The document outlines Utah's mobile application strategy, emphasizing the importance of evaluating trends and platforms to enhance services for citizens. It suggests various potential mobile applications, ranging from legal documents to state news, and highlights the growing significance of mobile services akin to the early days of the internet. The report advocates for cross-agency coordination to maximize utility and innovation in mobile services.

1. Going Mobile Utah Digital Government Utah Product Management Council January 2009

2. 2009 Mobile Application Strategy Understand Trends and Utilization Evaluate Platforms Identify Potential Apps and Services (work with agencies) Determine Value Enhance Skills and Abilities Develop Initial Applications Evaluate Progress

3. Trends in Mobile Technology environmentally friendly electronics wireless gadgets that can be used in more places expanded access to the Internet newer ways for people to interact with their devices, including voice commands and gestures Source: LA Times

4. Trends in Mobile Services iPhone accounts for 1.5 million of Pandora’s 17 million users – over 40,000 new users a day strongest growth of iPhone users occurs among those earning less than the “median household income”–that is, between $25,000 and $50,000

5. 10 Most Popular Handsets Blackberry Curve Apple iPhone Blackberry Storm LG Dare Blackberry Bold LG Voyager HTC TouchPro LG Env2 Samsung Behold Samsung Instinct data from November 2008 NPD Survey of Top-Selling Phones iPhone 3G RAZR V3 (all models) BlackBerry Curve (all models) LG Rumor LG enV2

6. The iPhone is: A level A flashlight A stethoscope A compass A map A database A planner An Ocarina A radio A seismograph A camera A harmonica Network test device An encyclopedia A weather station A library An egovernment platform

7. Platforms: Increasingly Smarter iPhone Palm Pre Google Android Blackberry

8. Utah Alerts Make users aware of events and issues as they happen Homeland Security Amber Traffic

9. Ideas for Mobile Apps 2009 Hunting and Fishing Guides Economy Legal Documents Utah Drivers Manual Tax Guides Policy Manuals Utah Geology Utah Mobile Library

10. Ideas for Mobile Apps 2009 Utah News Transportation Jobs Health Discover Recreation Utah Citizen

11. Potential Mobile Apps Employ Commerce Regulation FirmFind Economy Utah Business

12. Utah Legal Administrative Rules Executive Orders Statutes Legislation Services US Documents Archives

13. Your Community Local Officials Personal and Family Readiness My School Voting Government Locator Business Locator Parks and Rec

14. Summary and Recommendations Commuterlink is an excellent example of what is possible. Utah citizens will use these services as we make them available. We need to coordinate services cross-agency to make them most useful to our citizens and businesses. Mobile Services today are what the internet was in the Nineties. Opportunities abound. Growth is steady and will continue to climb. Innovation is everywhere.