Convenience 3.0 takes government on-the-go
eGov Strategies today announces the availability of the first
comprehensive iPhone solution for local governments with the launch of
two new city applications in the iTunes store, the Town of Fishers, Indiana and the City of Huntsville, Texas.
Introducing mobile accessibility which leapfrogs current mobile
offerings available from local governments the application supplies a
comprehensive interface to government information and services built
specifically for iPhone users. The technology is powered by LaViaz,
Inc. of Indianapolis and leverages their experience in building iPhone
solutions and eGov Strategies' advanced "smart architecture" for
e-government.
On-the-go Interface Helps Constituents
"This solution takes all of the content and services that we're
actively managing on our website, and social media like Facebook and
Twitter and makes it available to mobiles users with no effort beyond
downloading the app from the iTunes Store. Free to the public, not only
can our constituents take photos of potholes and report them through
their iPhone, but they can find out about upcoming public meetings, get
maps to city departments and look up the phone number for a key city
service all from the easy-to-use eGov Mobile interface," Chris Vasquez,
IT Manager, City of Huntsville, Texas.
Connect Constituents
Connecting government with constituents in as many ways as possible was
one of the primary goals of city officials - and the reason they liked
the eGov Strategies/LaViaz Mobile approach.
"Our town's iPhone app goes way beyond a simple reporting system. The
eGov Mobile app enables constituents to better connect with Council
Members and Department Officials - to get more involved with local
government from the convenience of their mobile phone. With the eGov
Mobile App, residents can access news and alerts, public meeting
information and contact information for all of our town officials and
departments," states Sarah Rittman, Public Relations &
Communications Director, Town of Fishers, Indiana. "The mobile
applications if feed directly from our Town website and includes more
than 15 different forms which our constituents use for reporting
online. For handling the issues, the form results go directly into our
constituent tracking system for immediate processing by the responsible
department official."
Mobile Application Features
Taking convenience for constituents to a new level the mobile application currently provides:
- Government - department information, descriptions, maps (can get you there from where ever you are), phone, fax and more.
- Public meetings - today, 7 days and 30 days out with all the details.
- News -straight from the city.
- Events - with all the information needed to become actively engaged.
- Report & Find - to assist you with reporting information to the city in a variety of categories.
- Services - quick look up of featured services.
- Social Media - area connecting you with twitter, Facebook and social media postings quickly from the city all in one location.
- Images - city photo galleries for viewing on the iPhone.
- Videos - right to constituents' phones of council meetings, important training and safety tips and much more.
People are on-the-go more than ever, bringing government services to
them in as many ways as possible
Fishers and eGov Strategies have been partners for over a decade
providing online services such as payments, forms, videos, and other
useful eServices for government.
Smart Architecture Creates Opportunity
"Once we saw how eGov Strategies architects their web service line from
the back-end, we realized what a natural fit this was for an iPhone
application," states Ron Blaisdell, President of mobile application
development company LaViaz.
eGov Strategies understands government and how e-government online
services need to be structured. LaViaz iPhone experience combined with
the expertise of eGov Strategies created the synergy for a
comprehensive solution to users once again helping communities like
Fishers, Indiana and Huntsville, Texas to set the pace with technology
in 2010.
Download the Fisher eGov Mobile application on the iTunes App Store by
searching for "Fishers, IN", "eGov" or "LaViaz".
If you are interested in creating "on-the-go services" for your community call us at 877-634-3468 ext. 2194 or email us today.
