Wireless inGovernment

Jamie Walker, Partner US Government

Agenda

• What devices are out there?• How are they being used?• Example: Case Study Video• Next Steps/Implications

What’s out there?

• Combination devices• Wireless LAN• Always-on access• GPS

Digital Pen and Paper

• Digital Pen– An ink pen equipped with electronic sensors to

allow it to digitally capture what the Digital Pen writes and transmit it back to a computer

• Digital Paper– A normal piece of paper with a unique pattern

printed in the background – Pattern allows the Pen to orient itself on the

paper, enabling it to understand where it is writing on the page

• 1000 Sensor Data Points Per Keystroke– Location, Speed, Pressure, Timestamp,

Inclination and Rotations

• Always Connected

– Bluetooth or USB for syncing

Multimedia Response

• 300 Million Camera Phones/year by 2007

• 100-300 Billion Images/year by 2008

• Today: 90% of Cameras shipped in Japan had cameras in year ended 3/31.

• Majority of new models likely to be camera phones by next year.

• Nokia will become world’s largest camera maker.

Monitoring crucial functions of an organization and delivering to a wireless device

Notify user whenever a crucial indicator is triggered or a decision is needed.

Instant links can be established with assistants, work forces or fellow executives, so everyone can act quickly, wherever they are.

The application is "always on.“ Whenever a hotspot appears, it will notify the user instantly by the chosen prompt—be it a ring, vibration or illumination.

Three converging technologies—J2ME, Java Phones, and "always on" wireless networks — make this application possible.

Mobile Decision Support

Location-Based Services

GPS

Wireless allows the user of a hand-held device to identify a desired location, download information including maps, driving directions, sound and video, ask questions and retrieve answers or enter into live conversation with relevant parties.

Turning location-based services into geo-coded knowledge management.

Example: Case Study

Next Steps/Implications

• Untethered ... flexible ... completely exposed?

• Data security• Personal privacy• Data ownership• Coverage• Public vs. Private Spectrum

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