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Eurostat products for mobile devices

Working Group "European Statistical Data Support“15-16 February 2012

Matthias Fritz, Dissemination Unit

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Why mobile device solutions?

Mobile devices replace other IT devices

Particularly useful for travel and meetings

Developments of other organisations (ECB, OECD, CBS…)

Small screen sizes and less bandwidth

Touch screens, small keyboards, restricted browsers

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Part of overall dissemination strategy of Eurostat

New tools / channels to serve more users in a better way

Fast & flexible development – 1 full time developer

Mobile device project and contract

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Two principal technical solutions

Mobile web server

Operating system specific applications (app)

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Country profiles

News releases

Statistics explained

Data navigator, TGM

Others (also waiting for suggestions from hierarchy)

Applications

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Examples of Mobile Devices

Blackberry PlayBook Archos 101 internet tablet Apple iPad

Apple iPhoneNokia 910 smartphone

BlackberryBold

Samsung Galaxy S

Google G1HP Palm Pre

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Worldwide smartphone OS use, 2007 - 2011Source: Wikipedia / Mobile operating system

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Worldwide smartphone OS use, 2007 - 2011Source: Wikipedia / Mobile operating system

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Q1

Symbian (Nokia)

Android (Google, Linux)

RIM (BlackBerry)

iOS (Apple)

Microsoft

Other OSs

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Current status

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Current status

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iOS downloads 2,100 downloads from mid Dec 2011 – mid Feb 2012

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Current status (Android)

1,160 downloads from mid Jan – mid Feb

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Thank you for your attention

matthias.fritz@ec.europa.eu