Apps for all in Louisiana

摘要

Apps for persona] use can take only days to deliver. However, this is in stark contrast with how long it can take to set up IT solutions in the public sector. Requests for proposals alone typically extend into months and delivery sometimes into years. Also, within the public sector, risk in terms of money, reputation and public support encourages a play-it-safe attitude. Yet, as many leisure and comfort-oriented apps show, far more can be achieved if concerns over failure are removed or substantially reduced. This is precisely what Esri, a global information services company, has set out to address with its own System of Engagement (SoE), an app-centric approach to connecting people, processes and data (see box).