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Agenda item 3.4 Use of mobile technology and related applications. 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meeting 20-21 October 2011, Vienna, Austria. Domenico Pistillo (INIS) Leader, Systems Development and Support Group.
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Agenda item 3.4 Use of mobile technology and related applications 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meeting20-21 October 2011, Vienna, Austria Domenico Pistillo (INIS) • Leader, Systems Development and Support Group
Agenda item 3.4: Use of mobile technology and related applications Numbers and trends • More than 5.3 billion mobile subscriptions by the end of 2010: • 77% of world population • 3.8 billion mobile subscriptions in the developing world • 1 billion mobile broadband subscriptions by the end of 2010 • Web access from mobile devices will exceed access from desktop within the next five years: • 85% of new handsets includes some form of browser • Over 300,000 mobile apps have been developed during last three years: • 10.9 billion downloads of mobile apps • Demand for download mobile apps is expected to peak in 2013 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meeting
Agenda item 3.4: Use of mobile technology and related applications Impact of mobile technology • Education: • m-Libraries • m-journals • E-books and related apps • Mobile tours • Business: • m-business • m-banking • Customer Relationship Management • m-coupons • Communication & entertainment: • Social networking • Location-aware services • QR codes • Mobile TV • Music, games, etc. 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meeting
Agenda item 3.4: Use of mobile technology and related applications Expected benefits • Easier, faster and wider access to information • Improved communication and collaboration • Possibility to reach broader pool of potential users • Productivity & work-life balance • Flexibility end efficiency in conduct business • Cost and time reduction 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meeting
Agenda item 3.4: Use of mobile technology and related applications • Foreseen challenges • Usability: • Functional re-engineering • Trans-coded vs. mobile-only websites • Bandwidth • Portability vs. Platform diversification: • Operating systems • Type of mobile equipment • Internet browser • Security aspect: • Access control • Data confidentiality • Threats and exploits 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meeting
Agenda item 3.4: Use of mobile technology and related applications Opportunities for INIS • Mobile version of INIS website • In many developing nations, the majority of mobile Web users are mobile-only (they do not, or very rarely use a desktop, laptop or tablet to access the Web) • Create an “app” for INIS Collection Search • Mobile searches have quadrupled in the last year, for many items one in seven searches are now mobile • Facilitate communication using social networks • Over 350 million mobile Facebook users and over 100 million mobile Twitter users 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meeting
m-Thank you! 13th INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meeting