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    "title" : "Welcome to Mobile Gov Month on DigitalGov |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Welcome to Mobile Gov Month on DigitalGov","summary" : "What’s your mobile itch? A long time ago at a workshop not so far away…we asked the 40 federal government innovators who had released native apps this question. We wanted to know their biggest barriers, challenges, frustrations to building anytime, anywhere government. Their generosity in telling","date" : "2014-10-20T12:26:16-04:00","date_modified" : "2024-07-05T22:14:24-04:00","authors" : {"jparcell" : "Jacob Parcell"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/content/news/2014/10/2014-10-20-welcome-to-mobilegov-month-on-digitalgov.md","slug" : "welcome-to-mobilegov-month-on-digitalgov","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/10/20/welcome-to-mobilegov-month-on-digitalgov/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eWhat’s your mobile itch?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA long time ago at a workshop not so far away…we asked the 40 federal government innovators who had released native apps this question. We wanted to know their biggest barriers, challenges, frustrations to building anytime, anywhere government.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/08/435-x-322-MobileGov-Wikithon-2013-06-17.jpg\"\n    alt=\"MobileGov Wikithon, June 17, 2013\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir generosity in telling us those pain points informed 2011’s \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2011/06/21/making-mobile-gov-project/\" title=\"Making Mobile Gov Project\"\u003eMaking Mobile Gov Project\u003c/a\u003e, which identified 10 challenges to implementing mobile apps and responsive websites for public audiences in the federal government. The \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/communities/\" title=\"Mobile\"\u003eMobileGov Community of Practice\u003c/a\u003e has worked to address these challenges ever since.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile our work is not done, we’ve come a long way and are evolving with the technology.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake the challenge of creating mobile products for multiple user platforms like mobile Web and various device operating systems (iOS, Android, etc.). Back in 2011, agencies were building either static mobile Web pages or native apps; the responsive Web design approach was in its infancy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image image-right image-right-legacy\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/09/250-x-400-CDC-Prevent-Group-B-Strep-GBS-App-for-Obstetric-and-Neonatal-Providers-Android-menu.jpg\"\n    alt=\"CDC Prevent Group B Strep GBS App for Obstetric and Neonatal Providers Android menu\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow instead of the either/or approach, agencies like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/\"\u003eCenters for Disease Control (CDC)\u003c/a\u003e are \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/06/05/cdcs-digital-front-door-goes-responsive/\"\u003eimplementing\u003c/a\u003e or planning responsive Web design and \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/09/18/cdc-app-aids-in-prevention-of-neonatal-disease/\"\u003ebuilding native apps\u003c/a\u003e. However, the platform challenges have become more sophisticated. While responsive Web design has become popular in the federal government, there are still challenges around mobilizing information like tables and charts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo counter these new challenges, more agencies are focusing on what we called the “data and infrastructure” challenge three years ago. Instead of thinking about the presentation layer (apps and mobile Web), agencies are looking at the mobilization of their information and at ways they can \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2013/05/13/federal-mobile-code-sharing-catalog-is-here/\" title=\"Federal Mobile Code Sharing Catalog Is Here\"\u003eshare mobile code\u003c/a\u003e with other agencies. They’re looking at adaptive content approaches and participating in projects like our \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/05/05/government-open-and-structured-content-models-are-here/\" title=\"Government Open and Structured Content Models Are Here!\"\u003eopen and structured data content modeling project\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest of this month we’re going to have a series of articles that look at where we are and where we are going with anytime, anywhere government.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese include:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA recap of recent presentations on the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/10/21/responsive-web-design-challenges-webinar-recap/\" title=\"Responsive Web Design Challenges Webinar Recap\"\u003eChallenges in Implementing Responsive Design\u003c/a\u003e at the \u003cstrong\u003eDepartment of Energy\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDefense Finance and Accounting Services;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome tips on \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/10/28/trends-on-tuesday-8-ways-to-format-tables-for-responsive-web-design/\" title=\"Trends on Tuesday: 8 Ways To Format Tables for Responsive Web Design\"\u003ehow to display tables and charts on mobile devices\u003c/a\u003e by the feds who have been testing mobile websites with the Federal Crowdsource Mobile Testing Program;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn in-depth look at how \u003cstrong\u003eHealth and Human Services\u003c/strong\u003e (HHS) \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/10/30/hhs-conquers-tables-in-a-responsive-design/\" title=\"HHS Conquers Tables in a Responsive Design\"\u003emobilized over 3,000 tables on its website\u003c/a\u003e (and then shared the code);\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow we’ve \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/10/29/open-and-api-driven-federal-mobile-app-registration/\" title=\"Open and API-Driven Federal Mobile App Registration\"\u003eupdated\u003c/a\u003e the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/services/u-s-digital-registry/\" title=\"The Federal Mobile Apps Registry\"\u003eFederal Mobile Apps Registry\u003c/a\u003e to help agencies promote their mobile products;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakeaways from last month’s \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/10/27/open-and-structured-content-models-workshop-recap/\" title=\"Open and Structured Content Models Workshop Recap\"\u003eOpen and Structured Content Modeling workshop\u003c/a\u003e;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd a \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/10/31/whats-happening-with-the-internet-of-things/\" title=\"What’s Happening with the Internet of Things?\"\u003eupdate\u003c/a\u003e on what’s happening with anytime, anywhere government when it comes to the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/2014/04/08/tell-us-your-internet-of-things-challenges/\" title=\"Tell Us Your Internet of Things Challenges\"\u003eInternet of Things\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of these articles will talk about current itches that need to be addressed. You can also get involved with the group that’s been providing solutions for the last three years by joining the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cms/news/2024/07/2024-07-02-case-study-increasing-access-to-required-bankruptcy-meetings/communities/\" title=\"Mobile\"\u003eMobileGov Community of Practice\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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