Obama instructs all agencies to mobile commerce optimize

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The President has issued a directive to order government agencies to make two primary services mobile phone compatible.

President Barack Obama has just announced that he has ordered all major government agencies to make it possible for two key services to be accessed via smartphones, significantly broadening the government’s mobile commerce by the end of the year, with the hope of taking part in this rapidly spreading trend.

The directive was first issued on May 23, and included a requirement for a progress report in 90 days.

Both the private sector and the government have been using the internet as an important resource for providing better customer service but according to a memo released by President Obama, “it’s time for the federal government to do more”. He also added that “For far too long, the American people have been forced to navigate a labyrinth of information across different government programs in order to find the services they need.”

He explained that there are many services offered by the government that have not been optimized for tablets or smartphones, and there are a number of other services that cannot be accessed at all by those popular devices. He wrote that “Americans deserve a government that works for them anytime, anywhere, and on any device.”

He believes that mobile commerce gives businesses, individuals, and families the tools they need to succeed.

According to the press release by the Obama administration, in 3 years, it is likely that there will be more Americans accessing the internet through smartphones than they will through laptops or traditional desktop computers. The President has requested that Steven VanRoekel, The U.S. Chief Information Officer, lead the efforts for establishing a solid mobile commerce infrastructure.

In a press briefing, VanRoekel said that almost everyone has one of these devices, these days, and that they have a significant and dynamic power for computing offering an opportunity for the government to provide service to citizens both inside and outside the walls of the government, specifically where they are demanding improvements. Mobile commerce allows citizens to interact with the government in the same way that they would with their favorite social networks.

 

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