way government reaches out and communicates with citizens. Gone are the days when faxing forms to a central government office was the norm. Now citizens want quick and reliable services at their fingertips, on any device they choose. And they want their government agency to sendRead… Read more »
Note: This is a guest blog post by Amando E. Gavino Jr., Director, Office of Network Services, ITS/FAS/GSA. He is responsible for a portfolio of telecommunication acquisition solutions that provide government agencies the ability to meet their diverse set of telecommunication requirements. Acquisition solutions include Networx, Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions – EIS (the future replacement forRead… Read more »
Geographic information system (GIS) technology helps the world better understand, respond to, and ultimately improve human health.
Leveraging mobile technology can do everything from making your agency’s workforce more efficient to promoting citizen engagement. Check out these tools that can help your agency refine its mobile strategy and implement more efficient and effective processes.
Harnessing the vision of a more mobile government is not new. Governments have sought to take more information into the field and improve data collection workflows. So what is different in mobile GIS trends today? Mobile government is focused on enabling employee productivity and providing better citizen services. The big shift is from focused applicationsRead… Read more »
Your smartphone counts your steps. You doctor sends you text message appointment reminders. And you hospital might have an app that allows you to check you blood pressure. Today, the intersection between health and mobile has never been more pronounced. All of these mobile health applications are helping to put you – the patient –Read… Read more »
Learn what innovations the government is making in mobile health and what this means for you and your Fitbit.
How government is responding to the mobile health expansion.
Today, nine out of 10 Americans own a mobile phone. Of that group, more than 65 percent own a smartphone. And these days it seems like you can do everything on that smartphone. Everything from email to banking to dinner reservations can be done with the swipe of a finger. And now those smartphones are… Read more »
This blog post is an excerpt from GovLoop’s recent guide, Understanding State and Local Government. Download the full guide here. Teens and young adults are often accused of being addicted to their phones, but they are not alone: 90 percent of Americans own a mobile device with text messaging capabilities. And more than 60 percent own aRead… Read more »