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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